SERVICE PROVIDER COVERAGE FOR THE 2013 NATIONAL ECEC COLLECTION BY STATE AND TERRITORY
The ABS and jurisdictions are continuing to work together to improve collection coverage by expanding the development of collections for future cycles. Outlined below are details of the coverage for each State and Territory corresponding to the 2013 Collection.
COVERAGE IN NEW SOUTH WALES
Within New South Wales (NSW), full collection coverage was achieved for all preschools delivered within government schools through the Government School Census.
Full coverage was achieved for all government funded preschools through the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Preschool Census. Within these preschools, only children who did not receive or were not eligible for the Child Care Benefit (CCB) or the Child Care Rebate (CCR) were included in the collection.
All services approved for the purposes of CCB were required to provide data through the CCMS. LDCs delivering preschool programs were not mandated to complete the preschool program component of the CCMS, which may have resulted in under-coverage due to levels of service non-response. In 2013 the Australian Government Department of Education (formerly DEEWR) also conducted the ECEC National Workforce Census (NWC) which was used to adjust for non-response in the CCMS data as it provided detailed information on the types of services provided by LDC services (specifically preschool programs) as well as detailed worker data. Service providers that were not approved for CCB purposes were not included in the CCMS so this may have resulted in under-coverage within NSW.
There were a small number of non-government preschools not reported in the 2013 Collection because they were not within scope of the NSW Department of Education and Communities data collection and not within the scope of the CCMS. Some of these providers are school-based preschools, associated with non-government schools.
See Chapter 5: Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia for further information on the sectors that deliver preschool programs in NSW.
COVERAGE IN VICTORIA
Within Victoria (Vic.), full collection coverage was achieved for all preschool programs delivered in services that were funded by Vic. Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD), through the August Census Data Collection. The majority of service providers delivering preschool programs in Vic. were covered within these collections, irrespective of their management type and service delivery setting.
A small number of LDC centres operating a preschool program were not funded or licensed by Vic. DEECD. All services approved for the purposes of CCB were required to provide data through the CCMS. LDCs delivering preschool programs were not mandated to complete the preschool program component of the CCMS, which may have resulted in under-coverage due to levels of service non-response. In 2013 the Australian Government Department of Education also conducted the ECEC NWC, which was used to adjust for non-response in the CCMS data as it provided detailed information on the types of services provided by LDC services (specifically preschool programs) as well as detailed worker data. Service providers that were not approved for CCB purposes were not included in the CCMS so this may have resulted in under-coverage within Vic.
See Chapter 5: Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia for further information on the sectors that deliver preschool programs in Vic.
COVERAGE IN QUEENSLAND
Within Queensland (Qld), full collection coverage was achieved for all service providers in receipt of Qld Government preschool funding through the Early Childhood Education and Care Services Census (ECECSC). This included coverage of LDCs. Participation in the ECECSC was voluntary for providers not in receipt of Qld Government preschool funding and therefore complete coverage of this sector was not achieved.
All services approved for the purposes of CCB were required to provide data through the CCMS. LDCs delivering preschool programs were not mandated to complete the preschool program component of the CCMS, which may have resulted in under-coverage due to levels of service non-response. In 2013 the Australian Government Department of Education also conducted the ECEC NWC, which was used to adjust for non-response in the CCMS data as it provided detailed information on the types of services provided by LDC services (specifically preschool programs) as well as detailed worker data. Service providers that were not approved for CCB purposes were not included in the CCMS, so this may have resulted in under-coverage within Qld.
Historically, Qld have only been able to provide aggregate data for unfunded programs in Qld so only episode data was published for Qld. To improve coverage and maximise the available child URL data a new approach was undertaken in 2013. This approach involved Qld and the Australian Government Department of Education matching service providers for Qld unfunded providers (LDCs). The ABS then utilised CCMS URL records for 4 and 5 year old children identified in those matched service providers. Qld then adjusted their aggregate collection data to exclude those reported from the CCMS collection, ensuring no double-counting. The ABS acknowledges that this may result in a slight over-count of episodes and children in Qld.
See Chapter 5: Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia for further information on the sectors that deliver preschool programs in Qld.
COVERAGE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Within South Australia (SA), full collection coverage was achieved for all government managed and government funded preschools, Independent schools and Catholic schools with funded preschool programs through the Annual Census of Children’s Services (ACCS). Participation in the ACCS was compulsory for all government managed and government funded preschool programs. Unfunded Independent and Catholic school managed preschool providers and LDC centres are not invited to participate in ACCS. As a result, there may be a small under-coverage of children who have received a preschool program delivered by one of these unfunded services within SA.
All services approved for the purposes of CCB were required to provide data through the CCMS. LDCs delivering preschool programs were not mandated to complete the preschool program component of the CCMS, which may have resulted in under-coverage due to levels of service non-response. In 2013 the Australian Government Department of Education also conducted the ECEC NWC, which was used to adjust for non-response in the CCMS data as it provided detailed information on the types of services provided by LDC services (specifically preschool programs) as well as detailed worker data. Service providers that were not approved for CCB purposes were not included in the CCMS, so this may have resulted in under-coverage within SA.
See Chapter 5: Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia for further information on the sectors that deliver preschool programs in SA.
COVERAGE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Within Western Australia (WA), full collection coverage was achieved for all preschool programs delivered in registered and funded schools (both government and non-government) and community-based preschools through the WA August School Census which included an additional component, the 2013 Kindergarten Provision Census.
All services approved for the purposes of CCB were required to provide data through the CCMS. LDCs delivering preschool programs were not mandated to complete the preschool program component of the CCMS, which may have resulted in under-coverage due to levels of service non-response. In 2013 the Australian Government Department of Education also conducted the ECEC NWC, which was used to adjust for non-response in the CCMS data as it provided detailed information on the types of services provided by LDC services (specifically preschool programs) as well as detailed worker data. Service providers that were not approved for CCB purposes were not included in the CCMS, so this may have resulted in under-coverage within WA.
See Chapter 5: Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia for further information on the sectors that deliver preschool programs in WA.
COVERAGE IN TASMANIA
Within Tasmania (Tas.), full collection coverage was achieved for all preschool programs delivered in government and non-government schools through the Tas. 2013 ECEC Data Collection.
All services approved for the purposes of CCB were required to provide data through the CCMS. LDCs delivering preschool programs were not mandated to complete the preschool program component of the CCMS, which may have resulted in under-coverage due to levels of service non-response. In 2013 the Australian Government Department of Education also conducted the ECEC NWC, which was used to adjust for non-response in the CCMS data as it provided detailed information on the types of services provided by LDC services (specifically preschool programs) as well as detailed worker data. Service providers that were not approved for CCB purposes were not included in the CCMS, so this may have resulted in under-coverage within Tas.
See Chapter 5: Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia for further information on the sectors that deliver preschool programs in Tas.
COVERAGE IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
Within the Northern Territory (NT), full collection coverage was achieved for all government and registered non-government preschools through the NT Age/Grade Census.
All services approved for the purposes of CCB were required to provide data through the CCMS. LDCs delivering preschool programs were not mandated to complete the preschool program component of the CCMS, which may have resulted in under-coverage due to levels of service non-response. In 2013 the Australian Government Department of Education also conducted the ECEC NWC, which was used to adjust for non-response in the CCMS data as it provided detailed information on the types of services provided by LDC services (specifically preschool programs) as well as detailed worker data. Service providers that were not approved for CCB purposes were not included in the CCMS, so this may have resulted in under-coverage within NT.
See Chapter 5: Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia for further information on the sectors that deliver preschool programs in NT.
COVERAGE IN THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Within the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), full collection coverage was achieved for all ACT Government managed schools and Catholic schools delivering a preschool program through the ACT Public School Census and the ACT Catholic Preschool Collection. Independent schools also reported to the ACT Education and Training Directorate separately. Community (not for-profit) and private for-profit managed preschools, were not covered in the collection and therefore full coverage in these sectors was not achieved.
All services approved for the purposes of CCB were required to provide data through the CCMS. LDCs delivering preschool programs were not mandated to complete the preschool program component of the CCMS, which may have resulted in under-coverage due to levels of service non-response. In 2013 the Australian Government Department of Education also conducted the ECEC NWC, which was used to adjust for non-response in the CCMS data as it provided detailed information on the types of services provided by LDC services (specifically preschool programs) as well as detailed worker data. Service providers that were not approved for CCB purposes were not included in the CCMS, so this may have resulted in under-coverage within ACT.
See Chapter 5: Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia for further information on the sectors that deliver preschool programs in ACT.
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