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4240.0.55.001 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Concepts, Sources and Methods, 2013
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Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/03/2014
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CONTENTS
Collection Scope and Coverage
Scope of the Collection
Collection Coverage
Service Provider Coverage for the 2013 National ECEC Collection by State and Territory
Preschool Provider Frame
Collection Overview
Collection Date and Reference Period
Collection Methods
2013 National Early Childhood Education and Care Data Sources
Data Sources
Concepts, Methods and Processes
Data Concepts and Classifications
Early Childhood Education and Care
Preschool Program
Enrolment and Attendance
Reasons Children could be enrolled in and attending Multiple Preschool Programs
Child Counting Concepts
Worker/Teacher
Service Provider
Geography for the National ECEC Collection
Data Methods and Processes
Data Collection Methods
Creating Unique Child Records from Episode Records
Background to Creating Unique Child Records
Matching and Linking Terminology
Statistical Linkage Key
Identification of Identical SLK Child Records Across Data Sources
Stages of Linking Methodology
Linking Within-File
Linking Between-Files
Reporting Child Counts
Identification of Unique Child Records in the YBFS
Sector Classification
Reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Status
Data Output Tables
Output Table Reference Matrix
Statistical Populations
Children
Worker Level Data
Service Provider Level Data
Overview of Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia
Nature of Preschool Program Delivery by State and Territory
Australian Government Involvement in Early Childhood Education and Care
New South Wales - Overview
Victoria - Overview
Queensland - Overview
South Australia - Overview
Western Australia - Overview
Tasmania - Overview
Northern Territory - Overview
Australian Capital Territory - Overview
Jurisdictional Data Quality Statements
Introduction
Australian Government
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Data Availability
Early Childhood Data Sources
Related Products
Special Data Services
Collection Background and Governance
The National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education
National Information Agreement on Early Childhood Education and Care
National Quality Framework
Early Childhood Education and Care National Minimum Data Set
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