EARLY CHILDHOOD DATA SOURCES
The publication Experimental Estimates of Preschool Education, Australia, 2010 (cat. no. 4240.0) contains data from the National Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Collection.
The benefits of the National ECEC Collection will result in broader research and analytical potential. Although these data quality goals have not all been achieved for the 2010 collection, data development activities are progressing towards these goals. More information regarding future collection improvements are outlined in Chapter 2, Collection Overview.
The ABS and non-ABS products discussed in this chapter have different strengths and limitations, and represent a summary of the ECEC related information available from other sources.