AGGREGATE LEVEL DATA

Data elements to be collected by jurisdictions using an aggregate methodology in the 2010 National ECEC Collection are as follows:

Person/Child:

• Age
• Indigenous status
• Sex (additional data element requested in 2010)

Person/Teacher:

• Field of highest relevant qualification (early childhood education and care)
• Level of highest qualification in employment field
• Preschool program delivered by teacher indicator
• Role of early childhood education and care worker
• Type of work activity

Service provider:

• Address line
• Australian state/territory identifier
• Eligibility for subsidy indicator
• Fee schedule (children's service centre-based long day care)
• Fee schedule (children's service preschool service)
• Fee schedule amount
• Geographic location of organisation (CD)
• Management type
• Maximum preschool program hours available per week
• Number of children attending preschool
• Number of Indigenous children attending preschool
• Number of Indigenous children enrolled in preschool
• Number of preschool enrolments at the service provider level
• Number of preschool program hours enrolled per week
• Organisation identifier
• Organisation name (additional data element requested in 2010)
• Postcode - Australian (service provider organisation)
• Service activity type
• Service delivery setting (children's service)
• Service operation weeks
• Suburb/town/locality name (service provider organisation)
• Total preschool attendance hours

Due to the nature of aggregate data, a combination of multiple aggregate items are requested for the 2010 National ECEC Collection. The nature of this request can be found within Chapter 7, Collection Specifications. The descriptions within each data element also acknowledge the disaggregation required.

Further information on the 2010 ECEC Aggregate NMDS is available on the AIHW website: <http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/388507>

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