4240.0.55.002 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2013  
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APPENDIX: OVERVIEW OF CHANGES TO THE ECEC NMDS

CHANGES BETWEEN THE 2012 and 2013 ECEC NMDS

There are minimal differences between the 2012 and 2013 ECEC NMDS, these include; new data elements, and changed definitions, classifications and coding.


UPDATES TO THE 2013 URL ECEC NMDS


METeOR Technical nameMETeOR identifierContents changed

Child–preschool program enrolment indicator, yes/no code N506727 (changed from 436126)Guide for use revised for minor changes to the definition of 'active enrolment'.

Child–preschool program hours enrolled (per week), total hours N[N]506729 (changed from 436130)Guide for use revised for minor changes to the definition of 'active enrolment'.

Child–preschool program received from a qualified teacher indicator, yes/no/not stated code N506731 (changed from 436683)Guide for use revised to:
  • Incorporate the concept of 'usual'
  • Enable interaction and consistency with new ECEC contact worker and ECEC teacher glossary items
  • Included distance education preschool programs.

Person (employed)–paid employment indicator, code N314813Retired from 2013 NMDS
Based on revisions made to the worker cluster and the addition of two new glossary items (ECEC Worker and ECEC Teacher) this data element is no longer required in 2013.

Person (employed)–preschool program delivery indicator, yes/no/not stated, code N441674Retired from 2013 NMDS
Based on revisions made to the worker cluster and the addition of two new glossary items (ECEC Worker and ECEC Teacher) this data element is no longer required in 2013.

Person (employed)– hours worked in preschool program delivery, total hours NNN437558Retired from 2013 NMDS
In 2013, the ABS requests this item as an additional data element.

Service provider organisation–management type ECEC, code N436087Guide for use added to note relationship between this data element and the data elements Service activity type and Service delivery setting.

Service provider organisation–service activity type ECEC, code N506394 (changed from 436094)Revised Permissible Values and Guide for Use:
Combined classification values 7 and 8 (Preschool program: stand-alone and Preschool Program: as part of a school) into one classification value 7 - Preschool.

Retired classification value 8.

Guide for use revised to reflect this change and to note the relationship between this data element and the data elements Management type and Service delivery setting.

Service provider organisation–service delivery setting, ECEC, code N506400 (changed from 436100)Revised Permissible Values and Guide for Use:
Revised classification value 2 from Centre-based–other to Centre-based–stand-alone.
Revised classification value 3 from Centre-based–child's home to Centre-based–other.
Revised classification value 4 from Home-based–other to Home-based.

Retired classification value 8 –Other setting.

Guide for use has been revised to reflect these changes, include instructions for mobile services and to note the relationship between this data element and the data elements Service activity type and Management type.

Early childhood education and care worker cluster503083A new NMDS Glossary item created to help define the worker collection scope. The ECEC worker cluster data items should be used in conjunction with each other to describe the contact workers employed in early childhood and education and care services.

Early childhood education and care contact worker493450A new NMDS Glossary item created to define a contact worker in ECEC i.e. a contact worker who has paid employment with an ECEC service provider; has a role of principal/director/coordinator/teacher-in-charge or group leader/teacher; and delivered a preschool program in the reference period.

Early childhood education and care teacher493482A new NMDS Glossary item created to define a teacher in ECEC i.e. an early childhood education and care worker who has completed at least a three year university qualification in early childhood education.

Person–person identifier, XXXXXX[X(14)]290046New for 2013.
A data element to identify unique contact workers/teachers within a service provider (if data providers are able to provide it).
Format XXXXXX[X(14)]

Record–linkage key, code 581 XXXXXDDMMYYYYN349895New for 2013.
A data element to accurately identify, connect and count ECEC contact workers/teacher (if data providers are able to provide it). This can assist in identification of ECEC contact workers/teacher who work at more than one preschool service provider and minimising the potential for double-counting ECEC contact workers/teachers.



UPDATES TO THE 2013 AGGREGATE ECEC NMDS


METeOR Technical nameMETeOR identifierContents changed

Service provider organisation–management type ECEC, code N436087Guide for use added to note relationship between this data element and the data elements Service activity type and Service delivery setting.

Service provider organisation–service activity type ECEC, code N506394 (changed from 436094)Revised Permissible Values and Guide for Use:
Combined classification values 7 and 8 (Preschool program–stand-alone and Preschool program: as part of a school) into one classification value 7 – Preschool.

Retired classification value 8.

Guide for use revised to reflect this change and to note the relationship between this data element and the data elements Management type and Service delivery setting.

Service provider organisation–service delivery setting, ECEC, code N506400 (changed from 436100)Revised Permissible Values and Guide for Use:
Revised classification value 2 from Centre-based–other to Centre-based–stand-alone.
Revised classification value 3 from Centre-based–child's home to Centre=based–other.
Revised classification value 4 from Home-based–other to Home-based.

Retired classification value 8 – Other setting.

Guide for use has been revised to reflect these changes, include instructions for mobile services and to note the relationship between this data element and the data elements Service activity type and Management type.

Service provider organisation–number of Indigenous children enrolled in a preschool program, total N[NNNN]506734 (changed from 441259)Guide for use revised for minor changes to the definition of 'active enrolment'.

Service provider organisation–number of preschool program enrolments, total506736 (changed from 441268)Guide for use revised for minor changes to the definition of 'active enrolment'.

Service provider organisation–number of preschool program hours enrolled, total hours N[NNNN]506738 (changed from 441282)Guide for use revised for minor changes to the definition of 'active enrolment'.