4240.0.55.002 - National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection: Data Collection Guide, 2013  
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SERVICE DELIVERY SETTING

ABS short name: EPR_DLIVSET
ABS Aggregate Template reference: Column N
METeOR Technical name: Service provider organisation - service delivery setting, early childhood education and care, code N
METeOR identifier: 506400
METeOR link: <http://meteor.aihw.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/506400>
METeOR definition: The type of setting in which early childhood education and care service activities are provided by a service provider, as represented by a code.

Scope

Inclusions: The service delivery setting, for all early childhood education and care services that deliver a preschool program.
Exclusions: Early childhood education and care services that do not deliver a preschool program.

Underlying Concepts

Concept: Service delivery setting.
Nominal definition: Consistent with METeOR definition.
Operational definition: Consistent with METeOR definition.
Supporting data elements:


Conceptual issues:
  • The range of service settings in which a preschool program may be delivered are diverse. This data element is used, in conjunction with other data elements about service provision, to obtain a more detailed appraisal of service availability and how services are provided.

Standard Jurisdictional Output Categories

Representation class: Code
Data type: Number
Format: N, for example: 2
Maximum character length: 1
Classification values:
    1 - Centre-based—school
    2 - Centre-based—stand-alone
    3 - Centre-based—other
    4 - Home-based
    5 - General community setting
Supplementary values:
    9 - Not stated/inadequately described
2.4.13 LEGAL VALUE CHECKS


Edit specificationsEdit resolution

1. If field is blank.Provide a valid delivery setting code, otherwise amend to code ‘9’.

2.If delivery setting is not code 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 9.Provide a valid delivery setting code. Where jurisdictional delivery setting types differ from ECEC NMDS categories, the ABS requests that a correspondence be supplied to ABS to verify code mapping.

3.If field contains text or character length is greater than 1.Provide a valid delivery setting code.



Guide for Use

Counting rules:
  • Only include one response to this data element.

Classification Definitions

CODE 1 - Centre-based—school
Centre-based—school, refers to child care services or preschool programs delivered on school grounds, using school facilities e.g. a building owned by the school.

CODE 2 - Centre-based—stand-alone
Centre-based—stand-alone, refers to child care services or preschool programs delivered in a non-residential building that was purpose-built or renovated (i.e. for the purpose of delivering early childhood education and care services), e.g. child care or early childhood centre, or preschool that is not part of a school (i.e. not co-located).

CODE 3 - Centre-based—other
Centre-based—other, refers to child care services or preschool programs delivered in a non-residential building that was purpose built or renovated (i.e. for the purpose of delivering early childhood education and care services), for which it cannot be determined whether they are co-located or stand-lone (i.e. Code 1 or 2), or where multiple types of early childhood education and care service activities are provided (e.g. preschool co-located with a long day care centre). this could include child care centres or other forms of integrated settings/services.

CODE 4 - Home-based
Home-based, refers to a private residential dwelling where an early childhood education and care service or preschool program is delivered by a child's parents, carers or guardians in their own home, family day care caregiver's house, or via a school of the air or distance education program.

CODE 5 - General community setting
General community setting, refers to a non-residential community infrastructure, facility or building that was not specifically built or developed for the provision of early childhood education and care services and is not part of a State, Independent or Catholic school, e.g. a park, community or scout hall, public library, etc. Includes locations where mobile services are delivered, if not covered by codes 1 to 4.

CODE 9 - Not stated/inadequately described
For use when the service delivery setting for the service provider is unknown, not stated or inadequately described. Where the service delivery setting is not stated or inadequately described, the ABS requests that jurisdictions identify the reason for the response and document any follow-up processes undertaken.

Other Information

In conjunction with the data elements Management type and Service delivery setting this data element provides information on the different models of preschool program delivery.

Related URL data element: Service delivery setting.



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