EARLY CHILDHOOD DATA SOURCES
The publication Experimental Estimates of Preschool Education, Australia, 2011 (cat. no. 4240.0) contains data from the National Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Collection. Data are provided to the ABS by the Australian Government and the state and territory government departments responsible for early childhood education and care (ECEC).
Strengths and limitations of the data presented in Experimental Estimates of Preschool Education, Australia, 2011 are outlined in Chapter 2, Collection Overview, along with information on planned improvements for future collections.