| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACECQA | Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ARIA | Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia |
| ASGC | Australian Statistical Geography Standard |
| ASGS | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| CCB | Child Care Benefit |
| CCMS | Child Care Management System |
| CCR | Child Care Rebate (formerly known as Child Care Tax Rebate: CCTR) |
| CD | Collection District |
| CEaCS | Childhood Education and Care Survey |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| DEEWR | Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| ECE | Early childhood education |
| ECEC | Early childhood education and care |
| ECEC NMDS | Early Childhood Education and Care national Minimum Data Set |
| ERP | Estimated Residential Population |
| LDC | Long day care |
| METeOR | Metadata Online Registry |
| NIA ECEC | National Information Agreement on Early Childhood Education and Care |
| NMDS | National Minimum Data Set |
| NP ECE | National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education |
| NSSC | National Schools Statistics Collection |
| PPF | Preschool Provider Frame |
| RoGS | Report on Government Services |
| SA1 | Statistical Area Level 1 |
| SCSEEC | Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood (previously known as MCEECDYA) |
| SEIFA | Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas |
| SLK | Statistical Linkage Key |
| UA | Universal Access |
| URL | Unit Record Level |
| YBFS | Year before full-time schooling |