| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACECQA
ACT | Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority
Australian Capital Territory |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ARIA | Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia |
ASGC
ASGS | Australian Standard Geographical Classification
Australian Statistical Geography Standard |
| CCB | Child Care Benefit |
| CCMS | Child Care Management System |
| CCR | Child Care Rebate |
| CD | Collection District |
| CEaCS | Childhood Education and Care Survey |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
DEEWR
DoE | former: Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Department of Education (used in relation to the state and territory departments responsible for education) |
| 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 |
| NP ECE | National Partnership Agreement on Early Childhood Education |
NSSC
NSW
NT | National Schools Statistics Collection
New South Wales
Northern Territory |
PPF
Qld | Preschool Provider Frame
Queensland |
RoGS
SA | Report on Government Services
South Australia |
| 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
Tas. | Statistical Linkage Key
Tasmania |
| UA | Universal Access |
URL
Vic.
WA | Unit Record Level
Victoria
Western Australia |
| YBFS | Year before full-time schooling |