Hon. Donna Faragher questions the Minister for Early Childhood Education regarding a Deloitte Access Economics report examining options to enhance non-compulsory early learning in WA. The Minister confirms the report's completion but declines to table it due to cabinet confidentiality.

AnsweredQoN 1342Legislative Council
Asked
5 November 2024
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Early Childhood Education

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EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION — DELOITTE ACCESS ECONOMICS REPORT
1342. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the minister representing the Minister for
Early Childhood Education:
I refer to the minister's
press statement titled ''Cook Government examining best early education
options'' dated 21 December 2023, and the statement —
The Cook Government is investing
$940,000 to examine options to enhance non-compulsory early learning in Western
Australia.
(1) What are the terms of reference
for this examination of options?
(2) Has Deloitte completed its
report?
(3) If yes to (2), will the
minister table a copy of the report; and, if not, why not?
(4) If no to (2), when is the
report expected to be completed?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided by the
Minister for Early Childhood Education.
(1) The WA
government is working nationally on a shared vision for early childhood
education and care. Deloitte Access Economics has informed our contribution to
this work, including through examining options to enhance non-compulsory early
learning in WA.
(2) Yes.
(3) This work is
cabinet-in-confidence and will not be tabled.
(4) Not applicable.

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