❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the regulation, support, and registration of early childhood education and care services, including family day care, in Western Australia for the financial years 2012-13 to 2014-15.
AnsweredQoN 1278Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
FAMILY DAY CARE SERVICES
1278. Hon ALANNA CLOHESY to the minister
representing the Minister for Local Government:
For each of the financial years 2012–13, 2013–14
and 2014–15 —
(1) What is
the full-time equivalent allocation for the regulation and support of the early
childhood education and care sector?
(2) How many
early childhood education centres were registered in Western Australia?
(3) How many
of these are family day care centres?
1278. Hon ALANNA CLOHESY to the minister
representing the Minister for Local Government:
For each of the financial years 2012–13, 2013–14
and 2014–15 —
(1) What is
the full-time equivalent allocation for the regulation and support of the early
childhood education and care sector?
(2) How many
early childhood education centres were registered in Western Australia?
(3) How many
of these are family day care centres?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice of the question.
(1) For 2012–13
and 2013–14, due to the merger of the former Department for Communities
and the former Department of Local Government, separate databases would need to
be reviewed to ascertain this information. In 2014–15, it was 60.5 FTE.
(2) In 2012–13,
there were 985. In 2013–14, there were 1 080. In 2014–15, there
are 1 274.
(3) Family day
care educators provide care in their homes under a service operated by an
approved provider referred to as ''family day care services'' in
the national law and regulations. In 2012–13, there were 33 services.
In 2013–14, there were 60 services. At 17 November 2015, there were 62
family day care services overseeing 2 770 family day care educators.
(1) For 2012–13
and 2013–14, due to the merger of the former Department for Communities
and the former Department of Local Government, separate databases would need to
be reviewed to ascertain this information. In 2014–15, it was 60.5 FTE.
(2) In 2012–13,
there were 985. In 2013–14, there were 1 080. In 2014–15, there
are 1 274.
(3) Family day
care educators provide care in their homes under a service operated by an
approved provider referred to as ''family day care services'' in
the national law and regulations. In 2012–13, there were 33 services.
In 2013–14, there were 60 services. At 17 November 2015, there were 62
family day care services overseeing 2 770 family day care educators.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.