❓ Details FTE of Education and Care Regulatory Unit inspectors, number of childcare centres (LDC, FDC, OSHC, Multi), and places available in WA from 2011-12 to 2015-16. Data limitations exist for FDC places.
AnsweredQoN 5658Legislative Assembly
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(1) Please list the number of inspectors by Full Time Equivalent (FTE) in the Education and Care Regulatory Unit for the financial years: (a) 2015-16; (b) 2015-14; (c) 2013-14; (d) 2012-13; and (e) 2011-12? (2) Please list the number of long day care, family day care, and outside school hours care centres in WA for the financial years (by category): (a) 2015-16; (b) 2014-15; (c) 2013-14; (d) 2012-13; and (e) 2011-12? (3) How many places are at WA's long day care, family day care, and outside school hours care centres (by category) for the financial years: (a) 2015-16; (b) 2014-15; (c) 2013-14; (d) 2012-13; and (e) 2011-12?
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Answered
19 September 2016
Responded by
Minister for Community Services
Response time
34 days
(1)
(a) 2015-16
5.5 Investigation Officers
35.9 Assessment Officers
(b) 2014-15
5.5 Investigation Officers
35.9 Assessment Officers
(c) 2013-14
5 Investigation Officers
24 Assessment Officers
(d) 2012-13
5 Investigation Officers
24 Assessment Officers FTE
(e) 2011-12
5 Investigation Officers
24 Assessment Officers
(2) **Please note, a fourth category has been added called ‘Multi’; these are services that fell into more than one of the requested categories, ie Long Day Care (LDC) and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)
(a) 2015-16
LDC = 574
Family Day Care (FDC) = 64
OSHC = 455
Multi = 54
(b) 2014-15
LDC = 573
FDC = 65
OSHC = 429
Multi = 44
(c) 2013-14
LDC = 568
FDC = 55
OSHC = 379
Multi = 31
(d) 2012-13
LDC = 563
FDC = 33
OSHC = 339
Multi = 20
(e) 2011-12
LDC = 572
FDC = *At 30 June 2012, FDC Services were not listed under the National Quality Framework; were recorded as individual educators instead of schemes.
OSHC = 301
Multi = 14
(3) **It is not possible to provide data on the number of places for FDC, details of individual FDC educators are held at the federal level.
(a) 2015-16
LDC = 32 419
OSHC = 24 518
Multi = 2 662
(b) 2014-15
LDC = 32 004
OSHC = 23 004
Multi = 2 181
(c) 2013-14
LDC = 31 190
OSHC = 20 384
Multi = 1 701
(d) 2012-13
LDC = 30 526
OSHC = 18 183
Multi = 1 191
(e) 2011-12
LDC = 30 397
OSHC = 16 123
Multi = 841
(a) 2015-16
5.5 Investigation Officers
35.9 Assessment Officers
(b) 2014-15
5.5 Investigation Officers
35.9 Assessment Officers
(c) 2013-14
5 Investigation Officers
24 Assessment Officers
(d) 2012-13
5 Investigation Officers
24 Assessment Officers FTE
(e) 2011-12
5 Investigation Officers
24 Assessment Officers
(2) **Please note, a fourth category has been added called ‘Multi’; these are services that fell into more than one of the requested categories, ie Long Day Care (LDC) and Outside School Hours Care (OSHC)
(a) 2015-16
LDC = 574
Family Day Care (FDC) = 64
OSHC = 455
Multi = 54
(b) 2014-15
LDC = 573
FDC = 65
OSHC = 429
Multi = 44
(c) 2013-14
LDC = 568
FDC = 55
OSHC = 379
Multi = 31
(d) 2012-13
LDC = 563
FDC = 33
OSHC = 339
Multi = 20
(e) 2011-12
LDC = 572
FDC = *At 30 June 2012, FDC Services were not listed under the National Quality Framework; were recorded as individual educators instead of schemes.
OSHC = 301
Multi = 14
(3) **It is not possible to provide data on the number of places for FDC, details of individual FDC educators are held at the federal level.
(a) 2015-16
LDC = 32 419
OSHC = 24 518
Multi = 2 662
(b) 2014-15
LDC = 32 004
OSHC = 23 004
Multi = 2 181
(c) 2013-14
LDC = 31 190
OSHC = 20 384
Multi = 1 701
(d) 2012-13
LDC = 30 526
OSHC = 18 183
Multi = 1 191
(e) 2011-12
LDC = 30 397
OSHC = 16 123
Multi = 841
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