❓ Question regarding the establishment of Child and Parent Centres in the Kimberley region, specifically Broome and Derby, and the criteria used for selecting locations in regional WA.
AnsweredQoN 3720Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Minister's response to Question On Notice No. 3198, and I ask: (a) do any of the Children and Family centres located in the Kimberley service Broome; (b) was consideration given to the establishment of a Child and Parent centre in Derby; (c) if no to (b), can the Minister explain the reasoning behind that decision; (d) was consideration given to the establishment of a Child and Parent centre to be located anywhere in the Kimberley; (e) how many Child and Parent centres are located in regional Western Australia; (f) what was the criteria followed when deciding the locations to build these Child and Parent centres; and (g) list the reasons why Broome and Derby did not meet the criteria to receive a Child and Parent centre?
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Answered
22 April 2015
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Education
Response time
43 days
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Yes.
(e) Five Children and Parents Centres are located in regional Western Australia.
(f)-(g) A number of data sources were used to develop a list of potential school sites to locate the centres, including:
· low socio-economic areas (SEI less than 94);
· Australian Early Development Census data;
· NAPLAN Year 3 reading results;
· the percentage of Aboriginal children within the community;
· school 'readiness' and current involvement with external agencies providing birth to four-year-old programs on school sites;
· information from Regional Executive Directors;
· discussions and negotiation with a range of government agencies, such as the Department of Health;
· availability of school land and/or classrooms from which to base the centres;
· the existence (or not) of Commonwealth-funded initiatives, such as the Children and Family Centres and Early Learning and Care Centres in the area.
Deliberations by Cabinet are subject to Cabinet confidentiality.
(b) Yes.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) Yes.
(e) Five Children and Parents Centres are located in regional Western Australia.
(f)-(g) A number of data sources were used to develop a list of potential school sites to locate the centres, including:
· low socio-economic areas (SEI less than 94);
· Australian Early Development Census data;
· NAPLAN Year 3 reading results;
· the percentage of Aboriginal children within the community;
· school 'readiness' and current involvement with external agencies providing birth to four-year-old programs on school sites;
· information from Regional Executive Directors;
· discussions and negotiation with a range of government agencies, such as the Department of Health;
· availability of school land and/or classrooms from which to base the centres;
· the existence (or not) of Commonwealth-funded initiatives, such as the Children and Family Centres and Early Learning and Care Centres in the area.
Deliberations by Cabinet are subject to Cabinet confidentiality.
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