❓ Hon Barry House asks about the Minister's support for federal outside-school-hours childcare, state policy, and the low percentage of services delivered from WA state schools compared to the national average. The Minister confirms support and states the department is collaborating to address the issue.
AnsweredQoN 777Legislative Council
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(1) Does the minister support the federal government’s outside-school-hours childcare service for families with primary school aged children? (2) If not, why not? (3) What is the state government’s policy on the provision of outside-school-hours care at state schools? (4) Will the minister explain why fewer than 20 per cent of these services are delivered from state schools in Western Australia compared with almost 60 per cent of all outside-school-hours care places nationally? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(2) If not, why not? (3) What is the state government’s policy on the provision of outside-school-hours care at state schools? (4) Will the minister explain why fewer than 20 per cent of these services are delivered from state schools in Western Australia compared with almost 60 per cent of all outside-school-hours care places nationally? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(3) What is the state government’s policy on the provision of outside-school-hours care at state schools? (4) Will the minister explain why fewer than 20 per cent of these services are delivered from state schools in Western Australia compared with almost 60 per cent of all outside-school-hours care places nationally? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(4) Will the minister explain why fewer than 20 per cent of these services are delivered from state schools in Western Australia compared with almost 60 per cent of all outside-school-hours care places nationally? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(2) If not, why not? (3) What is the state government’s policy on the provision of outside-school-hours care at state schools? (4) Will the minister explain why fewer than 20 per cent of these services are delivered from state schools in Western Australia compared with almost 60 per cent of all outside-school-hours care places nationally? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(3) What is the state government’s policy on the provision of outside-school-hours care at state schools? (4) Will the minister explain why fewer than 20 per cent of these services are delivered from state schools in Western Australia compared with almost 60 per cent of all outside-school-hours care places nationally? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(4) Will the minister explain why fewer than 20 per cent of these services are delivered from state schools in Western Australia compared with almost 60 per cent of all outside-school-hours care places nationally? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(1) Yes. (2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(2) Not applicable. (3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(3) It is government policy that school facilities and resources are made available for use by the community. Out-of-school-hours care falls within the parameters of this policy. (4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
(4) The Department of Education and Training has recently been made aware of the percentage of out-of-school-hours services provided on school sites. In relation to this matter, the department is collaborating with the Department for Community Development and the Western Australian Primary Principals Association to discern the most appropriate way forward.
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