DepartmentofEducation,TrainingandEmployment

EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServicesCensus2013

Longdaycareservices

Thisfactsheetprovidesanoverviewofdatageneratedfrom theCensuscollectionconducted inAugust2013,relatingto longdaycareservices.Inaddition,itprovidesinformation aboutthenumbersofchildrenandstaffintheservices.At thistimetherewere1366approvedorlicensedservicesin Queensland,aslightincrease since2012(1362).Intotal

1356ofthe1366servicesparticipatedinthe2013Census.

In2013mostQueenslandlongday careserviceswere regulatedundertheEducationandCareServicesNational Law(theNationalLaw).Asmallnumberofserviceswere licensed undertheChildCareAct2002.Generallylong

daycareservicesoperateforatleast10hoursadayfrom MondaytoFridayforaminimumof48weeks eachyear. Theseservicesprovideeducation andcareprograms primarilyforchildrenrangingfrombirth toschoolage,with manyservicescateringforschoolagechildrenoutside schoolhours.

Interpretation

Otherthanthemanagementandlocationofserviceswhere administrativedatawasused,thecomments,tablesand chartsinthisfactsheetarebasedonthedataprovidedby the1356(99%)oflongday careservicesthatresponded

toCensus2013.Percentagesmaynotaddtoexactly100%

duetorounding.

Table1.Geographicdistributionoflongdaycareservices

GeographicFrequencyPercent%Qldpopulation distributiondistribution%
Majorcities / 8486262
Innerregional / 2601920
Outerregional / 1991515
Remote / 2822
Veryremote / 3121
Queensland1366100100

Note: Queenslandpopulationdistributioninformationisbasedon

theAustralianBureauofStatistics2013,RegionalPopulationGrowth, Australia,2012,Cat.No.3218.0

Childrenattendinglongdaycareservices

Therewere148,398childrenattendinglongdaycare servicesin2013.Figure1illustratesthemajority (approximately 74%)ofthesechildrenwereagedbetween twoandfouryearsofage.

Figure1.Childrenattendinglongdaycareservices byage

45000

26.6%

Managementoflongdaycareservices

Therewere62%privatelymanagedfor-profitand18%were privatelymanagednot-for-profit services.Afurther16% werecommunitymanagedand2%werenon-government schoolmanaged.

40000

35000

30000

25000

14.5%

21.8%

25.9%

Locationoflongdaycareservices

In2013themajorityofthe1366approvedorlicensedlong daycareservices werelocatedinthemajorcities(62%) where62%ofQueensland’spopulationresided(seeTable

1).Theremainderoflongdaycareservices werelocatedin regional(34%)andremoteareas(4%)ofQueensland.

20000

15000

10000

5000

0

5.9%

Agesofchildren

1.7%

3.3%

0.3%

Youngerthan2years

2yearsold

3yearsold

4yearsold

5yearsold

6yearsold

7to12yearsold

13yearsandolder

Characteristicsofchildrenattendinglongday

Figure3.Positionoflongdaycarestaffbyexperience

careservices

Theresponding servicesindicated4%ofchildrenattending theirserviceswerefromanAboriginaland/orTorresStrait Islander background,while8%werefromanon-English speakingbackground.Around2%ofchildrenattendingtheir serviceswerereportedashavingadisabilityorlong-term healthcondition.

Staff

Therewere20,344educationandcarestaffworkinginthe services.WiththeintroductionoftheNationalLawin2012 therewerechangesinsomeofthestaffingrequirements

4000

3500

3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

0

78.5%

17.3%

0.1%1.3%2.7%

Director

35.2%36.9%

16.3%

11.0%

0.6%

GroupLeader/ Teacher

39.7%

22.8%

20.2%

14.0%

3.3%

Assistant

includingsomeoftherolesandpositiondescriptions.For thepurpose ofnationalreporting,thecontactstaffpositions continuedtobedescribedinthecollectionasdirectors, groupleadersorteachers,andassistantsinlongday

Lessthan1yearold

1to2yearsold

3to4yearsold

Qualificationsofstaff

5to9yearsold

10yearsormore

care.Staffweremostfrequentlyassistants(46%).Ofthe staff38%weregroupleaders orteachers,and7.1%were directors(Figure2).Servicesreportedafurther1517other staffwereworkinginadministrative,ancillaryandnon- contactroles.

Figure2.Positionofeducationandcarestaffworkingin longdaycareservices

38.3%

In2013approvedqualificationsforstaffinregulated

educationandcareservicesweresetdownintheEducation andCareServicesNational RegulationsortheChildCare Regulation2003.Underthelegislation,contactstaff engagedinregulatededucationandcareserviceswere requiredtohaveorbeworkingtowardsthequalification prescribed.Approximateequivalenciesbetweenoldand newstaffingrequirementswereasfollows:groupleader= Diploma leveleducator; andassistant=Certificate3level educator.Thereisnoequivalencefordirector.

7.1%

0.5%

2.2%

1.9%

3.5%

Theresponding servicesindicatedthatjustover9%ofstaff membersheldaBachelorDegreeoffouryearsorequivalent and1423(7%)staffmembersheldregistrationasateacher withtheQueenslandCollegeofTeachers(QCT).

Table2.Qualificationsoflongdaycarestaff

QualificationheldTotalstaff

46.5%

BachelorDegreePass(4yearsorequivalent

–includingHonours,PostGraduateand

No.%

Director Assistant Administrator Notstated

Teacher(notthedirectorandGroupleader) Othercontactworker

Othernon-contactworker

GraduateDiploma)18119

BachelorDegreePass

(3yearsorequivalent)292014

Advanced Diploma14837

Themajority(96%)ofdirectorsworkingintheserviceshad workedintheearlychildhoodsectorforfiveyearsormore. Similarly72%ofgroupleadersandteachersand37%of assistantshadworkedinthesectorforfiveyearsormore (Figure3).

Diploma301715

Certificatelevel3or4755537

Certificatelevel1or2560

Othercertificate770

NoECECrelatedqualifications/Notstated342517

Total20,344100

Manystaffwhoalreadyhadaqualificationwerestudyingto attainanadditionalqualification.Ofthe4500longdaycare staffmembersholdingaDiplomaorAdvancedDiploma,416 werestudyingforadegree(3yearorhigher).

Table3.Qualificationsbeingstudied

Currentlystudying
Qualificationcompleted / Bachelor Bachelor Advanced Diploma Certificate Certificate Not Total
Degree Degree Diploma level3or4 level1,2 studyingor (4years (3yearsor orother notstated equivalent equivalent)
orhigher)
BachelorDegreePass
(4yearsequivalentorhigher)
BachelorDegreePass
(3yearsorequivalent) / 101
223 / 5
43 / 6
133 / 200
64 / 34
23 / 0
0 / 1465
2434 / 1811
2920
Advanced Diploma / 170 / 44 / 6 / 13 / 13 / 0 / 1237 / 1483
Diploma
Certificatelevel3or4 / 164
146 / 38
39 / 132
3 / 52
3401 / 14
101 / 1
1 / 2616
3864 / 3017
7555
Certificatelevel1or2 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 9 / 25 / 0 / 21 / 56
Othercertificate
NoECECrelatedqualifications / 4
139 / 1
15 / 0
11 / 8
255 / 26
2105 / 0
6 / 38
894 / 77
3425
Total94818529140022341812,56920,344

Furtherinformation

EnquiriesrelatingtostatisticsinthisfactsheetcanbemadebycontactingtheOfficeforEarlyChildhoodEducationandCare on(07)33286709.