Service provider organisation—number of available places, total N[NN]

Metadata item type:

Data Element

Short name:

Number of available places

Synonymous names:

Number of places offered

METeOR identifier:

315208

Registration status:

Community Services, Standard 19/12/2007

Definition:

The total number of places that can be offered by an agency for a service.

Data Element Concept:

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Total

Data type:

Number

Format:

N[NN]

Maximum character length:

Guide for use:

The number of places that can be offered by a service is not necessarily the same as the number of places the agency is permitted to offer by law.

Collection methods:

Collected at a point-in-time and may vary for different times of the day or sessions.

Comments:

This data element helps in gaining a greater understanding of service capacity and use.

Submitting organisation:

Children’s Services Data Working Group

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

Children's Services NMDS Community Services, Superseded 21/05/2010

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* In the Children's Services NMDS, this is the maximum number of children to whom a service offers child care and/or preschool services at a given time. The number may vary for different times of day or sessions. In the case of family day care and in-home care, this information is should be provided for each caregiver.