Child—preschool program enrolment indicator, yes/no code N

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Preschool program enrolment indicator
METEOR identifier:	506727
Registration status:	Community Services (retired), Standard 19/09/2013 Early Childhood, Superseded 28/05/2014
Definition:	An indicator of whether the child was enrolled in a preschool program, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Child—preschool program enrolment indicator

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Boolean

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
1	Yes
2	No

Guide for use:

CODE 1 Yes

Record if the child has been offered a place and has formally enrolled or registered in a preschool program, and:

has attended a preschool program for at least one hour during the reference period OR
was absent during the reference period due to illness or extended holiday leave but was expected to return

CODE 2 No

Record if the child:

has been offered a place but has not formally enrolled or registered in a preschool program OR
was not enrolled (i.e. has not been offered a place and formally enrolled or registered) in a preschool program OR
was absent during the reference period and not expected to return to the preschool program OR
has left the service (e.g. has ceased education or changed services), or has been absent without explanation for four continuous weeks (excluding school vacations) prior to the reference period.

Submitting organisation:

Early Childhood Data Sub Group (ECDSG)

Steward:

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

All attributes +

DSS specific attributes +
*Implementation start date:* 01/07/2013 *DSS specific information:* Enrolment in a preschool program should be reported for the specified reference period.