Person (employed)—role of early childhood education and care worker, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Early Childhood, Superseded 28/05/2014

Data element concept attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Early Childhood, Standard 07/06/2011

Source and reference attributes

Value domain attributes

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Early Childhood, Superseded 28/05/2014

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1 Principal/director/coordinator/teacher in charge

A person with overall responsibility for managing the service.

CODE 2 Group leader/teacher

A degree qualified teacher or educator responsible for a group of young children.

CODE 3 Assistant/aide

An early childhood worker who helps a more senior and more qualified early childhood teacher or educator.

CODE 4 Other contact worker

Includes people who provide child care or additional educational or supplementary services for children, such as a child care worker, dance teacher, music therapist, disability support worker, librarian or speech therapist.

CODE 5 Non contact worker

A worker who has no direct contact with children and primarily contributes to the running of the service or provides support services.

Source and reference attributes

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

This item is only applicable to paid workers in early childhood education and care services.

For Codes 1 to 4 this includes contact workers who are usually present to deliver a face to face preschool program, but may have been absent during the reference period due to illness or extended holiday leave and are expected to return.

For Codes 1 to 4 this excludes relief teachers who are not present at the early childhood education and care service (i.e. not delivering a face to face preschool program) during the reference period.

Should be reported for the main role performed by a person during the reference period, regardless of whether this is different to their usual role.

‘Main’ is defined as the role that the person spends the majority of time performing during the reference period.

Source and reference attributes

Relational attributes