Early childhood education and care contact worker

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Glossary Item
Synonymous names:	Contact worker
METEOR identifier:	602294
Registration status:	Early Childhood, Superseded 25/10/2021
Definition:	A contact worker is an early childhood education and care worker who is employed, and paid, by an early childhood education and care service provider as a principal/director/coordinator/teacher-in-charge, group leader/teacher, assistant/aide or other contact worker to plan and deliver or support the delivery of an early childhood education program (excludes non-contact workers).

Collection and usage attributes
Guide for use:	A contact worker may be employed on a contract, part-time or full-time basis. Delivery (of an early childhood education program) refers to face-to-face delivery of an early childhood education program or distance early childhood education program for at least one hour per week during the reference period by an early childhood education and care contact worker. Includes contact workers who are usually present to plan and deliver or support the delivery of an early childhood education program, but may have been absent during the reference period due to illness or extended holiday leave and are expected to return.
Source and reference attributes
Submitting organisation:	Early Childhood Data Sub Group (ECDSG)
Steward:	Early Childhood Data Sub Group (ECDSG)
Relational attributes
Related metadata references:	Supersedes Early childhood education and care contact worker Early Childhood, Superseded 01/06/2015 Has been superseded by Early childhood education and care contact worker Early Childhood, Superseded 05/07/2022 See also Qualified early childhood teacher Early Childhood, Standard 05/07/2022 See also Qualified early childhood teacher Early Childhood, Superseded 05/07/2022
Metadata items which use this glossary item:	Child—early childhood education program received from a qualified teacher indicator, yes/no/not stated/inadequately described code N Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2015 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2016 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2017 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2018 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2019 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care DSS 2020 Early Childhood, Superseded 25/10/2021 Early childhood education and care worker cluster Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2016 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2017 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Aggregate NMDS 2018 Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2015 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2016 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2017 Early Childhood, Superseded 24/07/2018 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2018 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2019 Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2020 Early Childhood, Superseded 25/10/2021 Person (employed)—education field of highest relevant qualification, in early childhood education and care, code N[N] Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Person (employed)—hours worked in early childhood education program delivery (per week), total hours NNN Early Childhood, Superseded 02/12/2020 Person (employed)—level of highest qualification in early childhood education and care, code N[N] Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Person (employed)—role of early childhood education and care worker, code N Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Person (employed)—type of work activity, early childhood education and care, code N Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015 Qualified early childhood teacher Early Childhood, Superseded 05/07/2022 Qualified early childhood teacher Early Childhood, Standard 05/07/2022 Service provider organisation—early childhood education program delivered by a qualified teacher indicator, yes/no code N Early Childhood, Standard 01/06/2015

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