Service provider organisation—service delivery setting, early childhood education and care, code N

Identifying and definitional attributes

• Early Childhood, Standard 24/07/2018

Value domain attributes

Representational attributes

Collection and usage attributes

CODE 1 Centre-based—school

Centre-based—school, refers to child care services or early childhood education programs delivered on school grounds, using school facilities e.g. a building owned by the school.

CODE 2 Centre-based—stand-alone

Centre-based—stand-alone, refers to child care services or early childhood education programs delivered in a non-residential building that was purpose-built or renovated (i.e. for the purpose of delivering early childhood education and care services), e.g. child care or early childhood centre, or preschool that is not part of a school (i.e. not co-located).

CODE 3 Centre-based—other

Centre-based—other, refers to child care services or early childhood education programs delivered in a non-residential building that was purpose built or renovated (i.e. for the purpose of delivering early childhood education and care services), for which it cannot be determined whether they are co-located or stand-alone (i.e. Code 1 or 2), or where multiple types of early childhood education and care service activities are provided (e.g. early childhood education program co-located with a centre based day care centre). This could include child care centres or other forms of integrated settings/services.

CODE 4 Home-based

Home-based, refers to a private residential dwelling where an early childhood education and care service or early childhood education program is delivered by a child’s parents, carers or guardian in their own home, family day care caregiver’s house, or via a school of the air or distance education program.

CODE 5 General community setting

General community setting, refers to a non-residential community infrastructure, facility or building that was not specifically built or developed for the provision of early childhood education and care services and is not part of a State, Independent or Catholic school, e.g. a park, community or scout hall, public library, etc. Includes locations where mobile services are delivered, if not covered by codes 1 to 4.

Source and reference attributes

Data element attributes

Collection and usage attributes

In conjunction with the data elements Management type (ECEC) and Service activity type (ECEC), this data element provides information on the different models of early childhood education program delivery.

Source and reference attributes

Relational attributes