Child—early childhood education program attendance indicator, yes/no code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Early childhood program attendance indicator |
Synonymous names: | Preschool program attendance indicator |
METEOR identifier: | 762803 |
Registration status: | Early Childhood, Standard 05/07/2022 |
Definition: | An indicator of whether a child attended an early childhood education program, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Child—early childhood education program attendance indicator |
Value Domain: | Yes/no code N |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Code | |
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Data type: | Boolean | |
Format: | N | |
Maximum character length: | 1 | |
Value | Meaning | |
Permissible values: | 1 | Yes |
2 | No |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | CODE 1 Yes Record if the child attended an early childhood education program for at least one hour during the reference period. This should include any children who are attending an early childhood education program online or remotely during the reference period due to impacts of COVID-19. CODE 2 No Record if the child did not attend an early childhood education program or was absent due to illness or extended holiday leave during the reference period. |
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Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Department of Education |
Steward: | Early Childhood Policy Group (ECPG) |
Origin: | Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR) 2021. Preschool Reform Agreement. Canberra: CFFR, viewed 4 August 2022 |
Reference documents: | Australian Government (2018). National information agreement on early childhood education and care. Canberra: Australian Government |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | Supersedes Child—early childhood education program attendance indicator, yes/no code N Early Childhood, Superseded 05/07/2022 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2022 Early Childhood, Superseded 15/08/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2022 Early Childhood Education and Care: Unit Record Level NMDS 2023 Early Childhood, Standard 15/08/2023 Implementation start date: 01/07/2023 |