collected and verified, the data is extracted in September for reporting. Number of funded places (Calendar year for funding purposes. Financial year for Budget Paper No.3 reporting and enrolment based funding) This measure The number Sum of actual number of Count actual Funded service provides information reported is a eligible children at each number of providers complete about the number of snapshot of data service location (1st and 2nd children enrolled the online Confirmed places funded for collected during year enrolments). in kindergarten at Data Collection in children to attend the Confirmed the service April via the KIM. kindergarten. Data Collection in location. The Regions verify data April. Services are count for a where anomalies or also funded for financial year is inconsistencies in the any subsequent the average of data arise. Once all enrolments the number of data has been throughout the children enrolled collected and year. and attending for verified, the data is the two relevant extracted in June for calendar years. reporting. Statewide Participation Rate This measure The number Sum of actual number of Sum of actual Funded service provides information reported is a eligible children enrolled number of eligible providers complete about the snapshot of data and attending at each children enrolled the online Census participation of collected during service location (1st year and attending at Data Collection in children in the Census Data enrolments only) divided by each service August via the KIM kindergarten at a Collection in the four year old population location (1st year system. Region statewide level. August. estimate (taken from the enrolments only) verifies data where latest ABS Estimated divided by the anomalies or Resident Population (ERP) four year old inconsistencies in the figures using the number of population data arise. 3 year olds in the previous estimate (taken year as the best from the latest estimate/proxy of four year ABS Estimated olds for the current year). Resident Population (ERP) figures using the number of 3 year olds in the previous year as the best estimate/proxy of four year olds for the current year). Early Start Kindergarten: 718058 Related project code: Start Aboriginal Children: 718076 – Outcomes and Indicators
collected and verified, the data is extracted in September for reporting. Number of funded places (Calendar year for funding purposes. Financial year for Budget Paper No.3 reporting and enrolment based funding) This measure provides information about the number of places funded for children to attend kindergarten. The number reported is a snapshot of data collected during the Confirmed Data Collection in April. Services are also funded for any subsequent enrolments throughout the year. Sum of actual number of eligible children at each service location (1st and 2nd year enrolments). Count actual number of children enrolled in kindergarten at the service location. The count for a financial year is the average of the number of children enrolled and attending for the two relevant calendar years. Funded service providers complete the online Confirmed Data Collection in April via the KIM. Regions verify data where anomalies or inconsistencies in the data arise. Once all data has been collected and verified, the data is extracted in June for reporting. Statewide Participation Rate This measure provides information about the participation of children in kindergarten at a statewide level. The number reported is a snapshot of data collected during the Census Data Collection in August. Sum of actual number of eligible children enrolled and attending at each service location (1st year enrolments only) divided by the four year old population estimate (taken from the latest ABS Estimated Resident Population (ERP) figures using the number of 3 year olds in the previous year as the best estimate/proxy of four year olds for the current year). Sum of actual number of eligible children enrolled and attending at each service location (1st year enrolments only) divided by the four year old population estimate (taken from the latest ABS Estimated Resident Population (ERP) figures using the number of 3 year olds in the previous year as the best estimate/proxy of four year olds for the current year). Funded service providers complete the online Census Data Collection in August via the KIM system. Region verifies data where anomalies or inconsistencies in the data arise. Early Start Kindergarten: 718058 Related project code: Start – Aboriginal Children: 718076 Outcomes and Indicators
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