Supporting benchmarks:
1.2.1 Child care availability: number of licensed places
Activity directed towards achieving the benchmarks during 2006-07
Child Care Licensing and Accreditation
The number of child care places is determined by market forces. Target figures for future years are established annually on advice about new services or the expansion of existing services.
The Australian Government requires that long day care, family day care and outside school hours care are quality assured through the National Childcare Accreditation Council. During 2006-07, the Child Care Unit met the state’s responsibility for accreditation, licensing and standards.
In May 2007, the number of places in licensed, centre-based services was 15,132.
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Child Care in Schools
The partnership between Milpara Early Learning Centre and Burnie Primary School is an example of best practice in school and community partnerships.
Burnie Primary School is situated within the Burnie educational precinct which includes the University campus, Hellyer College and TAFE Tasmania. The need for a child care service on-site was recognised and consequently the Milpara Early Learning Centre was built as part of the government’s Child Care in Schools initiative. It now provides families with excellent child care and early educational services.
The partnership between the school and the child care centre has strengthened with a number of features that demonstrate a mutual commitment to families and young children.
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Strategic Activities
Goal 1