Care and education of young children : report of the Australian Pre-schools Committee, November 1973

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CARE AND EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN REPORT OF THE AUSTRALIAN PRE-SCHOOLS COMMITTEE NOVEMBER 1973 1
Contents 3
DEFINITION OF MAIN TERMS USED 10
TERMS OF REFERENCE 11
CHAPTER 1 The Task and the Outcome 13
CHAPTER 2 Pre-school and day-care services in Australia 17
CHAPTER 3 Historical background 25
CHAPTER 4 Basic assumptions 33
CHAPTER 5 Needs and priorities 37
CHAPTER 6 Meeting the need 43
CHAPTER 7 Standards 51
CHAPTER 8 Size of the task 63
CHAPTER 9 Staff requirements 75
CHAPTER 10 Staff training 87
CHAPTER 11 Cost of the program 101
CHAPTER 12 Conditions of Australian Government Assistance 115
CHAPTER 13 Initial funding 123
CHAPTER 14 Administration 129
CHAPTER 15 Information and research 139
CHAPTER 16 The Australian Pre-school Association 142
CHAPTER 17 Summary of recommendations 148
Appendix I-A HANDICAPPED CHILDREN IN REGULAR PRE-SCHOOL AND DAY-CARE CENTRES 158
Appendix I-B HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE PRE-SCHOOL CHILD 160
Appendix II POPULATION PROJECTIONS: CHILDREN UNDER 5 YEARS OF AGE 161
Appendix III PRE-SCHOOL PROVISION IN CANBERRA 164
Appendix IV SELECTED TABLES FROM CHILD CARE SURVEY, 1969, BY BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS 167
Appendix V WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE 170
Appendix VI ESTIMATE OF STAFF REQUIRED IN FIELD BY 1985 FOR LEVEL OF SERVICES RECOMMENDED, BY COMPONENT OF SERVICE, BY STATE, BY CATEGORY 171
Appendix VII PROJECTED OUTPUT OF NEW GRADUATES S1UDENT NUMBERS, PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS’ COLLEGES, ACTUAL 1972, PREDICTED 1973-75 172
Appendix VIII PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS 174
Appendix IX CHILD CARE CERTIFICATE COURSEWESTERN AUSTRALIA 175
Appendix X CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES 176
Appendix XI-A SESSIONAL PRE-SCHOOL 1985—ESTIMATE OF CAPITAL COSTS ON BASIS OF CURRENT PRICE ESTIMATES 177
Appendix XI-B DAY-CARE CENTRES 1985 ESTIMATE OF CAPITAL COSTS ON CURRENT PRICES 178
Appendix XI-C FAMILY DAY CARE: 1985 ESTIMATE OF CAPITAL COSTS ON CURRENT PRICES 179
Appendix XI-D SALARIES BY STATE AND BY CATEGORY 180
Appendix XI-E (a) SESSIONAL PRE-SCHOOL: ESTIMATE OF COSTS OF STAFF SALARIES— 181
Appendix XI-F SESSIONAL PRE-SCHOOL: ESTIMATED RECURRENT ASSISTANCE BY STATE AND ON BASES OF PREDICTED NUMBERS OF CHILDREN BY 1985 AND CURRENT COSTS 182
Appendix XI-G ANALYSIS OF COSTS OF SYDNEY DAY NURSERY AND NURSERY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION CENTRES 1972 183
Appendix XI-H DAY CENTRES- MODEL BASED ON PREDICTED NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN NON-PROFIT DAY CtlN lKCo. wu CENTRES BY 1985_anNUAL PER CAPITA COST 184
Appendix XI-I DAY-CARE CENTRE: “MODEL” OF HYPOTHETICAL CENTRE ANNUAL PER CAPITA COST 185
Appendix XI-J PER CAPITA AMOUNTS RESULTING FROM VARIOUS PERCENTAGES OF STAFF SALARY COSTS 186
Appendix XI-K DAY-CARE CENTRES: ESTIMATED COSTS OF RECURRENT ASSISTANCE FOR DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE—NON-PROFIT CENTRES ONLY 187
Appendix XI-L DAY-CARE CENTRES: ESTIMATE OF RECURRENT ASSISTANCE 188
Appendix XI-M FAMILY DAY CARE: ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RECURRENT ASSISTANCE (1985) 189
Appendix XII EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES ORGANISATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING 190
Appendix XIII CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES—A POSSIBLE PATTERN OF INPUT INTO THE FIELD DIRECTED TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE NUMBER OF ASSOCIATES ESTIMATED TO BE REQUIRED 191
Appendix XIV PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS—A POSSIBLE PATTERN OF INPUT INTO THE FIELD DIRECTED TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS ESTIMATED TO BE REQUIRED BY 1985 192
Appendix XV STATE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE TO NON-PROFIT NON-GOVERNMENT SESSIONAL PRE-SCHOOLS AND DAY-CARE CENTRES 193
Appendix XVI RECURRENT ASSISTANCE—ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO STATES 194
Appendix XVII REPORT OF THE KRAMER COMMITTEE ON LADY GOWRIE CHILD CENTRES 195
Appendix XVIII ORGANISATIONS WHO WERE INVITED TO MAKE SUBMISSIONS AND TO MEET WITH THE COMMITTEE 197
Appendix XIX ORGANISATIONS WITH WHOM THE COMMITTEE HELD DISCUSSIONS 200
Appendix XX ORGANISATIONS WHO HAVE MADE SUBMISSIONS OR GIVEN INFORMATION TO THE COMMITTEE 209

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