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QIAS accreditation status of Long Day Care centres, NSW and Australia (number and per cent of centres), 2003-2007

New South Wales
		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Registered with NCAC	Total centres registered	1,737	1,794	1,906	2,015	2,166
Accreditation status	Total centres with accreditation decision	1,617	1,645	1,694	1,746	1,850
	Accredited	1,507 93.2%	1,575 95.7%	1,637 96.6%	1,694 97.0%	1,712 92.5%
Australia
		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Registered with NCAC	Total centres registered	4,263	4,473	4,747	5,043	5,360
Accreditation status	Total centres with accreditation decision	3,969	4,039	4,147	4,308	4,556
	Accredited	3,644 91.8%	3,845 95.2%	4,001 96.5%	4,187 97.2%	4,208 92.4%

Notes: Data based on centres accredited on June 30 of each year (percentage based on centres eligible for an accreditation decision). Long Day Care centres registered with the Quality Improvement and Accreditation System must progress through the five steps of Child Care Quality Assurance to be eligible for an accreditation decision.  As such some centres registered with the scheme may not have completed all steps required for an accreditation decision to be made by June 30.

Source: Report on Government Services 2008.

Comment

The proportion of accredited NSW Long Day Care centres has varied somewhat across the years, but with an apparently increasing trend until 2006.  In 2007 the proportion of centres accredited fell by 4.5 percentage points. 

The proportion of centres accredited in NSW is the same as in Australia as a whole.