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QIAS accreditation status of Long Day Care centres, NSW and Australia (number and per cent of centres), 2004-2008

New South Wales
   2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Registered with NCAC Total centres registered 1,794 1,906 2,015 2,166 2,257
           
Accreditation status Total centres with accreditation decision 1,645 1,694 1,746 1,850 1,956
Accredited 1,575
95.7%
1,637
96.6%
1,694
97.0%
1,712
92.5%
1,821
93.1%
           
Australia
   2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Registered with NCAC Total centres registered 4,473 4,747 5,043 5,360 5,597
           
Accreditation status Total centres with accreditation decision 4,039 4,147 4,308 4,556 4,796
Accredited 3,845
95.2%
4,001
96.5%
4,187
97.2%
4,208
92.4%
4,419
92.1%
           
 

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 2009 , Report on Government Services 2008.

Comment

Between 2006 and 2007 the proportion of accredited centres fell by 4.5 percentage points. Increasing by 0.6 percentage points in 2008. 

In 2008 the proportion of centres accredited in NSW was slightly higher than Australia as a whole (93.1% and 92.1% respectively).

 
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