DUBBO/PARKES - What more would you like to see for local regional early childhood education and care (ECEC) services? Survey

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* 1. What setting is your ECEC service? (Tick one that applies for this service)

Long daycare (LDC)

Community preschool (PS)

Family Daycare (FDC)

Out-of-school-hours-care (OSHC)

Vacation Care

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* 2. What is your postcode for this service?

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* 3. Please rate the following if any/all represent(ed) challenges for your ECEC service?

	NOT A PROBLEM		NEUTRAL		SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Federal Government's Child Care Subsidies (CCS)	Federal Government's Child Care Subsidies (CCS) NOT A PROBLEM	Federal Government's Child Care Subsidies (CCS)	Federal Government's Child Care Subsidies (CCS) NEUTRAL	Federal Government's Child Care Subsidies (CCS)	Federal Government's Child Care Subsidies (CCS) SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Federal Government's Business Continuity Payments (BCPs)	Federal Government's Business Continuity Payments (BCPs) NOT A PROBLEM	Federal Government's Business Continuity Payments (BCPs)	Federal Government's Business Continuity Payments (BCPs) NEUTRAL	Federal Government's Business Continuity Payments (BCPs)	Federal Government's Business Continuity Payments (BCPs) SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Federal Government's clawback of CCS following cessation of care	Federal Government's clawback of CCS following cessation of care NOT A PROBLEM	Federal Government's clawback of CCS following cessation of care	Federal Government's clawback of CCS following cessation of care NEUTRAL	Federal Government's clawback of CCS following cessation of care	Federal Government's clawback of CCS following cessation of care SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Recovery of debts after clawback of CCS	Recovery of debts after clawback of CCS NOT A PROBLEM	Recovery of debts after clawback of CCS	Recovery of debts after clawback of CCS NEUTRAL	Recovery of debts after clawback of CCS	Recovery of debts after clawback of CCS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Federal & NSW Governments' JobSaver funding for ECEC services	Federal & NSW Governments' JobSaver funding for ECEC services NOT A PROBLEM	Federal & NSW Governments' JobSaver funding for ECEC services	Federal & NSW Governments' JobSaver funding for ECEC services NEUTRAL	Federal & NSW Governments' JobSaver funding for ECEC services	Federal & NSW Governments' JobSaver funding for ECEC services SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
NSW Government's "free preschool" funding for community preschools	NSW Government's "free preschool" funding for community preschools NOT A PROBLEM	NSW Government's "free preschool" funding for community preschools	NSW Government's "free preschool" funding for community preschools NEUTRAL	NSW Government's "free preschool" funding for community preschools	NSW Government's "free preschool" funding for community preschools SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
NSW Government's Start Strong funding	NSW Government's Start Strong funding NOT A PROBLEM	NSW Government's Start Strong funding	NSW Government's Start Strong funding NEUTRAL	NSW Government's Start Strong funding	NSW Government's Start Strong funding SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
NSW Department of Education's Assessment & Rating (A&R)	NSW Department of Education's Assessment & Rating (A&R) NOT A PROBLEM	NSW Department of Education's Assessment & Rating (A&R)	NSW Department of Education's Assessment & Rating (A&R) NEUTRAL	NSW Department of Education's Assessment & Rating (A&R)	NSW Department of Education's Assessment & Rating (A&R) SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
NSW Department of Education's breaches/non-compliances	NSW Department of Education's breaches/non-compliances NOT A PROBLEM	NSW Department of Education's breaches/non-compliances	NSW Department of Education's breaches/non-compliances NEUTRAL	NSW Department of Education's breaches/non-compliances	NSW Department of Education's breaches/non-compliances SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
NSW Public Health Order - facemasks restrictions on ECEC personnel	NSW Public Health Order - facemasks restrictions on ECEC personnel NOT A PROBLEM	NSW Public Health Order - facemasks restrictions on ECEC personnel	NSW Public Health Order - facemasks restrictions on ECEC personnel NEUTRAL	NSW Public Health Order - facemasks restrictions on ECEC personnel	NSW Public Health Order - facemasks restrictions on ECEC personnel SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
NSW Public Health Order - mandatory COVID vaccination of ECEC personnel by 8 November 2021	NSW Public Health Order - mandatory COVID vaccination of ECEC personnel by 8 November 2021 NOT A PROBLEM	NSW Public Health Order - mandatory COVID vaccination of ECEC personnel by 8 November 2021	NSW Public Health Order - mandatory COVID vaccination of ECEC personnel by 8 November 2021 NEUTRAL	NSW Public Health Order - mandatory COVID vaccination of ECEC personnel by 8 November 2021	NSW Public Health Order - mandatory COVID vaccination of ECEC personnel by 8 November 2021 SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
NSW Public Health Order - QR codes at ECEC services	NSW Public Health Order - QR codes at ECEC services NOT A PROBLEM	NSW Public Health Order - QR codes at ECEC services	NSW Public Health Order - QR codes at ECEC services NEUTRAL	NSW Public Health Order - QR codes at ECEC services	NSW Public Health Order - QR codes at ECEC services SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
NSW mandatory reporting - child protection	NSW mandatory reporting - child protection NOT A PROBLEM	NSW mandatory reporting - child protection	NSW mandatory reporting - child protection NEUTRAL	NSW mandatory reporting - child protection	NSW mandatory reporting - child protection SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Up to 14 days temporary shutdown of ECEC services upon positive COVID cases	Up to 14 days temporary shutdown of ECEC services upon positive COVID cases NOT A PROBLEM	Up to 14 days temporary shutdown of ECEC services upon positive COVID cases	Up to 14 days temporary shutdown of ECEC services upon positive COVID cases NEUTRAL	Up to 14 days temporary shutdown of ECEC services upon positive COVID cases	Up to 14 days temporary shutdown of ECEC services upon positive COVID cases SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Labour shortages - Educators	Labour shortages - Educators NOT A PROBLEM	Labour shortages - Educators	Labour shortages - Educators NEUTRAL	Labour shortages - Educators	Labour shortages - Educators SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Labour shortages - Early Childhood Teachers (ECTs)	Labour shortages - Early Childhood Teachers (ECTs) NOT A PROBLEM	Labour shortages - Early Childhood Teachers (ECTs)	Labour shortages - Early Childhood Teachers (ECTs) NEUTRAL	Labour shortages - Early Childhood Teachers (ECTs)	Labour shortages - Early Childhood Teachers (ECTs) SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM
Childcare Oversupply	Childcare Oversupply NOT A PROBLEM	Childcare Oversupply	Childcare Oversupply NEUTRAL	Childcare Oversupply	Childcare Oversupply SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM

Please provide any further comments in support of the above (if any):

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* 4. Can you please share the following characteristics of your ECEC service? Such information will be held CONFIDENTIALLY.

Number of Approved Places

Number of current enrolments

Number of children attending

Number of currently employed Educators

Number of currently employed Early Childhood Teachers

Number of position(s) to fill - Educators (Trainees)

Number of position(s) to fill - Educators (Cert III)

Number of position(s) to fill - Educators (Diploma)

Number of position(s) to fill - Early Childhood Teachers

DUBBO/PARKES - What more would you like to see for local regional early childhood education and care (ECEC) services?

It should only take 4 minutes. FOR PRIVACY REASONS, NO CONTACT DETAILS WILL BE ASKED.

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* 1. What setting is your ECEC service? (Tick one that applies for this service)

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* 2. What is your postcode for this service?

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* 3. Please rate the following if any/all represent(ed) challenges for your ECEC service?

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* 4. Can you please share the following characteristics of your ECEC service? Such information will be held CONFIDENTIALLY.

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* 5. What more would you like to see for Dubbo/Parkes' ECEC services, children and their parents/guardians?

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* 6. Are there any other issues or suggested solutions you would like the Australian Childcare Alliance NSW to raise and/or pursue?