Impact of 20 Hours ECE on Playcentres 2008
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This report assesses the extent to which Free ECE may have impacted on Playcentres. Playcentres are not eligible for Free ECE funding, as they are parent-led services. It presents data from a questionnaire sent to a survey of Playcentres, as well as data collected through the annual RS61 census and other Ministry data to see how recent changes differ from long-term trends.
Author(s): Andrew Morrison, Demographic and Statistical Analysis Unit, Ministry of Education
Date Published: August 2008
2 - Survey
The Ministry designed a questionnaire for Playcentres, in consultation with the New Zealand Playcentre Federation. This was sent out to a random sample of around half the Playcentres in November 2007. In April 2008, the Playcentre Federation decided that there were sufficient responses for the Ministry to analyse.
In total, 157 responses were received, giving a response rate of 66 percent. Only two Playcentre Associations had response rates below a third, with the result that the Gisborne and Ashburton areas are not well represented. This is unlikely to greatly affect the results.
A copy of the questionnaire is included in the Appendix.
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Sections
- 1 - Introduction
- 2 - Survey
- 3 - Change in participation
- 4 - Reasons given for enrolment changes
- 5 - Impact of 20 Hours ECE take-up rates
- 6 - Views on the overall impact of 20 Hours ECE
- 7 - Ability to meet supervisory requirements
- 8 - Changes in parent contributions
- 9 - Changes made in response to 20 Hours ECE
- 10 - Conclusion
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