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Early childhood education and care

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This inquiry examines the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector, including centre-based day care, preschools, family day care, outside school hours care and in home care. The Commission will consider cost and availability barriers that affect access to ECEC services, and ways to support better outcomes for children and families.

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Individuals: Are you of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin?

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We collect this information so that we can observe levels of engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations during this project, and to assess whether we need to alter our processes to encourage greater engagement.

Only staff of the Productivity Commission will be permitted access to this information. The information will be stored on secure, password-protected ICT systems and destroyed in accordance with terms detailed in the appropriate records authorities.

Information about individual participants’ Indigenous origin status will not be disclosed or published for any reason. However, we may publish the final total numbers or proportions of Indigenous engagement in this project.

You can seek access to our records of this information, and ask us to correct the information we hold about you, at any time.

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Organisations: Is this an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisation?

Why do we ask this question?

We collect this information so that we can observe levels of engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations during this project, and to assess whether we need to alter our processes to encourage greater engagement.

Only staff of the Productivity Commission will be permitted access to this information. The information will be stored on secure, password-protected ICT systems and destroyed in accordance with terms detailed in the appropriate records authorities.

Information about individual participants’ Indigenous origin status will not be disclosed or published for any reason. However, we may publish the final total numbers or proportions of Indigenous engagement in this project.

You can seek access to our records of this information, and ask us to correct the information we hold about you, at any time.

For more information, see our complete Privacy Policy

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If you are unable to provide written comments and would like to provide comments verbally, please call Yvette Goss on 03 9653 2253.