Footnotes

CHAPTER ONE - Background to the Inquiry

[1]        Journals of the Senate, 12 December 2013, p. 363.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, 17 June 2014, p. 890.

[3]        Department of Education, Submission 23, p. 1.

[4]        Department of Education, Submission 23, p. 1.

[5]        Department of Education, Submission 23, p. 1. According to the department's submission, the most recent data indicates that an estimated 1.2 million children attended some form of child care or education service in the June 2013 quarter.

[6]        Department of Education, Submission 23, p. 1.

[7]        Department of Parliamentary Services, Bills Digest No.92, 2013-14, Family Assistance Legislation Amendment (Child Care Measures) Bill 2014, p. 2.

[8]        Department of Human Services, Child Care Benefit, http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/child-care-benefit (accessed 23 June 2014).

[9]        Department of Education, Submission 23, p. 2.

[10]      Department of Education, Submission 23, pp 2–3.

[11]      Productivity Commission, Childcare and Early Childhood Learning, available at http://pc.gov.au/projects/inquiry/childcare/terms-of-reference (accessed 23 June 2014).

[12]         Journals of the Senate, 12 December 2014, pp 363–365.

CHAPTER TWO - National Quality Framework

[1]        Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, Submission 22, p. 3.

[2]        Department of Education, Submission 23, p. 5.

[3]        Submission 22, p. 3.

[4]        Submission 22, p. 3.

[5]        See http://acecqa.gov.au/national-quality-framework/introducing-the-national-quality-framework (accessed 17 June 2014).

[6]        See: Australian Childcare Alliance, Submission 12; Child Care New South Wales, Submission 15.

[7]        See: Early Learning Association of Australia, Submission 1; Australian Community Children's Services, Submission 22; Early Childhood Australia, Submission 11; Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Submission 8.

[8]        Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, Submission 22, p. 4.

[9]        Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, Submission 22, p. 4.

[10]      Australian Community Children's Services, Submission 38, p. 5.

[11]      Dr Anne Kennedy, National Secretary, Australian Community Children’s Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 6.

[12]      Mrs Caroline Halliday, Family Day Care Coordinator, Baw Baw Shire Council, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 17.

[13]      Ms Lyndal Ryan, National Vice President, United Voice, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 36.

[14]      Ms Emily Donnan, Private Capacity, Proof Committee Hansard, Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority, 23 May 2013, p. 40.

[15]      Ms Karen Dawson, A/g Chief Executive Officer, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2013, p. 45.

[16]      Professor Collette Tayler, Deputy Board Chair, Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 18.

[17]      Professor Collette Tayler, Deputy Board Chair, Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 18.

[18]       Ms Amarylise Bessey, Senior Research Manager, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 14.

[19]      Ms Samantha Page, Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 45.

[20]      Ms Samantha Page, Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 45.

[21]      Ms Samantha Page, Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 45.

[22]       Dr Anne Kennedy, National Secretary, Australian Community Children's Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 14.

[23]      Ms Linda Davison, National Treasurer, Australian Community Children’s Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 June 2014, p. 9.

[24]      Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Submission 8, p. 4.

[25]      Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Submission 8, p. 4.

[26]      Ms Amarylise Bessey, Senior Research Manager, Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 13.

[27]      Australian Community Children's Services, Additional information, 21 May 2014.

[28]      Dr Anne Kennedy, Australian Children's Community Services, Proof Committee Hansard, p. 12.

[29]      Ms Gwynn Bridge, President, Australian Childcare Alliance, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 33.

[30]      Ms Gwynn Bridge, President, Australian Childcare Alliance, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 33.

[31]      Ms Nesha O'Neil, President, Child Care New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 1.

[32]      Mr John Cherry, Advocacy Manager, Goodstart Early Learning, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 36.

[33]      KU Children's Services, Answers to Questions on Notice, p. 3.

[34]      KU Children's Services, Answers to Questions on Notice, p. 3.

[35]      Professor Collette Tayler, Deputy Board Chair, ACECQA, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, pp 22–23.

[36]      Ms Karen Curtis, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 19.

[37]      Ms Nesha O'Neil, President, Child Care New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 2.

[38]      Ms Rebecca Ryan, Chairperson, Management Committee, Merredin and Districts Childcare and Play School (MADCAPS), Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 26.

[39]      Ms Rebecca Ryan, Chairperson, Management Committee, Merredin and Districts Childcare and Play School (MADCAPS), Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 29.

[40]      Municipal Association of Victoria, Submission 20, p. 19.

[41]      Submission 20, p. 9.

[42]      Submission 20, p. 9.

[43]      Australian Childcare Alliance, Submission 12, p. 26.

[44]      Ms Gwynn Bridge, President, Australian Childcare Alliance, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 33.

[45]      ACECQA, Guide to the National Law and National Regulations, p. 85.

[46]      ACECQA, Guide to the National Law and National Regulations, p. 85.

[47]      ACECQA, Guide to the National Law and National Regulations, p. 85.

[48]      Ms Carla Northam, Chief Executive Officer, Family Day Care Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 26.

[49]      Mr Shane Lucas, Chief Executive Officer, Early Learning Association Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 23.

[50]      Mr Shane Lucas, Chief Executive Officer, Early Learning Association Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 23.

[51]      Ms Kylie Mussared, Manager Family, Youth and Recreation Services, City of Boroondara, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 41.

[52]      ACECQA, Guide to the National Law and National Regulations, p. 40.

[53]      ACECQA, Guide to the National Law and National Regulations, p. 40.

[54]      Australian Childcare Alliance, Submission 12, p. 31.

[55]      Australian Childcare Alliance, Submission 12, p. 31.

[56]      Early Childhood Australia, Submission 11, p. 20.

[57]      United Voice, Submission 7, p. 49.

[58]      Uniting Care Children, Young People and Families, Submission 13, p. 5.

[59]      Submission 13, p. 34.

CHAPTER THREE - Remuneration, training and professional development of early childhood educators

[1]        United Voice, Submission 7, p. 8.

[2]        United Voice, Submission 7, p. 8.

[3]        United Voice, Submission 7, p. 15.

[4]        Dr Anne Kennedy, ACCS, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 11.

[5]        Dr Anne Kennedy, ACCS, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 11.

[6]        Mr Rod Cooke, Chief Executive Officer, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 50.

[7]        ACECQA, Submission 22, p. 15.

[8]        ACECQA, Submission 22, p. 15.

[9]        ACECQA, Guide to the National Law and National Regulations, p. 93.

[10]      Ms Carla Northam, Chief Executive Officer, Family Day Care Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 26.

[11]      Dr Anne Kennedy, National Secretary, Australian Community Children's Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 6.

[12]      Ms Kylie Mussared, Manager, Family Youth and Recreation Services, City of Boroondara, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 44.

[13]      Ms Ryan, National Vice President, United Voice, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 39.

[14]      Ms Ryan, National Vice President, United Voice, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 39.

[15]      Department of Education, Ministerial review of the Early Years Quality Fund, 12 November 2013, http://docs.education.gov.au/system/files/doc/other/ministerial_review_eyqf_final_report.pdf, (accessed 24 June 2014), p. iii.

[16]      Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Bill 2013, Explanatory Memorandum, p. 2.

[17]      Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Committee, Inquiry into the Early Years Quality Fund Special Account Bill 2013, p. 6.

[18]      Hon Sussan Ley MP, Media Release, 10 December 2014.

[19]      Mr John Cherry, Goodstart Early Learning, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 33.

[20]      ACTU, Submission 30, p. 9.

[21]      Ms Lisa James, International Education Union of Australia Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 22.

[22]      Ms Samantha Page, Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 47.

[23]      United Voice, Submission 7, p. 34.

[24]      ACTU, Submission 30, p. 10.

[25]      Ms Kay Doyle, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 37.

[26]      Mr Stephen Smith, Director, Workplace Relations, Ai Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 12.

[27]      Mr Stephen Smith, Director, Workplace Relations, Ai Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 14.

[28]      ACTU, Submission 30, p. 10.

[29]      ACTU, Submission 30, p. 10.

[30]      Mr Shane Lucas, Chief Executive Officer, Early Learning Association of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 23.

COALITION SENATORS' DISSENTING REPORT

[1]        For example: See ACECQA, National Law, http://www.acecqa.gov.au/Article.aspx?pid=51&gcpid=2&acpid=372, (accessed 8 July 2014); Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Human Services, Senate Hansard, 7 July 2014, p. 32.

[2]        Ms Nesha O'Neil, President, Child Care New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 1.

[3]        Ms Nesha O'Neil, President, Child Care New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 8.

[4]        Ms Nesha O'Neil, President, Child Care New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 1.

[5]        Department of Education, Submission 23, p. 1.

[6]        Ms Natalie Akers, Submission 46, p. 2.

[7]        Ms Rebecca Ryan, Chairperson, Management Committee, Merredin and Districts Childcare and Play School (MADCAPS), Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 26.

[8]        Ms Natalie Akers, Submission 46, p. 1.

[9]        Ms Natalie Akers, Submission 46, pp 1–2.

[10]      Dr Anne Kennedy, National Secretary, Australian Community Children's Services, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 9.

[11]      Standing Council on School Education and Early Childhood, Communiqué, 29 November 2013, p. 2.

[12]      Ms Nesha O'Neil, President, Child Care New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 1.

[13]      Ms Rebecca Ryan, Chairperson, Management Committee, Merredin and Districts Childcare and Play School (MADCAPS), Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 26.

[14]      Ms Rebecca Ryan, Chairperson, Management Committee, Merredin and Districts Childcare and Play School (MADCAPS), Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 26.

[15]      Mr Shane Lucas, Chief Executive Officer, Early Learning Association Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 26.

[16]      Ms Kylie Mussared, Manager Family, Youth and Recreation Services, City of Boroondara, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 41.

[17]      Ms Christine Cooper, Independent Education Union of Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 22.

[18]      Ms Samantha Page, Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 47.

[19]      Ms Samantha Page, Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 50.

[20]      Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Human Services, Senate Hansard, 7 July 2014, p. 32.

[21]      Ms Jackie Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 5.

[22]      Ms Jackie Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 5.

[23]      Ms Karen Curtis, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 20.

[24]      Ms Gwynn Bridge, President, Australian Childcare Alliance, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 34.

[25]      Ms Joanne Geurts, Board President, Early Learning Association Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 26.

[26]      Ms Gwynn Bridge, President, Australian Childcare Alliance, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 35.

[27]      Senator the Hon Marise Payne, Minister for Human Services, Senate Hansard, p. 32.

[28]      Department of Education, Review into the Early Years Quality Fund, November 2013, p. iv.

[29]      Department of Education, Review into the Early Years Quality Fund, November 2013, p. iv.

[30]      Department of Education, Review into the Early Years Quality Fund, November 2013, p. iv.

[31]      Department of Education, Review into the Early Years Quality Fund, November 2013, p. v.

[32]      Department of Education, Review into the Early Years Quality Fund, November 2013, p. v.

[33]      Department of Education, Review into the Early Years Quality Fund, November 2013, p. x.

[34]      Assistant Minister for Education, Honourable Sussan Ley MP, Coalition delivers childcare educators fairer funding, 10 December 2013, http://sussanley.com/coalition-delivers-childcare-educators-fairer-funding/ (accessed 8 July 2014).

[35]      Ms Kay Doyle, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 43.

[36]      Ms Kylie Mussared, Manager Family, Youth and Recreation Services, City of Boroondara, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 44.

[37]      Ms Correna Haythorpe, Deputy Federal President, Australian Education Union, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 60.

[38]      Ms Jackie Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 7.

[39]      Ms Jackie Wilson, Deputy Secretary, Early Childhood Education and Care, Department of Education, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 7.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY SENATOR NICK XENOPHON

[1]        Ms Gwynn Bridge, President, Australian Childcare Alliance, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 32.

[2]        Grattan Report, as cited in Australian Childcare Alliance, Submission 13, p. 9.

[3]        Ms Nesha O’Neil, President, Child Care New South Wales, Proof Committee Hansard, 23 May 2014, p. 5.

[4]        Australian Childcare Alliance, Submission 13, p. 9.

[5]        Ms Jackie Wilson, Department of Education, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 5.

[6]        Australian Childcare Alliance, Submission 13, p. 25.

[7]        Ms Jackie Wilson, Department of Education, Proof Committee Hansard, 22 May 2014, p. 6.

[8]        ACECQA, NQF Snapshot Q1 2014 (May 2014), p. 2.

[9]        Ms Gwynn Bridge, Proof Committee Hansard, 21 May 2014, p. 35.

[10]      National In-Home Childcare Association, Submission 18, p. 7.

[11]      National In-Home Childcare Association, Submission 18, p. 7.

[12]      National In-Home Childcare Association, Submission 18, p. 18.