Table of contents

  • Preliminary material (138K PDF)
    • Title page and verso
    • Contents
    • List of tables and figures
    • Preface
    • Summary
  • Sections
    1. Introduction (240K PDF)
      • Background
      • The Census of Child Care Services
      • Expansion of long day care services, 1991 to 1999
    2. Long day care service provision (318K PDF)
      • Places
      • Places for young children
      • Preschool and outside school hours care service
      • Hours of opening of long day care centres
      • Vacancies in long day care centres
      • Fees charged
    3. Children (278K PDF)
      • Number of children in long day care
      • Time spent in care
      • Age of children
      • Work-related care
      • Children and parents with special needs
      • Childcare Assistance
    4. Workers (202K PDF)
      • Workers per service provider
      • Workers by age
      • Cultural background
      • Employment characteristics
      • Qualifications
      • In-service training
  • End matter (113K PDF)
    • Appendix
    • References