Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Glossary Item |
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Synonymous names: | Preschool program |
METEOR identifier: | 556834 |
Registration status: | Early Childhood, Superseded 01/06/2015 |
Definition: | An early childhood education program is a structured, play-based learning program, delivered by a qualified teacher aimed at children in the year or two before they commence full-time schooling, irrespective of the type of institution that provides it or whether it is government funded or privately provided. Programs may be delivered in a variety of service settings including separate preschools or kindergartens, long day care centres, in association with a school etc. The terms most commonly used to describe early childhood education programs which are subject to the NP UAECE in states and territories are:
A quality early childhood education program is a program which is delivered in the year before full-time schooling by a qualified early childhood teacher, in accordance with the Early Years Learning Framework and the National Quality Standard. |