Assessing the effectiveness of Australian early childhood education and care experiences: study protocol

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Achieved E4Kids sample of ECEC and school services and children within them

	FDC^a	K^b	LDC^c	S^d	O^e	U^f,g	Total
Services 2010	7	40	92	0	2	1	142
Children 2010	100	818	1542	0	27	7	2494
Services 2011	8	186	153	371	2	1	721
Children 2011	51	629	720	932	12	150	2494
Services 2012	3	70	53	677	1	2	806
Children 2012	10	100	109	1923	2	350	2494

^aFamily Day Care
^bStand-alone, typically sessional kindergarten programs for children in the year before school and three-year-old programs in Victoria
^cLong Day Care
^dSchool
^eOther, including limited hours and occasional care programs
^fFor Classroom rows, count of rooms where either Room or Service type data is missing
^gFor Children rows, count of children who were allocated to a classroom or where either Room or Service type data is missing

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