Question On Notice No. 734 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 May 2022 by Hon Donna Faragher
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Community Services
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to question on notice 560, answered on 23 March 2022, and the Education and Care Regulatory Unit within the Department of Communities, and I ask, will the Minister provide a breakdown (by category) of the total number of outside school hours care, family day care and long day care centres operating in Western Australia in the following financial years:
(a) 2017-18;
(b) 2018-19;
(c) 2019-20;
(d) 2020-21; and
(e) 2021-22 (to date)?
Answered on 14 June 2022
Service Care Type |
(a) |
(b) |
(c) |
(d) |
(e) |
Long Day Care |
640 |
675 |
723 |
749 |
775 |
Outside School Hours Care |
399 |
427 |
447 |
468 |
495 |
Family Day Care |
24 |
29 |
31 |
34 |
37 |
TOTAL |
1063 |
1131 |
1201 |
1251 |
1307 |