COMMUNITY KINDERGARTENS
224. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to community kindergartens.
(1) What was the total funding allocated to community
kindergartens in 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
and 2017–18?
(2) For each of the years referred
to in (1), how many staff were allocated to community kindergartens?
(3) What are the
predicted savings expected to be achieved each year through the implementation
of the new enrolment threshold?
(4) How many
staff are expected to be impacted through the implementation of the new
enrolment threshold?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The following
funding allocations to community kindergartens are for calendar years: 2013, $4
389 861; 2014, $4 152 463; 2015, $3 549 705; 2016, $3 272 691; and 2017, $3 549
739.
(2) The number of
staff allocated to community kindergartens from 2013 to 2017 were: in 2013,
25.2 FTE teacher and 18 FTE education assistant; in 2014, 23.8 FTE teacher and
17 FTE education assistant; in 2015, 21 FTE teacher and 15 FTE education
assistant; in 2016, 18.9 FTE teacher and 13.5 FTE education assistant; and in
2017, 18.9 FTE teacher and 13.5 FTE education assistant.
(3) If recent
enrolment trends at community kindergartens continue, predicted savings over
the three financial years 2018–19 to 2020–21 are $1.1 million.
(4) It is expected to be 4.8 FTE.