Figure 7: Early years facilities in the South West Neighbourhood
Three and Four-Year-Old Sessional Kindergarten Table 51: Sessional kindergarten in Council facilities supply and demand – South West Neighbourhood Ownership Not-for-profit Council Private
Maternal and child health Table 50: Maternal and child health in Council facilities supply and demand – South West Neighbourhood
Relationship to Benchmark Provision
2026
2031
2036
2041
230
230
230
230
230
230
Demand - 0.63 places per projected 3yo*
0
84
125
206
219
224
Demand - 0.63 places per projected 4yo*
157
161
174
199
214
219
Relationship to Benchmark Provision
+73
-15
-69
-175
-203
-214
Note: *As subsidised 3yo kinder does not begin until 2022, demand in 2019 has been listed as 0. Also the rate of demand for 3yo kinder has been assessed to rise from 0.2 places per 3yo in 2020 to reach 0.63 places per 3yo in 2031.
The following tables compare the level of supply for the early years services (i.e. maternal and child health, three and four-year-old sessional kindergarten, and long day childcare) and the anticipated demand levels based on population forecasts, and the assumptions set out in Table 18.
Demand - MCH rooms per 120 projected births
2023
Supply - total places
Service Type C Long day childcare K Kindergarten M Maternal and child Health O Occasional childcare / other service CX Future long day childcare (with permit)
Supply - MCH rooms
2020
2020
2023
2026
2031
2036
2041
3
3
3
3
3
3
1.9 +1.1
2.0 +1.0
2.2 +0.8
2.5 +0.5
2.6 +0.4
2.7
Long day childcare Table 52: Long day childcare supply and demand – South West Neighbourhood
2020
2023
2026
2031
2036
2041
Supply - Council places
114
114
114
114
114
114
Supply - non-Council places
211
211
211
211
211
211
Supply - Total places
325
325
325
325
325
325
Demand - 1 place per 3.07 children aged 0-4
442
444
480
550
583
595
Relationship to Benchmark Provision Council places (33% of demand)
-25
-33
-44
-67
-78
-82
Relationship to Benchmark Provision non-Council places (67% of demand)
-72
-86
-111
-157
-179
-188
+0.3 Note: *Supply excludes facilities that have planning approval but have not yet commenced construction.
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