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Wednesday, 4 June 2003
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Ms Vamvakinou asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, upon notice, on 24 March 2003:

(1) What is: (a) the number of community based child care centres that are located in the electoral division of Calwell, (b) the name and address of each centre, and (c) the sum of Commonwealth funding that each centre received in: (i) 2001-02, and (ii) 2002-03.

(2) Which (a) Commonwealth funded child centres located in the electorate of Calwell have been overpaid and (b) what sum is each childcare centre being asked to repay.


Mr Anthony (Minister for Children and Youth Affairs) —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) (a) There are 80 active community based child care services in the electoral division of Calwell. A breakdown of all active approved services is provided in the table below.

Calwell electoral division, active services by service type and sector

Service Type

Sector1

Total

Not for Profit

For Profit

After school hours care

28

0

28

Before school hours care

24

0

24

Family day care

1

0

1

Long day care

14

14

28

Occasional care

1

0

1

Vacation care

12

0

12

Total

80

14

94

1. Not for profit services include community based, local and state government controlled services.

Source: CCB service provider strip file 7 February 2003 & Victorian Child Care Database 28 March 2003.

1 (b) The name and address of each active community based child care service in the electoral division of Calwell is listed in the table below.

Name

Address

Service type

GOOD SHEPHERD PRIMARY SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

GOOD SHEPHERD PRIMARY SCHOOL, SOUTH CIRCULAR ROAD

ASC

HOLY CHILD AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

HOLY CHILD CATHOLIC PARISH, 115 CORINELLA CRESCENT

ASC

KEILOR DOWNS PRIMARY SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

KEILOR DOWNS PRIMARY SCHOOL, SWINDON CRESCENT

ASC

MACKELLAR PRIMARY AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM

MACKELLAR PRIMARY SCHOOL, GOLDSMITH AVENUE

ASC

MARY MACKILLOP AFTER SCHOOL HOURS PROGRAM

MARY MACKILLOP PRIMARY SCHOOL, 152 ODESSA AVENUE

ASC

OVERNEWTON AFTER SCHOOL TAYLORS LAKE CAMPUS

MULTI PURPOSE HALL, ROBERTSON ROAD

ASC

OVERNEWTON ANGLICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

OVERNEWTON ROAD

ASC

TAYLORS LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL COMBINED OSHC

TAYLORS LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHICHESTER DRIVE

ASC

ROXBURGH HOMESTEAD PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

MCPHERSON BOULEVARD, ROXBURGH PARK

ASC

CRAIGIEBURN SOUTH AFTER CARE

HOTHLYN DRIVE, CRAIGIEBURN

ASC

TULLAMARINE PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BROADMEADOWS ROAD, TULLAMARINE

ASC

OAK PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

WILLETT AVE, OAK PARK

ASC

CRAIGIEBURN PRIMARY AFTER CARE

HAMILTON ST, CRAIGIEBURN

ASC

SUNBURY AFTER SCHOOL CARE

CHARTER EAST RD, SUNBURY

ASC

KISMET PARK PRIMARY AFTER CARE

MCEWEN DR, SUNBURY

ASC

GLADSTONE VIEWS PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

CARRICK DR, GLADSTONE PARK

ASC

DALLAS PRIMARY AFTER CARE

KIEWA CRES, BROADMEADOWS

ASC

WESTMEADOWS PRIMARY AFTER CARE

RIDDELL ST, WESTMEADOWS

ASC

GLENROY WEST PRIMARY AFTER CARE

YORK ST, GLENROY

ASC

SYDENHAM PRIMARY AFTER CARE

COMMUNITY HUB, SYDENHAM

ASC

HILLSIDE PRIMARY AFTER CARE

WATTLE VALLEY DR, HILLSIDE

ASC

ST FRANCIS DE SALES AFTER CARE

PASCOE VALE RD, OAK PARK

ASC

COOLAROO SOUTH PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BUSHFIELD CRES, COOLAROO

ASC

BROADMEADOWS PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

NICHOLAS ST, BROADMEADOWS

ASC

GLADSTONE PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

TAYLOR DR, TULLAMARINE

ASC

ROXBURGH PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ALMANDS AVE, ROXBURGH PARK

ASC

MONMIA PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

COPERNICUS WAY, KEILOR DOWNS

ASC

KEILOR PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

KENNEDY ST, KEILOR

ASC

KEILOR PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

KENNEDY ST, KEILOR

BSC

ROXBURGH HOMESTEAD PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

MCPHERSON BLVD, ROXBURGH PARK

BSC

TULLAMARINE PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BROADMEADOWS RD, TULLAMARINE

BSC

OAK PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

WILLETT AVE, OAK PARK

BSC

GLADSTONE VIEWS PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

CARRICK DR, GLADSTONE PARK

BSC

CRAIGIEBURN SOUTH BEFORE CARE

HOTHLYN DR, CRAIGIEBURN

BSC

CRAIGIEBURN PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

HAMILTON ST, CRAIGIEBURN

BSC

SUNBURY BEFORE SCHOOL CARE

CHARTER RD, SUNBURY

BSC

DALLAS PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

KIEWA CRES, BROADMEADOWS

BSC

SYDENHAM PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

COMMUNITY HUB, SYDENHAM

BSC

TAYLORS LAKES PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

CHICHESTER DR, TAYLORS LAKES

BSC

GLENROY WEST PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

YORK ST, GLENROY

BSC

ST FRANCIS DE SALES BEFORE CARE

PASCOE VALE RD, OAK PARK

BSC

COOLAROO SOUTH PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BUSHFIELD CRES, COOLAROO

BSC

BROADMEADOWS PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

NICHOLAS ST, BROADMEADOWS

BSC

GLADSTONE PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

TAYLOR DR, TULLAMARINE

BSC

ROXBURGH PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ALMANDS AVE, ROXBURGH PARK

BSC

MONMIA PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

COPERNICUS WAY, KEILOR DOWNS

BSC

GOOD SHEPHERD PRIMARY BEFORE SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM

GOOD SHEPHERD PRIMARY SCHOOL, 88 SOUTH CIRCULAR ROAD

BSC

HOLY CHILD CATHOLIC PARISH BEFORE SCHOOL HOURS PROGRAM

115 CORINELLA CRESCENT

BSC

MACKELLAR PRIMARY BEFORE SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM

MACKELLAR PRIMARY SCHOOL, GOLDSMITH AVENUE

BSC

HILLSIDE PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

WATTLE VALLEY DR

BSC

OVERNEWTON ANGLICAN COLLEGE BEFORE SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM

OVERNEWTON ANGLICAN COLLEGE, OVERNEWTON ROAD

BSC

OVERNEWTON BEFORE SCHOOL TAYLORS LAKE CAMPUS

MULTIPURPOSE HALL, ROBERTSON ROAD

BSC

BRIMBANK FAMILY DAY CARE SCHEME

MUNICIPAL OFFICES, OLD CALDER HIGHWAY

FDC

BROADMEADOWS MULTI-CULTURAL EARLY LEARNING CENTRE INC.

358 BARRY ROAD

LDC

DELAHEY CHILDREN'S CENTRE

COPPERFIELD DR

LDC

DEREK ROBSON CHILDREN'S SERVICES CENTRE INC

CHILTERN STREET

LDC

HOMESTEAD CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRE

HOMESTEAD RUN

LDC

KANGAN BATMAN TAFE HUME CAMPUS CHILDREN'S CENTRE

PEARCEDALE PARADE

LDC

KEILOR DOWNS CHILD CARE CENTRE

39 THORNHILL DRIVE

LDC

REMUS WAY CHILDREN'S CENTRE

CNR REMUS WAY AND FASTNET DRIVE

LDC

SYDENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE

7 COMMUNITY HUB

LDC

THE PLAYHOUSE

3-5 ELTHAM STREET

LDC

SUNNINGDALE CHILDREN'S CENTRE

DORNOCH DR, SUNBURY

LDC

CRAIGIEBURN EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - HILTON ST CAMPUS

HILTON ST, CRAIGIEBURN

LDC

ATTWOOD CHILDCARE CENTRE

MICKLEHAM RD, WESTMEADOWS

LDC

CRAIGIEBURN EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - CRAIGIEBURN ROAD CAMPUS

CRAIGIEBURN RD, CRAIGIEBURN

LDC

WESTMERE CHILDREN'S SERVICES CENTRE

490 BARRY ROAD

LDC

MURDELL HOUSE

12 ORTOLAN AVE

OCC

GLADSTONE PARK VACATION CARE

CIRCULAR DRIVE

VAC

CRAIGIEBURN VACATION CARE

CRAIGIEBURN FUNCTION ROOMS, CRAIGIEBURN RD WEST, CRAIGIEBURN

VAC

PASCOE VALE NORTH PRIMARY VACATION CARE

KENT RD, PASCOE VALE

VAC

KEILOR PRIMARY VACATION CARE

KENNEDY ST, KEILOR

VAC

SYDENHAM PRIMARY VACATION CARE

COMMUNITY HUB, SYDENHAM

VAC

BROADMEADOWS SENIOR VACATION CARE YOUTH CENTRAL

PEARCEDALE PDE, BROADMEADOWS

VAC

ROXBURGH HOMESTEAD PRIMARY VACATION CARE

MCPHERSON BLVD, ROXBURGH PARK

VAC

GREENVALE VACATION CARE

1079 PASCOE VALE RD

VAC

MACKELLAR PRIMARY VACATION CARE

MACKELLAR PRIMARY SCHOOL, GOLDSMITH AVENUE

VAC

MEADOW HEIGHTS VACATION CARE

BUCHAN STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE, BUCHAN STREET

VAC

HILLSIDE PRIMARY VACATION CARE

HILLSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL - HILLS, WATTLE VALLEY DR

VAC

TAYLORS LAKES PRIMARY VACATION CARE

TAYLORS LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL, CHICHESTER DRIVE

VAC

Source: CCB service provider strip file 7 February 2003 & Victorian Child Care Database 28 March 2003

Service Type:

ASC: After school hours care, BSC: Before school hours care, FDC: Family day care, LDC: Long day care, OCC: Occasional care, VAC: Vacation care

1 (c) The sum of funding received by community based child care services in the electoral division of Calwell for (i) 2001-02 and (ii) 2002-03 is listed in the table below. The sum of funding includes

funding paid as Operational Subsidy, Special Needs Subsidy, JET payments, Establishment Grants and Block Grant Assistance (transitional assistance). These amounts do not include Child Care Benefit or Childcare Assistance as these amounts are notionally paid to families rather than to services although aggregated amounts are paid to services. Each service must apply for the noted subsidies and grants, and meet specific eligibility criteria.

Name

Service type

Funding 2001-2002

Funding 2002-2003

GOOD SHEPHERD PRIMARY SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

ASC

$0

$0

HOLY CHILD AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

ASC

$0

$0

KEILOR DOWNS PRIMARY SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

ASC

$8689

$4875

MACKELLAR PRIMARY AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM

ASC

$1270

$51

MARY MACKILLOP AFTER SCHOOL HOURS PROGRAM

ASC

$0

$0

OVERNEWTON AFTER SCHOOL TAYLORS LAKE CAMPUS

ASC

$0

$0

OVERNEWTON ANGLICAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

ASC

$0

$0

TAYLORS LAKES PRIMARY SCHOOL COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$112

$194

ROXBURGH HOMESTEAD PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$1127

$540

CRAIGIEBURN SOUTH AFTER CARE

ASC

$0

$0

TULLAMARINE PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$0

$1547

OAK PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$6662

$5821

CRAIGIEBURN PRIMARY AFTER CARE

ASC

$0

$0

SUNBURY AFTER SCHOOL CARE

ASC

$0

$0

KISMET PARK PRIMARY AFTER CARE

ASC

$107

$0

GLADSTONE VIEWS PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$0

$64

DALLAS PRIMARY AFTER CARE

ASC

$0

$2179

WESTMEADOWS PRIMARY AFTER CARE

ASC

$223

$70

GLENROY WEST PRIMARY AFTER CARE

ASC

$0

$0

SYDENHAM PRIMARY AFTER CARE

ASC

$0

$0

HILLSIDE PRIMARY AFTER CARE

ASC

$9734

$9939

ST FRANCIS DE SALES AFTER CARE

ASC

$7380

$5734

COOLAROO SOUTH PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$0

$0

BROADMEADOWS PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$0

$0

GLADSTONE PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$0

$64

ROXBURGH PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$1127

$540

Name

Service type

Funding 2001-2002

Funding 2002-2003

MONMIA PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$0

$7704

KEILOR PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

ASC

$0

$0

KEILOR PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$0

$0

ROXBURGH HOMESTEAD PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$400

$0

TULLAMARINE PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$0

$0

OAK PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$0

$0

GLADSTONE VIEWS PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$0

$0

CRAIGIEBURN SOUTH BEFORE CARE

BSC

$0

$0

CRAIGIEBURN PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

BSC

$0

$0

SUNBURY BEFORE SCHOOL CARE

BSC

$0

$0

DALLAS PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

BSC

$80

$186

SYDENHAM PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

BSC

$0

$0

TAYLORS LAKES PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$0

$0

GLENROY WEST PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

BSC

$7467

$6116

ST FRANCIS DE SALES BEFORE CARE

BSC

$4428

$3440

COOLAROO SOUTH PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$1545

$7695

BROADMEADOWS PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$0

$0

GLADSTONE PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$1166

$5778

ROXBURGH PARK PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$0

$7695

MONMIA PRIMARY COMBINED OSHC

BSC

$0

$5403

GOOD SHEPHERD PRIMARY BEFORE SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM

BSC

$0

$0

HOLY CHILD CATHOLIC PARISH BEFORE SCHOOL HOURS PROGRAM

BSC

$0

$0

MACKELLAR PRIMARY BEFORE SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM

BSC

$277

$0

HILLSIDE PRIMARY BEFORE CARE

BSC

$6739

$6881

OVERNEWTON ANGLICAN COLLEGE BEFORE SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM

BSC

$0

$0

OVERNEWTON BEFORE SCHOOL TAYLORS LAKE CAMPUS

BSC

$0

$0

BRIMBANK FAMILY DAY CARE SCHEME

FDC

$453,228

$544,241

BROADMEADOWS MULTI-CULTURAL EARLY LEARNING CENTRE INC.

LDC

$34709

$15044

DELAHEY CHILDREN'S CENTRE

LDC

$1374

$0

DEREK ROBSON CHILDREN'S SERVICES CENTRE INC

LDC

$43350

$33879

Name

Service type

Funding 2001-2002

Funding 2002-2003

HOMESTEAD CHILD AND FAMILY CENTRE

LDC

$18861

$31138

KANGAN BATMAN TAFE HUME CAMPUS CHILDREN'S CENTRE

LDC

$27515

$18113

KEILOR DOWNS CHILD CARE CENTRE

LDC

$6752

$4382

REMUS WAY CHILDREN'S CENTRE

LDC

$6942

$4846

SYDENHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE

LDC

$32812

$21524

THE PLAYHOUSE

LDC

$7930

$17860

SUNNINGDALE CHILDRENS CENTRE

LDC

$6499

$6859

CRAIGIEBURN EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - HILTON ST CAMPUS

LDC

$0

$0

ATTWOOD CHILDCARE CENTRE

LDC

$1248

$1259

CRAIGIEBURN EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES - CRAIGIEBURN ROAD CAMPUS

LDC

$28628

$34320

WESTMERE CHILDREN'S SERVICES CENTRE

LDC

$42705

$32641

MURDELL HOUSE

OCC

$92629

$62012

GLADSTONE PARK VACATION CARE

VAC

$9958

$64051

CRAIGIEBURN VACATION CARE

VAC

$12493

$98

PASCOE VALE NORTH PRIMARY VACATION CARE

VAC

$1560

$0

KEILOR PRIMARY VACATION CARE

VAC

$18754

$18408

SYDENHAM PRIMARY VACATION CARE

VAC

$0

$0

BROADMEADOWS SENIOR VACATION CARE YOUTH CENTRAL

VAC

$20281

$8578

ROXBURGH HOMESTEAD PRIMARY VACATION CARE

VAC

$11236

$1022

GREENVALE VACATION CARE

VAC

$13323

$7720

MACKELLAR PRIMARY VACATION CARE

VAC

$9472

$6903

MEADOW HEIGHTS VACATION CARE

VAC

$21944

$0

HILLSIDE PRIMARY VACATION CARE

VAC

$13620

$6881

TAYLORS LAKES PRIMARY VACATION CARE

VAC

$0

$0

Source: Impact (FaCS Financial Management System) 28 March 2003

(2) (a) Child Care Benefit (CCB) is paid in advance to services on behalf of eligible families to enable services to reduce the child care fees of those families. CCB is paid on an ongoing advance/acquit basis. No debts or overpayments are raised as part of this ongoing process. If the Member for Calwell would like more information on the CCB advance/acquit process, I would be happy to provide the information.

Eight Commonwealth funded child care centres in the electorate of Calwell have been overpaid. The amounts overpaid are Childcare Assistance debts.

(2) (b) The total amount of Childcare Assistance that these eight centres were being asked to repay as at 25 March 2003 was $206,395.87 However, as the Honourable Member would appreciate, information about child care centres' debts to the Commonwealth is commercially sensitive. The public disclosure of such information could have adverse commercial consequences for these services.