Every year, the Department of Education conducts the Queensland Early Childhood Education and Care Services Census.
Long day care, kindergarten, family day care and outside school hours care services, and state and non-state schools that provide kindergarten programs, are asked to complete the Census.
The reference period for 2025 is
from 28 July to 3 August. Services will have until
Sunday 17 August 2025 to complete the survey.
You can start preparing for it now with the
how to prepare guide. This handy checklist steps you through the survey process and helps you complete every step.
While service providers invest significant time in completing the Census, they may not realise just how valuable that data is, and how the quality of the information supplied is as important to the sector as it is to the department.
The data determines the Australian Government's funding allocation for kindergarten in Queensland. It also informs decision-making on key issues such as funding, workforce planning and program development in the year ahead. The accuracy and quality of the information you provide are invaluable to both the sector and the department.
The department's
Free Kindy reforms are based on information and trends in the Census data.
Read more about how to complete the
ECEC Services Census.