House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, First Session (54-1) 54 1 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Early Childhood Development Early Childhood Development In reply to Dr CLOSE House of Assembly Port Adelaide Deputy Leader of the Opposition Early Childhood Development In reply to Dr CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (25 July 2019). (Estimates Committee B) The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER House of Assembly Morialta Minister for Education Early Childhood Development The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Minister for Education): I am advised of the following: The 2019-20 salaries and goods and services budget transferred to the Department of Human Services (DHS) for child wellbeing practitioners is $8.474 million. Of the 231.3 FTE transferred to DHS, 134.4 FTE are related to the early childhood program. The 199.8 FTE within the agency statement is the 2017-18 actual, and does not relate to the budget transferred to DHS given the arrangements began 1 July 2019.