Preschool Staffing

204 The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) ().1 December 2022). Is the government reducing staff in preschools in the first half of 2023, where those preschools have been told to reduce their enrolment cap for the first half of the year to enable space to be left for mid-year enrolments?

The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector): The Minister for Education, Training and Skills has advised:

No preschool staffing is being reduced in term 1 due to the mid-year intake.

Staffing allocation for the start of term 1, 2023 was based on the department's preschool staffing formula and predicted enrolments. This process occurs annually the year prior to children starting preschool.