❓ Mr. Staltari requests a detailed breakdown of early childhood education and care service waiver applications and approvals under the National Quality Framework for the year 2018, focusing on specific requirements related to location, physical environment, and staffing.

I refer to the ability of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services to apply for service waivers, and I ask:(a) For the year ending 31 December 2018, please provide a breakdown of service waiver applications made by the following requirements under the National Quality Framework (NQF):(i) Location of principal office of family day care services;(ii) Physical environment:(A) Fencing;(B) Indoor space;(C) Outdoor space;(D) Ventilation and natural light; and(E) Glass;(iii) Staffing:(A) Educators who are under 18 to be supervised;(B) Educator to child ratios - centre-based services;(C) Number of children who can be educated and cared for;(D) General educator qualifications - centre-based services;(E) Family day care educator qualifications;(F) Family day care co-ordinator qualifications;(G) Requirement for early childhood teacher - centre-based services - fewer than 25 approved places;(H) Requirement for early childhood teacher - centre-based services - 25 or more approved places but fewer than 25 children;(I) Requirement for early childhood teacher - centre-based services - 25 to 59 children;(J) Requirement for early childhood teacher - centre-based services - 60 to 80 children;(K) Requirement for early childhood teacher - centre-based services - more than 80 children;(L) Administrative space;(M) Nappy change facilities;(N) Outdoor space - natural environment;(O) Outdoor space - shade; and(P) Premises designed to facilitate supervision;(b) Of the service waivers outlined in (a)-(iii), how many service waivers were approved in the year ending 31 December 2018, by waiver type?