Regulations

Regulations 2008 cover Prepared by Dr Sarah Alexander and Warwick Marshall.
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Are you are reading this because you want to know what an early childhood service should (or should not) be providing? Or maybe you want to know if something happening at your centre is actually legal?

To help you in easily finding what you need to know, we have summarised the legal stuff of most relevance to families and prepared this Guide to Regulations for Early Childhood Education Services.

This is a reader-friendly version of the regulations and licensing criteria

The Ministry of Education also provides written 'guidance' on ways a service might meet the licensing criteria. Our My ECE Guide does not include the guidance since services are not legally bound to meet anything in the guidance.

List of articles in category Regulations
Title
About the My ECE Guide to Regulations for Early Childhood Education Services
About What a Licensed Service Is, Classes of Licence, Ministry Power of Entry, and Service Provider Requirements
About Written Directives to Remedy Health and Safety Risks
Adult-Child Ratios: Number of Children and Adults, Age, and Who Counts
Animals and Pets
Annual Plan, Self-Review, Internal Evaluation, and Philosophy Statement
Assessment of Learning and Reporting Learning to Parents
Behaviour Management, Promoting Social Competence, and Positive Guidance of Children
Budget and Annual Plan
Child Number - Maximum Licence Service Size
Child Protection - Child Abuse, Inappropriate Material, Drugs and Harmful Substances
Collection of Children: Who Can Do Pick-Ups and Age of Person
Complaints Procedure and Complainant Rights
Curriculum Requirements (general)
Curriculum Requirements for Te Kōhanga Reo
Documentation - Enrolment and Attendance Records
Documentation Required - What to Keep Records of and What to Do with These Documents
Emergency Preparation, Supplies, and Drills
Excursions and Taking the Children on Trips and Outings
First Aid Kit, First Aid Qualifications, and Incident Management
Food and Drink
Hazard and Risk Management
Hours of Attendance - Can a Part-time Child Be Told to Leave?
HR Practices and Approaches - Human Resource Management
Hurt, Sick or Soiled Children - Medical Assistance, Isolation, and Washing Facilities
Immunisation Register
Infectious Diseases, Isolation, and Sending Home
Kindergarten Fee Charging
Medicines and Parent Written Authority
Motor Vehicle Travel - Travelling in a Motor Vehicle
Nappy Changing, Toileting, and Handwashing Requirements
Noise Control
Offence of Insulting, Abusing, or Intimidating Teacher or Staff
Parent Involvement, Information on their Child, on Service Operation, and Finances
Parent Right of Entry and Who is a Parent
Room Ventilation, Temperature, Lighting, Facilities, and Storage
Safety Checking and Police Vetting of Teachers, Contractors, and Other Adults
Sleep - The Design, Placement, Number of Beds and Cots, and Monitoring of Sleeping Children
Space - Amount of Indoor and Outdoor Space, Layout, and Use
Staff Qualifications and Person Responsible Qualifications
Supervision of Children, Supervision of Adults, and Supervision Plan
Water Temperature