This subsidy is paid to ECE services for each child up to 30 hours, with the following exception: Services with children on the higher 20 Hours ECE subsidy who are enrolled for more than 20 hours a week at any service can only claim up to 10 hours of this subsidy.
Services continue to receive funding for a child who is absent up to a maximum of 3 weeks.
Services that receive this subsidy for a child can also charge parents/families a fee.
Teacher-led Centres – All-day services
Teacher-led centres include all education and care centres (including kindergartens and preschools) and services on a notional roll, such as hospital-based.
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$ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR (INCL. GST) |
All-day licensed teacher-led centres not owned by Kindergarten Assn |
Kindergarten Associations FROM 1 JULY 2021 |
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UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
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100% teachers |
$13.62 |
$7.98 |
$15.57 |
$9.12 |
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80-99% teachers |
$13.04 |
$7.21 |
$14.99 |
$8.35 |
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50-79% teachers |
$11.81 |
$6.23 |
$13.55 |
$7.18 |
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25-49% teachers |
$9.53 |
$4.96 |
$10.89 |
$5.70 |
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0-24% teachers |
$8.15 |
$4.12 |
$9.26 |
$4.70 |
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$ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR (INCL. GST) |
All-day licensed teacher-led centres not owned by Kindergarten Assn |
All-day licensed teacher-led centres not owned by Kindergarten Assn |
Kindergarten Associations FROM 1 JANUARY 2022 |
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UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
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100% teachers |
$13.78 |
$8.08 |
$14.13 |
$8.29 |
$15.76 |
$9.23 |
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80-99% teachers |
$13.20 |
$7.30 |
$13.54 |
$7.49 |
$15.17 |
$8.45 |
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50-79% teachers |
$11.95 |
$6.30 |
$12.25 |
$6.46 |
$13.71 |
$7.27 |
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25-49% teachers |
$9.64 |
$5.02 |
$9.88 |
$5.15 |
$11.02 |
$5.77 |
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0-24% teachers |
$8.25 |
$4.17 |
$8.46 |
$4.28 |
$9.37 |
$4.76 |
1 RATE 1 OPTION - services are required to pay all qualified teachers with a practising certificate at least $24.69 hour. Should a service not do this it drops to a lower funding band regardless of what percentage of qualified teachers it has.
2 RATE 2 OPTION - from 1 January 2022 to be eligible for this funding rate a centre must pay all its qualified teachers with a practising certificate at least $24.69 hour (Step 1 – 1st year teacher) progressing to $31.62 hour (which is pay Step 6 - for a 6th year teacher who does not have higher qualifications. Teachers with a Masters degree need only 1 year experience to reach the top pay step).
Sessional-licensed teacher-led centres
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$ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR (INCLUDING GST) |
Sessional teacher-led centres not owned by Kindergarten Assn FROM 1 JULY 2021 1 |
Kindergarten Associations FROM 1 JULY 2021 |
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UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
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100% teachers |
$12.48 |
$6.20 |
$15.88 |
$7.97 |
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80 - 99% teachers |
$11.60 |
$5.26 |
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50-79% teachers |
$10.54 |
$4.70 |
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25-49% teachers |
$8.59 |
$4.04 |
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0-24% teachers |
$7.49 |
$3.64 |
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$ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR (INCLUDING GST) |
Sessional teacher-led centres not owned by Kindergarten Assn |
Sessional teacher-led centres not owned by Kindergarten Assn |
Kindergarten Associations FROM 1 JANUARY 2022 |
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UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
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100% teachers |
$12.63 |
$6.27 |
$12.95 |
$6.43 |
$16.07 |
$8.07 |
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80-99% teachers |
$11.74 |
$5.32 |
$12.04 |
$5.46 |
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50-79% teachers |
$10.67 |
$4.76 |
$10.94 |
$4.88 |
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25-49% teachers |
$8.69 |
$4.09 |
$8.91 |
$4.19 |
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0-24% teachers |
$7.53 |
$3.68 |
$7.77 |
$3.77 |
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1 RATE 1 OPTION - services are required to pay all qualified teachers with a practising certificate at least $24.69 hour. Should a service not do this it drops to a lower funding band regardless of what percentage of qualified teachers it has.
2 RATE 2 OPTION - from 1 January 2022 to be eligible for this funding rate a centre must pay all its qualified teachers with a practising certificate at least $24.69 hour (Step 1 – 1st year teacher) progressing to $31.62 hour (which is pay Step 6 - for a 6th year teacher who does not have higher qualifications. Teachers with a Masters degree need only 1 year experience to reach the top pay step).
Homebased Teacher-Led ECE Service funding
Home-based services are required to employ a person responsible/ co-ordinator for every 50 children who is qualified and holds a current practising certificate. A service licenced for 51 children must have 2 qualified and certificated teachers.
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$ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR (INCLUDING GST) |
FROM 1 JANUARY 2021 |
FROM 1 JANUARY 2022 |
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UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
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Quality |
$9.05 |
$4.85 |
$9.16 |
$4.91 |
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Standard |
$7.28 |
$3.94 |
$7.28 |
$3.94 |
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Te Kōhanga Reo funding
To support teachers, the Trust advocates for Te Tohu Tino Rangatiratanga Whakapakari o Te Kōhanga Reo - a Level 7 qualification delivered in te reo - to be recognised as a qualification accepted by the Teaching Council for graduates to register and gain a practising certificate. The majority of staff in Kōhanga Reo are currently undertaking a Kōhanga Reo course or hold some type of Kōhanga Reo approved course qualification.
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$ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR (INCLUDING GST) |
FROM 1 JANUARY 2021 |
FROM 1 JANUARY 2022 |
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UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
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Quality |
$13.24 |
$8.62 |
$13.40 |
$8.72 |
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Standard |
$12.08 |
$8.05 |
$12.22 |
$8.15 |
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Playcentre funding
All Playcentres are required to have a person responsible and that person may hold a Level 4 early childhood qualification on the NZQA framework or a teaching diploma or degree and a practising certificate
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$ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR (INCLUDING GST) |
FROM 1 JANUARY 2021 |
FROM 1 JANUARY 2022 |
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UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
UNDER 2 |
2 AND OVER |
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Quality |
$9.84 |
$4.94 |
$9.96 |
$5.00 |
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Standard |
$8.61 |
$4.33 |
$8.71 |
$4.38 |
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20 Hours ECE funding rates for different services
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