ECE Funding Handbook
Welcome to the ECE Funding Handbook. This handbook is issued under section 548(5) of the Education and Training Act 2020.
Funding of certain services and certified playgroups – NZ Legislation(external link)
The funding paid to licensed services is paid subject to the terms and conditions set out under this handbook and must be complied with. The terms used in this handbook are based in the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008.
This handbook is designed to be a 'one-stop-shop' of everything you need to know about early childhood funding, including:
- the ECE Funding Subsidy
- 20 Hours ECE funding
- equity funding
- the annual top-up for isolated services
This information does not apply to certificated playgroups
The information in the Funding Handbook does not apply to certificated playgroups.
These services should contact their Ministry regional office for further information.
Download the ECE Funding Handbook
If you would like to print a copy of this handbook, refer to the list of downloads in the contents section where you will find downloadable PDF versions of each chapter.
ECE Funding Handbook downloads
3-C Parent/whānau-led services
Overview
Introduction
Parent/whānau-led services include licensed playcentres and licensed kōhanga reo. They provide education and care for children under the age of six.
The information in the Funding Handbook does not apply to certificated playgroups or services operating as licence-exempt. These services should contact their Ministry regional office for further information.
In this chapter
This chapter contains sections that are relevant to all licensed parent/whānau-led services. In addition, there are sections that are specific to either licensed playcentres or licensed kōhanga reo.
You will need to read the sections for all parent/whānau-led services and the section that is specific to your service type.
In this section
This section contains the following topics: