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Read section 7-1 first#
The information provided in Section 7-1 and 7-2 also applies to teacher-led centre-based services.
Please read Section 7-1 and 7-2 before reading this section.
Proportion of certificated teachers#
New teacher-led centre-based services must estimate the number of Certificated Teacher Hours and Other Teacher Hours for the first 5 months the service is open and operating.
See Section 3-B-2 for information on Certificated and Other Teacher Hours.
Caution when estimating#
It is critical that your estimated proportion of certificated teachers is as accurate as possible.
If your initial funding rate is higher than your actual teacher hour entitlement, you may receive a significantly reduced wash-up payment.
If your initial funding rate is lower than your actual teacher hour entitlement your advance funding may not adequately subsidise the cost of employing a larger proportion of certificated teachers.
Help with estimating#
The following page provides an example of how to estimate your proportion of certificated teachers.
Contact the ECE resourcing team for more assistance.
Email: [email protected]
Use this example to see how you can estimate the proportion of certificated teachers for your service:
If your service operates a mixture of All-Day and Sessional days, you will have to estimate the proportion of certificated teachers for both separately.
| Step | Action | Example | Example calculation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calculate the number of staff your service will need each day to meet your ratio requirements over the next 5 months. This is your regulated (ratio) staff. | Kowhai Street Childcare Centre needs 3 staff members to meet their licensed maximum ratio requirements. They have employed 6 staff members to ensure their ratio requirements are met at all times. Only three staff members will be counted towards regulated (ratio) staff at any one time. | 3 |
| 2 | Add up the number of hours that certificated teachers will be working on each day – when they are being counted as regulated (ratio) staff. These are your Certificated Teacher Hours. | Kowhai Street has 2 certificated teachers. Each certificated teacher will be counted towards regulated (ratio) staff for 8 hours of each day. | 8+8 = 16 Certificated Teacher Hours per day |
| 3 | Multiply your answer in step 2 by the number of operating days in each of the following 5 months. | Kowhai Street opened in July. They must complete their RS3 Form for:
| July = 22 operating days x 16 Certificated Teacher Hours = 352 August = 22 operating days x 16 Certificated Teacher Hours = 352 September = 22 operating days x 16 Certificated Teacher Hours = 352 October = 22 operating days x 16 Certificated Teacher Hours = 352 November = 22 operating days x 16 Certificated Teacher Hours = 352 Total Certificated Teacher Hours = 352+352+352+352+352 = 1760 |
| 4 | Add up the number of hours that other teachers will be working on any day – when they are being counted as regulated (ratio) staff. These are your other teacher hours. | Kowhai St. has 4 teachers counted as other teachers:
| 8+4+1+1= 14 Other Teacher Hours per day |
| 5 | Multiply your answer in step 4 by the number of operating days in each of the following 5 months. | Kowhai St opened in July. They must complete their RS3 form for:
| July = 22 operating days x 14 Other Teacher Hours = 308 August = 22 operating days x 14 Other Teacher Hours = 308 September = 22 operating days x 14 Other Teacher Hours = 308 October = 22 operating days x 14 Other Teacher Hours = 308 November = 22 operating days x 14 Other Teacher Hours = 308 Total Other Teacher Hours = 308+308+308+308+308 = 1540. |
| 6 | Add your answers from step 3 and step 5 together. This is your total regulated (ratio) staff hours. | 1760 Certificated Teacher Hours + 1540 Other Teacher Hours = 3300 regulated (ratio) staff hours. | |
| 7 | Divide your answer in step 3 by your answer in step 6. | 1760 Certificated Teacher Hours / 3300 regulated (ratio) staff hours = 0.53. | |
| 8 | Multiply your answer from step 7 by 100. This is your proportion of certificated teacher hours. | 0.53 x 100 = 53%. | |
| 9 | Write your answer in the ‘Proportion of Certificated Teachers’ box of your RS3 Form. | Kowhai Street writes 53% on their RS3 Form. |
