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Ministerial Advisory Group funding system review information releases

The following documents have been released in relation to the Ministerial Advisory Group – early childhood education funding system review.

Last updated: 27 July 2026

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ECE funding system review - parents' survey report

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ECE funding system review - staff survey report

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ECE funding system review - business survey report

How the Ministry of Education funds ECE

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ECE funding review - caregiver types and take-up data

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FamilyBoost for Ministerial Advisory Group on ECE

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FamilyBoost background information for ECE funding review

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Funding types and mechanisms for early childhood education

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ECE Ministerial Advisory Group - Introduction to the ECE sector

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ECE Ministerial Advisory Group - Overview of home-based services

Overview of Ministry of Education-administered funding

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Overview of targeted funding typologies

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Overview of the key benefits of early childhood education

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Overview of the key benefits of ECE

Overview of kindergarten sector

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Regulatory system overview

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Response to information requested about FamilyBoost

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Sector data overview ECE Funding Review MAG meeting

Summary of ECE Funding policy reviews between 2000-2025

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Policy changes re childcare products administered by MSD 2000-25

Benefits of 20 Hours Free ECE - Brief review of original policy

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MSD's Income Support and Childcare Systems

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MSD's childcare assistance products

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‘Deep dive’ on ECE and care systems in selected countries

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ECE Ministerial Advisory Group - data requests

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ECE and care funding systems in select overseas countries

ECE and care funding systems in selected overseas countries

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ECE Ministerial Advisory Group - ECE Forecast High level explanation

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GST registration threshold background information

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Overview of the new ECE equity index ECE Funding Review MAG 2025

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Receipt of childcare subsidy for children over 5

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The role of funding and other levers in supporting quality early childhood education

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Accountability for ECE funding

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Administrative arrangements and accountability settings of the Ministry of Social Development’s childcare assistance products

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Initial Overview of ECE Equity and Targeted Funding

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Pay parity - A deep dive

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Treasury responses to Ministerial Advisory Group questions

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Cost to serve item - November MAG Hui

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Quality, Impact, Transparency and Accountability

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Enhancing participation, sustainability and affordability

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Targeted funding

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System complexity

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ECE assessment – unmet demand analysis

Constraints for MAG

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Overview of administrative settings for MoE ECE funding

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Equity and targeted funding synthesis

Affordability of ECE for families

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Affordability of ECE for families

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MSD to MAG- Child poverty and material hardship

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Foundations for Learning - descriptive analysis

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Overview of ECE workforce levers

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