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In terms of the actual public money paid directly to your child's service provider for each hour your child attends up to 30 hours a week, below are charts showing the amounts paid (these are the current funding rates as at 1 July 2014 for all services except for kindergartens the rates were last increased on 1 May 2017). 

Different service types are paid at different rates by the Ministry of Education, and the rate is set differently depending upon a child's age (under-2 years, over 2 years, or 3 years or older) and if claiming up to 20 hours ECE as part of the 30 hours a week funding.

If a service claims the 20 hours ECE funding rate for a child, but the child stays longer than 20 hours, then up to a further 10 hours can be claimed at the usual subsidy rate.

The Government has a specific obligation as employers of kindergarten teachers to offer any agreed payments in the Primary Teachers’ Collective Agreement to kindergarten teachers.

 

Te Kohanga Reo, Maori Language Nest Centres, dollar amount of Government funding per child per hour

	Child under 2yrs      up to 30 hours	Child over 2yrs      up to 30 hours	Or 20 Hours ECE rate     for 3 - 6 year olds
Higher rate	$8.84	$4.44	$8.30
Standard rate	$7.74	$3.90	$7.82

 

All day Free-Kindergartens with paid staff  (operate more than 4 hours a day). Dollar amount of Government Funding paid to centres per child, per hour

	Child under 2yrs      up to 30 hours	Child over 2yrs      up to 30 hours	Or 20 Hours ECE rate     for 3 - 6 year olds
80%+ certificated teachers	$12.83	$7.15	$12.10
50% - 79% certificated teachers	$11.60	$6.15	$11.01

  

All-day childcare centres with paid staff (operate more than 4 hours a day). Dollar amount of Government Funding paid to centres per child, per hour

	Child under 2yrs      up to 30 hours	Child over 2yrs      up to 30 hours	Or 20 Hours ECE rate      for 3 - 6 year olds
80%+ certificated teachers	$12.12	$6.70	$11.43
50% - 79% certificated teachers	$10.97	$5.78	$10.41

  

Sessional free-kindergartens with paid staff (providing sessions of 4 hours or less for children). Dollar amount of Government Funding per child, per hour that is paid to the Kindergarten.  Sessional kindergartens must employ only qualified teachers (this is law under the State Sector Act). 

	Child under 2 yrs     up to 30 hours	Child over 2yrs up     to 30 hours	Or 20 Hours ECE rate for     3 - 6 year olds
100% certificated teachers.	$13.59	$6.82	$8.16

  

Sessional childcare centres with paid staff (providing sessions of 4 hours or less for children).  Dollar amount of Government Funding per child, per hour that goes to the centre

	Child under 2yrs      up to 30 hours	Child over 2yrs      up to 30 hours	Or 20 Hours ECE rate      for 3 - 6 year olds
80%+ certificated teachers	$10.77	$4.88	$6.29
50% - 79% certificated teachers	$9.79	$4.37	$5.72

  

Home-based agencies, dollar amount of Government Funding per child, per hour paid to the agencies (not to the educators/caregivers)

	Child under 2yrs      up to 30 hours	Child over 2yrs     up to 30 hours	Or 20 Hours ECE rate     for 3 - 6 year olds
Higher rate	$8.31	$4.45	$9.27
Standard rate	$7.28	$3.94	$8.76

 

Playcentres belonging to the National Playcentre Federation, dollar amount of Government funding per child, per hour 

	30 hours subsidy     under 2yrs	Child over 2yrs     up to 30 hours	Or 20 Hours ECE rate    for 3 - 6 year olds
Higher rate	$8.84	$4.44	$5.52
Standard rate	$7.74	$3.90	$4.96

 

Playgroups, dollar amount of Government Funding per child per hour

single rate for any child age and any % qualified staff

$1.51

 

Donations

Tax credit can be claimed for donations to early childhood services that are approved charitable organisations. For more information go to the Inland Revenue website.

For information on the WINZ childcare subsidy and rates- click here.  

For information on fees and other costs parents can be asked to pay - click here to find out more.