Our Fees/20 Hours ECE

20 Hours ECE

What happens when your child turns three? Your child is now eligible for the 20 Hours ECE Subsidy. This subsidy is paid by the government to the centre once you have completed and signed the enrolment and attestation forms. There is plenty of information available on the parent’s page of the Ministry of Education website https://parents.education.govt.nz/earlylearning/early-childhood-education/20-hours-ece-2/

If you wish to access the 20 Hours ECE Subsidy you must complete a change of hours form that shows the number of days and hours you want to enrol for.

At our centre we have a minimum enrolment requirement of three days a week and 7 hours per day.  You must also allocate the 20 hours to only those days your child is enrolled for at our centre up to a maximum of six hours a day and a maximum of 20 hours a week. It is also important you declare whether you are using this subsidy at any other service. We will discuss the enrolment and attestation forms with you prior to your child turning three.

What about the Fees?

At our centre we offer a Full Day Programme. This enables you to enrol your child for as many hours and days that suits your family so long as:

• the hours are between 7.30am and 5.30pm
• for a minimum of 7 hours per day
• a minimum of three days per week.

At our centre we do not charge Optional Charges for the 20 Hours ECE Subsidy Programme.  We do not charge fees for the hours covered by the government’s 20 Hours ECE subsidy.  The amount per week covers the care and education provided by our centre for all hours NOT covered by the government’s 20 Hours ECE Subsidy (which covers up to a maximum six hours per day and a maximum of 20 hours per week).