![]() ![]() ![]() If your child goes to more than one early learning service or kōhanga reo, you can split the hours between them so long as it’s not more than 6 hours a day and 20 hours a week in total. If your child goes to more than one early learning service or kōhanga reo You don’t have to apply separately to the Ministry of Education. The subsidy is paid directly to the early learning service or kōhanga reo. You can choose which hours you want to claim for 20 Hours ECE – it can be for any hours that your child is enrolled.Īs children must attend school from the age of 6, the last day that 20 Hours ECE can be claimed is the day before your child’s sixth birthday. 20 Hours ECE cannot be claimed until you have completed the attestation. The agreement must include an ‘attestation’, where you write and sign for the days and hours you are claiming as 20 Hours ECE. If your child is 3, 4 or 5, you can apply for 20 Hours ECE when you enrol your child at the early learning service or kōhanga reo – or you can do it just before your child turns 3 if they are already enrolled.įill in the enrolment agreement at the early learning service or kōhanga reo. How to applyĬheck whether your child’s early learning service or kōhanga reo offers 20 Hours ECE. Your child’s early learning service or kōhanga reo may, however, have a minimum number of hours or days of enrolment as part of their policy. You can choose to use as many or as few hours of 20 Hours ECE as you want, up to 6 hours a day and 20 hours a week. You can find more information on funding rates in the Ministry's funding handbook (external link). It means that if your child is 3, 4 or 5 year old and goes to an early learning service or kōhanga reo that offers 20 Hours ECE, the cost can be fully subsidised for up to 6 hours a day and up to 20 hours a week. The government subsidises all children who attend early learning services.Ģ0 Hours ECE is a higher funding subsidy. Find out about 20 Hours ECE – it can help you with the cost of early childhood education. ![]()
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