Childcare

 

Educarents Early Childhood Education (ECE) Services are licensed preschool settings based in the home.

We co-ordinate:

  • homebased care– where our specially trained educarers provide education and care for up to 4 preschool children in the educarers home
  • nanny care– where our specially trained educarers provide education and care for children in their own home
  • parent support– where our specially trained educarers assist parents to provide education and care for children in their own home

Educarents childcare services are licensed by the Ministry of Education and receive government funding.

Licensing

There are legal requirements that must be met to operate an early childhood education service. Licences are issued to early childhood education services under the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. Licences set the standards for curriculum, premises and facilities, health and safety, and governance and management of early childhood services.

 

Funding

The ECE Funding Subsidy is the primary form of government funding for licensed early childhood education (ECE) services. Licensed ECE services receiving the ECE Funding Subsidy must meet certain eligibility and funding conditions. The ECE Funding Subsidy rates are determined by service type because the costs and requirements faced by different service types vary.

20 Hours Early Childhood Education (ECE) is a higher rate of funding than the ECE Subsidy. It enables ECE services to provide early childhood education to three-year-olds, four-year-olds and five-year-olds for up to a maximum of six hours per day for 20 hours per week per child without charging fees.

Educarents licensed home-based ECE services claim the applicable ECE Funding rate for enrolled children aged;

  • under two years
  •  two years and over
  •  3,4 and 5 years eligible for 20 hours ECE

and aim to allocate a minimum 50% of the funding to directly subsidise the cost of children attending our services.

CURRENT SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE Hourly Rate    Eligable Age
EDUCARENTS ECE SUBSIDY max. 6 hours / day up to 30 hours / week $3.00    under 2yrs
$1.00    2-5 yrs
EDUCARENTS 20hrs ECE SUBSIDY max. 6 hours / day up to 20 hours / week $6.00    3,4,5yrs
WINZ Childcare Subsidy (Specific Criteria Applies) up to $3.84    0-5 yrs

Educarer Standards

Every educarer receives comprehensive Induction Training and are required to undergo continual Professional Development

All educarers are provided with the opportunity to study toward an NZQA accredited ECE qualification

Individual educarers practises are reviewed regularly and certification renewed annually

All certified educarers are supported to;

  • plan, record and assess children’s development in keeping with the national curriculum
  • maintain learning journals & development records
  • participate in child focused excursions and events
  • assist parents to manage the home and family including;
    - health and safety initiatives
    - introduction to community services and support networks
    - informal gatherings for social contact and information sharing

To find out if there is an Educarents Licensed ECE service operating in your community contact an Educarents representative .

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