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Ministry of Education New Zealand
$ per funded child hour (including GST)Rates from 1 January 2023Rates from 1 January 2024
Under 22 and over20 hours ECEUnder 22 and over20 hours ECE
Quality$9.41$5.05$10.51$9.91$5.32$11.07
Standard$7.48$4.05$9.00$7.88$4.26$9.48
$ per funded child hour (including GST)Rates from 1 March 2024
Under 22 and over20 Hours ECE
Quality$9.91$5.32$11.58
Standard$7.88$4.26$9.92
$ per funded child hour (including GST)Rates from 1 January 2025
Under 22 and over20 Hours ECE
Quality$10.11$5.43$11.81
Standard$8.04$4.35$10.12

Note: The above 1 January 2025 standard funding rates were used to pay the 1 November 2024 advance funding for January and February 2025. From 1 January 2025 the home-based services standard funding rates will no longer be an option. The quality funding rates will remain. In the 1 March 2025 washup funding payment, all home-based payments from 1 January 2025 will be at the quality funding rates.