2-6 Funding rates

Funding rate table

This table can be found in the Appendix 1. This will be updated each time there is a change to the ECE Funding Subsidy rates.

Appendix 1

Use the table to find out the funding rate per funded child hour (FCH) for your service.

Teacher-led services

Funding rates for teacher-led ECE services depend on five variables.

• Funding rates depend on whether the service is all-day or sessional. This is measured by the service’s licence.
• Funding rates depend on the number of ‘Certificated Teacher Hours’ as a proportion of ‘regulated (ratio) staff hours’. This is measured by completion of the staff hour count (not applicable for sessional kindergartens or home-based services) of the RS7 Return.
• Funding rates depend on whether the service attests to paying their certificated teachers at or above certain minimum salary levels. This is measured by completion of the Attestation of certificated teachers’ salaries section of the RS7 Return (not applicable for kindergartens or home-based services).
• Funding rates depend on the age of children attending the service. This is measured by completion of the funded child hour entitlement section of the RS7 Return.
• Funding rates depend on whether the service is offering 20 Hours ECE to eligible children. This is measured by completion of the 20 Hours ECE Hour entitlement section of the RS7 Return. 

More information about how your service’s funding rate will be calculated can be found in the links below.  

Certificated teacher hours: 3-B-2

Regulated (ratio) staff hours: 3-B-2

Minimum salaries for certificated teachers’: 3-B-2

Calculating staff hours for the RS7 Return: 9-4

Completing the Attestation of certificated teachers’ salaries: 9-6

Calculating funded child hours for the ECE Funding Subsidy: 9-2

Calculating funded child hours for 20 Hours ECE Funding: 9-3

Home-based services

Home-based early childhood education (ECE) services are funded at either the ‘standard’ or ‘quality’ funding rate. Services cannot change between standard and quality rates on a daily or weekly basis, and must use the EC11 form to change between rates.

Quality funding rates are available to home-based ECE services that meet certain requirements. For more information please refer to 3-B-4.

Section 3-B-4

Parents and whānau-led services

Parent and whānau-led services are funded at either ‘standard’ or ‘quality’ funding rates. Services cannot vary between standard and quality rates on a daily or weekly basis, and must use the EC11 form to change between rates.

Quality funding rates are available to playcentres and ngā kōhanga reo that meet certain additional requirements.

If your service is a playcentre

You are eligible for quality funding rates if you have adults present with certain qualifications. For specific details see 3-C-3.

Section 3-C-3

If your service is a te kōhanga reo

You are eligible for quality funding rates if you have:

• enhanced adult:mokopuna ratios
• kaiako/whānau with certain qualifications.

For specific details see 3-C-3.

Section 3-C-3