Who must connect to ELI
Eligible services include:
- education and care services
- kindergartens
- Playcentres
- home-based early learning services.
You must connect to the ELI system within 8 weeks of receiving your licence. You should enter enrolment and attendance data from the date your service's license was issued.
The ECE Funding Handbook sets out what information you have to submit to us.
Chapter 14: Collection of information
How to connect to the ELI system
You can use a student management system or ELI Web to manage information for your service and send your information to us.
ELI Web is our secure application for early learning services that do not use an alternative student management system to submit information to us.
Early Learning Information (ELI) Web – Applications and Online Systems
Privacy
Early learning services must make sure personal information such as names, birthdates and addresses, is kept private. This is required under the Privacy Act 2020.
Privacy Act 2020 No 31 (as at 01 July 2024), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation
See more information about your legal obligations when using ELI to collect information.
