Establishment funding
Establishment funding, which was previously available to community-based (not for profit) groups to increase participation in early childhood education, will no longer be available from July 2010.
Government’s recent decision to no longer offer Establishment Funding means there are no further future Establishment Funding rounds. The July funding round will not take place.
Funding will be redirected into initiatives to increase participation in areas of highest need.
The Government’s priority is making early childhood education accessible in communities where children are missing out – in particular many Māori and Pasifika children, and those from lower socio-economic communities.
Further details of participation initiatives will be announced shortly.