Chapter 1: How to use this handbook
Introduction
Welcome to the Early Childhood Funding Handbook. The terms used in this Handbook are based in the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008. All information and requirements apply to all services whether on the 2008 or the 1998 framework. This includes home-based services chartered under the 1992 Home-Based Care Order.
This Handbook is designed to be a ‘one-stop-shop’ for all the information you need to know about early childhood funding, including:
- the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Fuding Subsidy
- 20 Hours Early Childhood Education (ECE)
- Equity Funding
- the Annual Top-up for Isolated Services
- the Support Grant for Provisionally Registered Teachers.
Note: The information in the Funding Handbook does not apply to certificated playgroups or services operating as licence exempt. These services should contact their Ministry local office for further information. Contact details for the local offices are available on our Contact Us page.
Who is this Handbook for?
The Early Childhood Funding Handbook is written for the following groups:
- National bodies and advocates for early childhood services
- Service providers, staff and administrators of centrally administered early childhood organisations
- Servie providers, managers, administrators, teachers, parents and whānau of licenced early childhood services
- Ministry of Education national office staff
- Ministry of Education local office staff
- Ministry of Education Resourcing Auditors
About this chapter
This chapter shows you how to use the Handbook. It explains how the information in the Handbook is presented and where to find the most commonly sought information.
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