✨ Early Childhood Education Enrolment Policy
Section 1
Early Childhood Education
General
The purpose of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) enrolment gateways is to provide equity of access to early childhood education for children whose location, health, educational or personal circumstances prevent attendance at a reasonably convenient service.
The two categories are Access and Referral.
Parents/caregivers can self-refer children meeting the criteria for the Access category gateways to Te Kura. ECE enrolments through the Referral category gateways must have the support specified.
Eligibility
Children may be enrolled in an Early Childhood Education programme where they are:
(a) New Zealand citizens or permanent residents or domestic students(^1); and
(b) under the age of 6 (ie 5 years of age or under); and
(c) not enrolled in a primary school, or about to be enrolled within the first two weeks of February that year; and
(d) within one of the following enrolment categories and fit the criteria for a gateway where a vacancy is available.
Children may be enrolled in a full-time Early Childhood Education programme where they are:
(a) eligible to enrol in an Early Childhood Education programme; and
(b) not enrolled in a licensed and/or chartered ECE service for more than two four-hour sessions a week.
Children may be enrolled in a part-time Early Childhood Education programme where they are:
(a) eligible to enrol in an Early Childhood Education programme; and
(b) fit the criteria for the Ministry of Education Referral gateway where a vacancy is available.
A child ceases to be eligible for enrolment when age or changed circumstances mean that the gateway criteria under which they were enrolled are no longer met. Te Kura
(^1) Refer Ministry of Education Circular 2011/01 – Eligibility for enrolment in New Zealand Schools
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NZ Gazette 2012, No 16
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