✨ Early Childhood Education Enrolment Policy




988 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 35 2 APRIL 2014

Eligibility to enrol

To be eligible for enrolment in an Early Childhood Education programme at Te Kura, children must be:

(a) New Zealand citizens or permanent residents or domestic students1; 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) meet the criteria for enrolment in either a full-time Te Kura Early Childhood Education programme or a part-time Te Kura Early Childhood Education programme and,

(e) meet the criteria for a gateway where a place is available.

Criteria for enrolment in a full or part-time programme

Full-time programme

Children may be enrolled in a full-time Te Kura Early Childhood Education programme where they are:

(a) eligible to enrol in an Early Childhood Education programme; and

(b) not enrolled in a licensed Early Childhood Education service for more than two four-hour sessions a week.

Part-time programme

Children may be enrolled in a part-time Te Kura 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, and

(c) a place is available through that gateway.

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 must check in a timely manner when the child is expected to start school to ensure that funding is not claimed in error.

1 Refer Ministry of Education Circular 2011/01 – Eligibility for enrolment in New Zealand Schools



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πŸŽ“ Eligibility Criteria for Enrolment in Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Early Childhood Education Programmes (continued from previous page)

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Enrolment Eligibility, Early Childhood Education, Te Kura, Full-time Programme, Part-time Programme, Ministry of Education Referral