A guide to the fees that early childhood education services charge and information for parents on childcare subsidies and financial assistance.
Find the funding rate amounts per hour per child in subsidies and grants to Kindergarten association kindergartens, all-day education and care centres, and hospital-based services, sessional services (where a child attends no more than 4 hours in any one day), Te Kōhanga Reo, Home-based services, Playcentres, and Playgroups.
The childcare subsidy helps families with the cost of early childhood education and is paid directly to the ECE service.
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