Below you will see the funding rates that apply to the various types of early childhood services.
- All-day centres – full pay parity funding rates
- Centres and hospital-based services that are not under kindergarten assocations
- Kindergarten associations
- All day centres – partial pay parity (1 step, 6 steps, extended) funding rates
- Sessional licensed centres and hospital-based – full and partial pay parity funding rates
- Te Kōhanga Reo
- Home-based
- Playcentre
There are also Funding Tables showing the amounts paid in:
- Equity funding grants
- Targeted funding grants
The government subsidises up to 30 hours per week of education and care per child. Part of the 30 hours may include the higher 20 Hour ECE funding should the child be eligible.
All-day centres – full pay parity funding rates
The Government’s announcement as part of Budget 2023 was that funding rates for full pay parity would be the same for all teacher-led centres and hospital-based services as kindergarten associations are paid, and that this would take effect from 1 Nov 2023. Well, both these things have not turned out to be true as you will see below.
See the ECE teacher pay parity salary scales
2023 funding Teacher-led centre and hospital-based services that are not Kindergarten Associations
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 NOV 2023 | FROM 1 DEC 2023 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $16.19 | $9.48 | $15.46 | $17.97 | $10.37 | $16.35 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $15.59 | $8.68 | $14.70 | $17.37 | $9.57 | $15.59 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $14.09 | $7.47 | $13.37 | $15.87 | $8.36 | $14.26 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $11.32 | $5.93 | $11.68 | $13.10 | $6.82 | $12.57 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $9.63 | $4.89 | $10.63 | $11.41 | $5.78 | $11.52 |
2023 funding Kindergarten association kindergartens
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2023 | FROM 1 DEC 2023 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $17.02 | $9.90 | $15.88 | $17.87 | $10.32 | $16.30 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $16.42 | $9.10 | $15.12 | $17.27 | $9.52 | $15.54 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $14.92 | $7.89 | $13.79 | $15.77 | $8.31 | $14.21 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $12.15 | $6.35 | $12.10 | $13.00 | $6.77 | $12.25 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $10.46 | $5.31 | $11.05 | $11.31 | $5.73 | $11.47 |
2024 funding centre and hospital-based services that are not Kindergarten Associations
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $18.24 | $10.53 | $16.61 | $18.24 | $10.53 | $17.33 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $17.63 | $9.72 | $15.84 | $17.63 | $9.72 | $16.53 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $16.11 | $8.49 | $14.49 | $16.11 | $8.49 | $15.12 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $13.29 | $6.92 | $12.77 | $13.29 | $6.92 | $13.32 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $11.57 | $5.86 | $11.70 | $11.57 | $5.86 | $12.20 |
2024 Kindergarten association kindergartens
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | FROM 1 DEC 2024 | ||||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $18.26 | $10.54 | $16.62 | $18.26 | $10.54 | $17.34 | $18.80 | $10.81 | $17.61 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $17.65 | $9.73 | $15.85 | $17.65 | $9.73 | $16.54 | $18.19 | $10.00 | $16.81 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $16.13 | $8.50 | $14.50 | $16.13 | $8.50 | $15.13 | $16.67 | $8.77 | $15.40 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $13.31 | $6.93 | $12.78 | $13.31 | $6.93 | $13.33 | $13.85 | $7.20 | $13.60 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $11.59 | $5.87 | $11.71 | $11.59 | $5.87 | $12.21 | $12.13 | $6.14 | $12.48 |
Partial pay parity – all-day services
Extended Pay Steps 1 – 11 + Management
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2023 | FROM 1 DEC 2023 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $15.88 | $9.32 | $15.19 | $16.79 | $9.77 | $15.64 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $15.21 | $8.42 | $14.35 | $16.12 | $8.87 | $14.80 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $13.77 | $7.26 | $13.07 | $14.68 | $7.71 | $13.52 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $11.10 | $5.79 | $11.48 | $12.01 | $6.24 | $11.93 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $9.50 | $4.81 | $10.47 | $10.41 | $5.26 | $10.92 |
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $17.25 | $10.04 | $16.08 | $17.25 | $10.04 | $16.80 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $16.56 | $9.12 | $15.22 | $16.56 | $9.12 | $15.90 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $15.08 | $7.92 | $13.90 | $15.08 | $7.92 | $14.52 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $12.33 | $6.41 | $12.26 | $12.33 | $6.41 | $12.80 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $10.69 | $5.40 | $11.23 | $10.69 | $5.40 | $11.73 |
Pay Steps 1 – 6 only
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2023 | FROM 1 DEC 2023 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $14.66 | $8.60 | $14.02 | $15.57 | $9.06 | $14.48 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $14.04 | $7.77 | $13.24 | $14.95 | $8.23 | $13.70 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $12.71 | $6.70 | $12.06 | $13.62 | $7.16 | $12.52 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $10.25 | $5.34 | $10.60 | $11.16 | $5.80 | $11.06 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $8.77 | $4.44 | $9.66 | $9.68 | $4.90 | $10.12 |
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $16.00 | $9.31 | $14.89 | $16.00 | $9.31 | $15.55 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $15.36 | $8.46 | $14.09 | $15.36 | $8.46 | $14.72 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $13.99 | $7.36 | $12.87 | $13.99 | $7.36 | $13.44 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $11.46 | $5.96 | $11.37 | $11.46 | $5.96 | $11.87 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $9.94 | $5.03 | $10.40 | $9.94 | $5.03 | $10.86 |
Pay Step 1 only or no pay step
An education and care service or hospital-based service who does not attest to paying all employed certificated teachers at least the amount specified at Step 1 of the salary scale is be funded at the 0 – 24% base funding rate
| PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2023 | FROM 1 DEC 2023 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $14.16 | $8.30 | $13.55 | $15.07 | $8.75 | $14.00 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $13.56 | $7.50 | $12.79 | $14.47 | $7.95 | $13.24 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $12.28 | $6.47 | $11.65 | $13.19 | $6.92 | $12.10 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $9.91 | $5.16 | $10.24 | $10.82 | $5.61 | $10.69 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $8.48 | $4.28 | $9.33 | $9.39 | $4.73 | $9.78 |
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $15.48 | $8.99 | $14.39 | $15.48 | $8.99 | $15.03 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $14.87 | $8.17 | $13.61 | $14.87 | $8.17 | $14.22 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $13.55 | $7.11 | $12.44 | $13.55 | $7.11 | $12.99 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $11.11 | $5.76 | $10.99 | $11.11 | $5.76 | $11.47 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $9.64 | $4.85 | $10.05 | $9.64 | $4.85 | $10.49 |
Sessional licensed – full and partial pay parity funding rates
Full Pay Parity
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 NOV 2023 | FROM 1 DEC 2023 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $14.84 | $7.36 | $8.91 | $16.62 | $8.25 | $9.80 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $13.87 | $6.33 | $8.09 | $15.65 | $7.22 | $8.98 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $12.58 | $5.64 | $7.33 | $14.36 | $6.53 | $8.22 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $10.20 | $4.83 | $6.44 | $11.98 | $5.72 | $7.33 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $8.85 | $4.32 | $5.96 | $10.63 | $5.21 | $6.85 |
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $16.87 | $8.37 | $9.95 | $16.87 | $8.37 | $10.37 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $15.89 | $7.33 | $9.12 | $15.89 | $7.33 | $9.50 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $14.57 | $6.63 | $8.34 | $14.57 | $6.63 | $8.68 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $12.15 | $5.80 | $7.44 | $12.15 | $5.80 | $7.74 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $10.78 | $5.28 | $6.95 | $10.78 | $5.28 | $7.23 |
Extended Pay Steps 1 – 11 + Management
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2023 | FROM 1 DEC 2023 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $14.56 | $7.23 | $8.75 | $15.47 | $7.68 | $9.20 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $13.53 | $6.14 | $7.89 | $14.44 | $6.59 | $8.34 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $12.29 | $5.48 | $7.17 | $13.20 | $5.93 | $7.62 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $10.02 | $4.71 | $6.34 | $10.93 | $5.16 | $6.79 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $8.73 | $4.23 | $5.86 | $9.64 | $4.68 | $6.31 |
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $15.89 | $7.89 | $9.46 | $15.89 | $7.89 | $9.87 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $14.83 | $6.77 | $8.57 | $14.83 | $6.77 | $8.94 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $13.56 | $6.09 | $7.83 | $13.56 | $6.09 | $8.17 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $11.22 | $5.30 | $6.97 | $11.22 | $5.30 | $7.27 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $9.89 | $4.80 | $6.48 | $9.89 | $4.80 | $6.76 |
Pay Steps 1 – 6 only
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2023 | FROM 1 DEC 2023 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $13.44 | $6.67 | $8.08 | $14.35 | $7.13 | $8.54 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $12.49 | $5.66 | $7.28 | $13.40 | $6.12 | $7.74 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $11.35 | $5.06 | $6.62 | $12.26 | $5.52 | $7.08 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $9.25 | $4.35 | $5.85 | $10.16 | $4.81 | $6.31 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $8.06 | $3.91 | $5.41 | $8.97 | $4.37 | $5.87 |
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $14.74 | $7.32 | $8.78 | $14.74 | $7.32 | $9.16 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $13.76 | $6.28 | $7.95 | $13.76 | $6.28 | $8.29 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $12.59 | $5.67 | $7.27 | $12.59 | $5.67 | $7.58 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $10.43 | $4.94 | $6.48 | $10.43 | $4.94 | $6.76 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $9.20 | $4.48 | $6.03 | $9.20 | $4.48 | $6.29 |
Pay Step 1 only or no pay step
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2023 | FROM 1 DEC 2023 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $12.98 | $6.44 | $7.81 | $13.89 | $6.89 | $8.26 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $12.06 | $5.47 | $7.04 | $12.97 | $5.92 | $7.49 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $10.96 | $4.89 | $6.39 | $11.87 | $5.34 | $6.84 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $8.93 | $4.20 | $5.65 | $9.84 | $4.65 | $6.10 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $7.79 | $3.78 | $5.23 | $8.70 | $4.23 | $5.68 |
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| 100% cert. teachers | $14.27 | $7.08 | $8.49 | $14.27 | $7.08 | $8.86 |
| 80-99% cert. teachers | $13.32 | $6.08 | $7.70 | $13.32 | $6.08 | $8.03 |
| 50-79% cert. teachers | $12.19 | $5.48 | $7.03 | $12.19 | $5.48 | $7.33 |
| 25-49% cert. teachers | $10.10 | $4.77 | $6.26 | $10.10 | $4.77 | $6.53 |
| 0-24% cert. teachers | $8.93 | $4.34 | $5.83 | $8.93 | $4.34 | $6.08 |
Te Kōhanga Reo
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JANUARY 2023 | ||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| Quality | $13.77 | $8.96 | $13.17 |
| Standard | $12.56 | $8.37 | $12.67 |
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | FROM 1 JANUARY 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| Quality | $14.50 | $9.43 | $13.87 | $14.50 | $9.43 | $14.51 |
| Standard | $13.23 | $8.81 | $13.34 | $13.23 | $8.81 | $13.95 |
Homebased ECE funding
Home-based services are required to employ a person responsible/ co-ordinator for every 50 children who is ECE qualified and holds a current practising certificate. A service licenced for 51 children must have 2 qualified and certificated teachers. There are no funding rates linked to a requirement to pay teachers at any rate on the base teacher pay scale.
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | RATES FROM 1 JAN 2023 | RATES FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| Quality | $9.41 | $5.05 | $10.51 | $9.91 | $5.32 | $11.07 | $9.91 | $5.32 | $11.58 |
| Standard | $7.48 | $4.05 | $9.00 | $7.88 | $4.26 | $9.48 | $7.88 | $4.26 | $9.92 |
Playcentre funding
| $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | RATES FROM 1 JAN 2023 | RATES FROM 1 JAN 2024 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 | ||||||
| UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE | |
| Quality | $10.23 | $5.14 | $6.38 | $10.77 | $5.41 | $6.72 | $10.77 | $5.41 | $7.03 |
| Standard | $8.95 | $4.50 | $5.74 | $9.42 | $4.74 | $6.04 | $9.42 | $4.74 | $6.32 |
Playgroups
| FROM 1 JULY 2020 $ PER FUNDED CHILD HOUR | UNDER 2 | 2 AND OVER | 20 HOURS ECE |
| Playgroups | $1.83 | $1.83 | N/A |
Equity Funding
| EQUITY FUNDING RATES | FROM 1 JAN 2023 | FROM 1 JAN 2024 |
| Equity Funding A: Low Socio Economic (per funded child hour) | ||
| EQI 1 | $1.09 | $1.15 |
| EQI 2 | $0.84 | $0.88 |
| EQI 3 | $0.48 | $0.51 |
| EQI 4 | $0.23 | $0.24 |
| Equity Funding B: Special Needs Funding (per funded child hour) | ||
| EQI 1 | $0.51 | $0.54 |
| EQI 2 | $0.32 | $0.34 |
| EQI 3 | $0.22 | $0.23 |
| EQI 4 | $0.20 | $0.21 |
| Equity Funding Component C: Language (monthly) | ||
| Language | $441.81 | $465.23 |
| Equity Funding Component D: Isolation (monthly) | ||
| 1.65 to 1.83 | $312.37 | $328.93 |
| 1.84 to 2.53 | $161.88 | $170.46 |
| 2.54 and greater | $107.50 | $113.20 |
Targeted Funding
| PER TARGETED HOUR (INCL. GST) | FROM 1 MARCH 2023 | FROM 1 MARCH 2024 |
| Eligible services | $0.38 | $0.40 |
Donations
Parents – if your ECE service is a charitable service go to the Inland Revenue website to find out more about donations and tax credits.
WINZ childcare subsidy
WINZ childcare subsidy and rates- click here.
Fees and other costs to parents – click here for fees and charges
