Whānau Contributions

From the beginning of Term 3 (1 August 2011) whānau contributions were  introduced.  Families are asked to pay 50 cents per hour (up to a maximum of $10 per week) for the hours your child is at kindergarten.This is separate to Kindergarten fees. These contributions  help us keep 100% qualified teachers in our kindergartens. We know that some families will find it difficult to make the full payment.  We ask that families contribute what they can. Your child and whānau will always be welcome at kindergarten.

Whanau contribution requests are emailed or distributed through the kindergarten to families each term.

Fees Policy

Fees are currently set at $4.00 per child per hour.
If families access all of the hours their child attends as 20 Hours ECE, this will cover the cost of attending and there will be no fee.

If families access some hours at kindergarten as free, but use the remainder of their 20 hours ECE with someone else, they will have to pay a fee for the hours they don't access free.

If the child is under 3, they will receive a rebate from the Association which would cover the cost so it would be free.
If any child accesses over 20 hours of ECE at kindergarten, they will pay the fee for the hours above 20 that they attend.

• Payment of Fees
• WINZ Subsidies

 

Statements for fees are emailed or posted to families every fortnight from the Association office. 

 

20 Hours Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Wellington Kindergartens are part of the Government's initiative on 20 Hours ECE education for three and four year olds.When your child starts kindergarten you will be asked to sign our Registration and Enrolment Form confirming that you will use your 20 Hours ECE with our kindergarten. If you cannot bring these hours to kindergarten you are still very welcome to attend.

Families with three and four year old children, who choose to use their 20 Hours ECE at other early childhood services will be charged a fee of $4.00 per hour for the hours their child/children attend kindergarten.

Children under three years old or over five years old will not be charged a fee for their first 20 hours attendance.

 

Funding

Kindergartens are funded differently from schools in that kindergartens are bulk funded. This means that currently the government provides funding to kindergarten associations that does not fully fund the cost of running a kindergarten, but is designed to cover the teachers' salaries, general maintenance of the buildings and the running of the association office.
Fundraising, donations and community grants are an important source of income for the running of the kindergartens.