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Current Fee Schedule

Fees effective from 1/5/23

 
Under 3 plus Over 3 without ECE hours (minimum of 6 hours per day)
(minimum of 3 days per week)
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3 days - $292.00
4 days - $356.00
5 days - $390.00
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Over 3 with ECE hours (minimum of 7 hours per day)
(minimum of 3 days per week)
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3 days - $170.00
  4 days - $215.00
  5 days - $280.00
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Please note: Fees are reviewed annually in July.

Children aged 3 and over

Marlborough Street Childcare Centre participates in the Government's "20 Hours ECE" scheme for 3 and 4 year olds. Parents and guardians are   required to complete an attestation form stating the days and hours (upto 6 hours per day, 20 hours per week) they want provided by Marlborough Centre under   this scheme.

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For families of 3 and 4 year olds who have not signed the "20 Hours ECE" attestation, the fees will be the same as for children under 3 years.

Children with 20 free ECE hours that are absent for 21 continuous days, will lose their free funding. The over 3 without free hours rates will then apply. Free funding will continue when the child returns to the Centre.

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Payment Policies

All fees must be paid in advance by automatic payment. First Fee payment must be made during the first week at the Centre by automatic payment and must be paid weekly unless other arrangements have been made with the Administrator with regard to their frequency. 

 

Fees must be kept up-to-date and can be paid in advance but must not exceed two weeks in arrears.  Extra childcare can be paid by direct credit.

 

Fees are to be paid for 52 weeks per year. Fees are required regardless of statutory holidays, illness, family vacation times, or teacher only days (two annually). This means that automatic payment facilities do not have to be re-set.

 

Any prepaid fees will be refunded at the time your child leaves the centre, less any fees outstanding at that time.

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Work and Income NZ subsides are available for families on low incomes.

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Family Discount

Fees charged for second and subsequent children will be discounted by 10%

 
Note on Government Subsidies

The government subsidises teacher-lead education and care services for all licensed centres on a rate per attending child basis. Subsidies are provided in respect of every hour a child attends up to a maximum of 30 hours per week. The rates outlined above take all of these funding subsidies into account. Differentials in funding rates are applied by the government as follows:

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  • Children aged 3 and 4 are funded by government at a higher rate for centres offering the "20 Hours ECE" service, but for up to 20 hours per week only.

  • Children aged under 2 years are funded at a higher rate than children aged 2 and over (up to 30 hours per week). The rate of funding per hour for under 2s is roughly the same as the "20 Hours ECE" rate for 3 and 4 year olds.

  • The funding rate for all age groups increases with a higher proportion of qualified and registered staff. Rates are calculated based on the proportion of registered staff on duty at any point in time (i.e. staff on non-contact time are not counted). The regulated minimum proportion of qualified staff per centre is 50%. A higher rate of subsidy kicks in when a centre has over 80% qualified staff – Marlborough Centre qualifies for this rate.

  • No government funding is provided for hours attended in excess of 30 hours per week. For 3 and 4 year olds, a reduced rate of government funding applies for hours attended in excess of 20 but less than 30.

  • Latest funding rates are outlined on the Ministry of Education website.

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