Cost Of Child Care
An Overview of Child Care Costs and Government Funding
Fees for early childhood education services and kohanga reo, and how the government helps families pay for early learning and child care.
How does the Paid Parental Leave system work?
Paid parental leave (PPL) is a government-funded entitlement that helps cover loss of income when parents take leave or stop work to care for their newborn.
What is Flexible Child Care Assistance?
Flexible Childcare Assistance is a government subsidy that supports parents who are going it alone and working at times when most child care providers are not.
What are Working for Families Tax Credits?
The government supports working families and eases the financial burden of child-raising with it's Working for Families Tax Credits.
What is the OSCAR Subsidy?
The ‘Out of School Care and Recreation’ Subsidy helps parents with the cost of after school care.
Accommodation Supplement
The Accommodation Supplement is a weekly payment that helps eligible New Zealanders put a roof over their heads.
Sick days, public holidays and unplanned closure fee policies
Learn why early learning services charge fees for the days when children aren’t in care and for public holidays.
Support available to parents of multiples
Parenting multiples can be physically-demanding and emotionally exhausting – especially in the first years.
Financial assistance online process
Applying for financial assistance for child care online.
Childcare Subsidy
The Childcare Subsidy is a means-tested payment that helps families cover the cost of early childhood education and care before children start school.
20 Hours ECE
The 20 Hours ECE subsidy ensures that all preschoolers can reap the rewards of ECE, regardless of their family’s income.
The high cost of child care for New Zealand families
We all want the very best care for our children but quality early childhood education and care comes at a price.