Fees & Subsidy
At Treasure Tree, our fees include
high quality ratios above Ministry of Education Standards, individual
customised learning, and caring plan.
With our
licenced pre-school homebased care networks operating in Auckland, you are able
to access government subsidies towards the cost of care with your chosen
educator. Please check below for our fees and
information on 20 ECE hours, WINZ subsidies, and enrolment conditions.
Homebased educators Charge:
Regular enrolment:
No less than 12 hours per week, no less than 4 hours per day.
*Monday to Friday – From $9/hour (Depending on age, ratio, educator’s experience, and qualification etc)
*Saturday,Sunday – From $10/hour
Casual enrolment:
No less than 4 hours a day, 12hours a week: $12/hour
Emergent childcare:
From:15/hour, no less than 4 hours a day
Nannies charge
It is normally $25.00 – $35 per hour.
Rates are negotiated between you and your nanny employee. Pricing is a
guide only, as access to government subsidies can dramatically reduce the
family payment.
Subsidies
Families registering with TreasureTree with the homebased network
can access a variety of subsidies towards the cost of childcare. TreasureTree
is a Work and Income approved service provider. Families must be enrolled with
our homebased service to access this subsidy. This childcare subsidy is
available to children from 0-6 years of age before they attend school. Families
will need to contact Work & Income to apply for the Work & Income
childcare subsidy and broaden their knowledge of Work & Income subsidies.
20 Hours
ECE
20 Hours ECE is available for children aged 3 to 5 year olds (and
6 year olds not enrolled at school). Families can use this subsidy across
several providers and the allocated hours must be recorded on the enrolment
form and signed by a parent/guardian prior to care starting or any changes to
current enrolments. This is stipulated on the Ministry of Education website.
Treasure Tree enrolment form includes and attestation where you write and sign for the days and hours you are claiming as 20
Hours ECE. The subsidy is paid directly to Treasure Tree and passed onto your
educator for the days and hours attested.
A
home-based educator top-up
payment is an allowable payment for the hours of
20 Hours ECE. Parents agree to this payment as a condition of enrolment. Once
agreed to, the payment is enforceable as a compulsory payment. The top-up
payment is no more than the difference between the educator’s hourly fee for
hours outside of 20 Hours ECE and the Treasure Tree’s subsidy pass through of
$5 for 20 Hours ECE enrolments. For example, an educator charges $10 per child
per hour for hours outside of ECE. Treasure Tree’s passes through of $5 per
hour for each child eligible for 20 Hours ECE funding. The educator can then require parents of these eligible children to pay
the difference of $5 per hour. Parents who are eligible for childcare
assistance subsidies can use these subsidies to pay for home-based educator
top-up payments.
Important
notes:
·
20 Hours ECE can be used across several
providers, however there is a maximum of 6 hours utilisation in any one day.
·
There is only ever 20 ECE hours available
across a calendar week available.
·
Families cannot use both Work & Income
subsidies and ECE hours for the same enrolled hours
·
Families must understand the importance of not
having duel enrolments across providers.
FamilyBoost
FamilyBoost is a childcare payment to help eligible
households pay for the cost of ECE. If you’re eligible you will be able to
claim up to 25% of your weekly childcare fees, or a maximum of $975 every 3
months. From October 2024, families can register for and claim FamilyBoost in
myIR. You can then claim every three months by providing copies of
invoices or statements from your ECE provider. If eligible, payments will be
made directly to families and not to the service provider.