- Apply for an early learning service licence or certification
- Introduction to early learning services
- Licences to operate in early childhood education and care
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Starting a centre-based ECE service
- Early childhood education and care legislation and regulations
- Designing and building your new ECE service premises
- Complying with indoor premises and facilities licensing criteria
- Complying with outdoor premises and facilities licensing criteria
- Equipment for early childhood services
- Governance and management roles and responsibilities
- Preparing for staff employment
- Preparing policies, procedures and processes
- Administration records
- Annual plan and budget
- Fees and funding
- The Early Learning Information (ELI) System
- Required assessments, approvals and registrations
- Applying for a licence
- Guides for starting an early childhood service
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Starting a home-based ECE service
- Early childhood education and care regulations
- Home-based service operating models
- The home-based education and care home environment
- Health and safety standards and emergencies
- Home-based education and care premises and facilities
- Governance and management roles
- Managing your service
- Roles and responsibilities in a home-based education and care service
- Preparing policies, procedures and processes
- Administration records
- Annual plan and budget
- Fees and funding
- The Early Learning Information (ELI) System
- Applying for a licence
- Starting a playgroup
- Starting a puna kōhungahunga (Māori language playgroup)
- Information to assist applicants
- Information to assist home-based applicants
- Useful contact information
Two types of certificates
Interim
For an interim certificate a playgroup must meet the ratios of parents to children standard and the premises and facilities standard and be likely to comply with all other certification criteria within 12 months. An interim certificate will be issued for no longer than a 12-month period.
Full
For a full certificate all certification criteria must be met.
A certificate will be issued for a 3-year period. You will need to apply for a new certificate every 3 years.
Amending the certificate
Under the Education (Playgroups) Regulations 2008, regulation 13, certificated playgroups must apply to amend their certificate if they make any changes to their operation that could affect the original certification decision or make any details on the certificate incorrect.
To request an amendment, download and complete the PG2 application form, then send your completed form to the Education Review Office.
PG2 Application to amend a playgroup certificate Download PDF