Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998

Reprint as at 1 December 2008

Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998

(SR 1998/85)

Thomas Eichelbaum, Administrator of the Government

Order in Council

At Wellington this 11th day of May 1998

Present:
His Excellency the Administrator of the Government in Council

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Education.

Pursuant to the Education Act 1989, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

Contents

1 Title and commencement

Part 1
Preliminary

2 Interpretation

2A Application

Part 2
Licensing

3 Applications

4 Grant of probationary licence for unlicensed centre

5 Grant of full licence

6 Consents under Resource Management Act 1991

7 Classes of licence

8 Issue of licences

9 Licence to be displayed

10 Secretary may reclassify licence as provisional licence

11 Suspension of licences

12 Cancellation of licences

13 Amendment of licences

14 Replacement licences

15 Consultation required in certain cases affecting kohanga reo

16 Appeals

Part 3
Health and safety standards

17 Premises

18 Kitchen facilities

19 Toilets, etc

20 Laundry facilities

21 Sleeping facilities

22 Lighting, ventilation, noise, and heating

23 Fire and earthquake protection

24 Safety and hygiene

25 First aid

26 Food and drink

27 Travel arrangements

28 Child health

29 Staff health

30 Health Funding Authority report

Part 4
Curriculum, management, and staffing standards

31 Play and other equipment for use by children

32 Programme of activities

33 Management practice for child behaviour

34 Ill-treatment of children

35 Records

36 Staffing

36A Fifty percent qualification requirement for teacher-led centres

37 Maximum numbers of children

38 Secretary may recognise certain qualifications

39 Persons responsible to hold recognised qualifications

Part 5
Miscellaneous provisions

40 Parents' right of entry

41 Offences

42 Transitional

43 Revocations

Schedule 1
Space standards

Schedule 2
Sanitary facilities required

Schedule 3
Staffing

Gazette information

Reprint notes

Regulations