Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
The amendment allows a person with a primary or early childhood teaching qualification to be a person responsible for a licensed early childhood education and care centre that is teacher led. However, only a person responsible with an early childhood teaching qualification may be counted for the requirement that 50% of the required staff hold that qualification.
Regulatory impact assessment
The Ministry of Education produced a regulatory impact assessment on 27 November 2019 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.
A copy of this regulatory impact assessment can be found at—
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 12 December 2019.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Education.