12736 Demonstrate Knowledge of Funding for an ECE Service

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Title Demonstrate knowledge of funding for an ECE service

Level 3 Credits 2

Purpose People credited with this unit standard are able to describe: sources and types of funding for an ECE service; Ministry of Education funding for an ECE service; and management requirements for administering funding in an ECE service.

This unit standard is designed for people who intend to work, or are working with, children in an ECE service. People working in the wider education sector may also be interested in this unit standard. This unit standard will prepare people to advance to a higher level of study in ECE.

Classification Early Childhood Education and Care > Early Childhood: Professional Practice

Available grade Achieved

Explanatory notes

1 An early childhood education (ECE) service may include a centre-based service, hospital-based service, or home-based service. The home-based service may be nominated by the child’s parent, be the child’s own home, or the home of the educator. Evidence of one type of service is required in this standard.

2 Candidates for this unit standard should be familiar with the intent of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, which informs guidelines, procedures, and practices in the ECE sector. is is 3 Definition d d Conditions of funding are criteria which determine – religibility,ar terms of use of funding, financial and service accountability. ad ndn 4 Legislation includes but is not limited to: a ta Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulationst s 2008g Vulnerable Children Act 2014 s gn t it inri and subsequent amendments.ni n ir i u u pxp 5 References s is xe Early Childhood hEducationi h Fundinge Handbook, New Zealand Ministry of Education, 2011; availableT at http://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/running-an-ece-T service/funding/ece-funding-handbook/. Funding for ECE services, Ministry of Education; available at http://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/running-an-ece-service/funding/

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Education Council New Zealand, The Education Council Code of Ethics for Certificated Teachers; available at https://educationcouncil.org.nz/content/code-of- ethics-certificated-teachers.

Outcomes and evidence requirements

Outcome 1

Describe sources and types of funding for an ECE service.

Range sources of funding may include but are not limited to – Ministry of Social Development, community funding, trust grants, family contributions; types of funding may include but are not limited to – fees, koha, fundraising, donations, grants, operational subsidies, capital subsidies, private capital, equity funding, annual top-up for isolated services; evidence is required of five sources and the types of funding available from each identified source.

Evidence requirements

1.1 Different sources of funding are identified and described according to their roles, types of funding they offer, purpose for the funding they offer, and the criteria required to access the funding.

Outcome 2

Describe Ministry of Education funding for an ECE service.

Evidence requirements

2.1 The different purpose and features of funding are described in accordance with Ministry of Education requirements.

2.2 Eligibility criteria for types of ECE service funding are described in accordance with Ministry of Education requirements. s is 2.3 Accountability measures are described in accordance i withd Ministry of Education requirements. rd r ada Range accountability measures – fundingdn claim and record keeping audits, financial reporting,n earlya childhood funding return (RS7). tast g Outcome 3 st ngin itni ri ir Describe management requirementsnu for administeringi p funding in an ECE service. us xpx Evidence requirementsis i e e hTh 3.1 The purposeT of policies and practices for administering funding are described in terms of management requirements in an ECE service.

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3.2 The conditions of funding including the accountability requirements for administering funding are identified and described in terms of management requirements in an ECE service.

Replacement information This unit standard and unit standard 26716 were replaced by unit standard 29879 and unit standard 29880.

This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.

Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment Registration 1 18 November 1997 31 December 2016 Review 2 26 May 2004 31 December 2016 Review 3 17 December 2010 31 December 2017 Revision 4 8 December 2011 31 December 2019 Rollover and 5 20 August 2015 31 December 2019 Revision Review 6 20 April 2017 31 December 2019

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