1. Pursuant to Regulation 41(3) of the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008, the Secretary for Education gives notice that the

Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008;

Licensing Criteria for Home-based Education and Care Services 2008;

Licensing Criteria for Hospital-based Education and Care Services 2008;

Licensing Criteria for Kōhanga Reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust; and

Certification Criteria for Playgroups 2008

were amended on 2 September 2022.

2. The amended criteria have been prescribed by the Minister of Education in accordance with Regulation 41(1) of the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 for the purpose of assessing compliance with the minimum standards set out in the above-mentioned Regulations.

3. The criteria come into effect on 19 September 2022.

4. Printable copies of the above-mentioned criteria are available from the Ministry of Education website: www.education.govt.nz.

Dated at Wellington this 12th day of September 2022.

IONA HOLSTED, Te Tumu Whakarae mō te Mātauranga | Secretary for Education, Ministry of Education.