ECE Funding Key Dates 2022
This document provides key funding dates for early learning services for 2022.
Day and Date |
ID |
Description |
| Monday, 3 January | SH | New Year’s Day Holiday |
| Tuesday, 4 January | SH | Day after New Year’s Day Holiday |
| Wednesday, 5 January | – | Ministry of Education National Office reopens |
| Tuesday, 1 February | RS7 | March 2022 electronic RS7 submission period opens |
| Monday, 7 February | SH | Waitangi Day Holiday |
| Tuesday, 8 February | RS7 | Last submission day of March 2022 RS7s for 1 March Payment |
| Mid-February | EQI | New services to be advised of Equity Index assessment results and services that requested reviews |
| Tuesday, 1 March | PMT | 01 March 2022 ECE operational funding payment |
| Monday, 7 March | RS7 | Last submission day of March 2022 RS7s for 20 March payment |
| Friday, 15 April | SH | Good Friday |
| Monday, 18 April | SH | Easter Monday |
| Monday, 25 April | SH | ANZAC Day Holiday |
| Wednesday, 1 June | RS7 | July 2022 electronic RS7 submission period opens |
| Monday, 6 June | SH | Queen’s Birthday |
| Tuesday, 7 June | RS7 | Last submission day of July 2022 RS7s for 1 July payment |
| Mid-June | EQI | New services to be advised of Equity Index assessments |
| Friday, 24 June | SH | Matariki Holiday |
| – | Annual ECE Return dates (Changed on 24th February 2022 from MoE directive). | |
| Thursday, 30 June | FD | Financial declarations due for financial year end in 2021 |
| Friday, 1 July | PMT | 01 July 2022 ECE operational funding payment |
| Thursday, 7 July | RS7 | Last submission day of July 2022 RS7s for 20 July payment |
| Saturday, 1 October | RS7 | November 2022 electronic RS7 submission period opens |
| Friday, 7 October | RS7 | Last submission day of November 2022 RS7s for 1 November payment |
| Monday, 24 October | SH | Labour Day |
| Tuesday, 1 November | PMT | 01 November 2022 ECE operational funding payment |
| Monday, 7 November | RS7 | Last submission day of November 2022 RS7s for 20 November payment |
| Sunday, 25 December | SH | Christmas Day |
| Monday, 26 December | SH | Boxing Day |
Indicator |
Description |
| RS7 | RS7 Return funding |
| SH | Statutory Holiday – NB: services cannot claim SH in advance |
| EQI | Equity Index for funding |
| PMT | Early Childhood operational funding payment |
| FD | Financial Declaration Collection |
Further reminders on dates and important information will be advertised on the Ministry website: Education.govt.nz and in He Pānui Kōhungahunga – the Early Learning Bulletin
