ECE Analysis Team Highlights of the Early childhood education me ngā kōhanga reo data summary report 2015 ECE Analysis: ECE.Analysis@education.govt.nz 14 December 2016

Annual Census Data collection includes: enrolments and attendances at early learning services and attendances at playgroups teaching staff at licensed early learning services waiting times at licensed early learning services languages used at licensed early learning services.

Percentage of census returns collected through ELI, by service type, 2014 and 2015

Methodology changes introduced with implementation of ELI RS61 ELI Enrolments Attendances Scheduled teaching staff All teaching staff that worked (incl. Relieving and temporary staff)

The 2015 summary data report includes Annual census of early learning services data RS61 (paper questionnaire) Early Learning Information system (ELI) Licensing data Expenditure (funding) data ENROL (school enrolment data)

Indicators and highlights for 2015 Services Participation Expenditure Teaching staff

Licensed ECE services and kōhanga reo Key Indicators Change from 2014 Number of services 2.2% Net Openings 126 services Waiting times (more than 1 month) 4 percentage points Key Highlights Overall growth has been driven largely by growth in the number of education and care services (75) and home-based services (58). Closures of home-based services are proportionally high. Kindergartens are the only service type where more than half the services report having a waiting time. Children are more likely to be waiting over six months at education and care services than any other service type.

Number of licensed services and playgroups, 2005-2015

Licensed ECE services and kōhanga reo Key Indicators Change from 2014 Number of services 2.2% Net Openings 126 services Waiting times (more than 1 month) 4 percentage points Key Highlights Overall growth has been driven largely by growth in the number of education and care services (75) and home-based services (58). Closures of home-based services are proportionally high. Kindergartens are the only service type where more than half the services report having a waiting time. Children are more likely to be waiting over six months at education and care services than any other service type.

Growth in the number of licensed services, 2005-2015 (excluding mergers)

New services Closed services

Licensed ECE services and kōhanga reo Key Indicators Change from 2014 Number of services 2.2% Net Openings 126 services Waiting times (more than 1 month) 4 percentage points Key Highlights Overall growth has been driven largely by growth in the number of education and care services (75) and home-based services (58). Closures of home-based services are proportionally high. Kindergartens are the only service type where more than half the services report having a waiting time. Children are more likely to be waiting over six months at education and care services than any other service type.

Percentage of licensed services with waiting times of more than a month, by service type 2005-2015

Participation Highlights Key Indicators Change from 2014 Prior participation rate 0.3 % points Enrolment/Attendance rate unchanged 63.8% Average hours of enrolments/attendance per week 42mins Highlights Māori and Pasifika have had the highest growth in prior participation. Between 2005 and 2013, average hours of enrolment per week increased significantly for all age groups except for under-ones. Average weekly hours are higher in the North Island than the South Island.

Prior participation in early learning before starting school, 2005-2015

Participation Highlights Key Indicators Change from 2014 Prior participation rate 0.3 % points Enrolment/Attendance rate unchanged 63.8% Average hours of enrolments/attendance per week 42mins Highlights Māori and Pasifika have had the highest growth in prior participation. Between 2005 and 2013, average hours of enrolment per week increased significantly for all age groups except for under-ones. Average weekly hours are higher in the North Island than the South Island.

Number of enrolments/attendances in licensed ECE services and kōhanga reo, population, and enrolment/ attendance rates for 0-4 year-olds, 2000-2015

Participation Highlights Key Indicators Change from 2014 Prior participation rate 0.3 % points Enrolment/Attendance rate unchanged 63.8% Average hours of enrolments/attendance per week 42mins Highlights Māori and Pasifika have had the highest growth in prior participation. Between 2005 and 2013, average hours of enrolment per week increased significantly for all age groups except for under-ones. Average weekly hours are higher in the North Island than the South Island.

Average number of hours per week of child enrolment/attendance, by age, 2005-2015

Participation Highlights Key Indicators Change from 2014 Prior participation rate 0.3 % points Enrolment/Attendance rate unchanged 63.8% Average hours of enrolments/attendance per week 42mins Highlights Māori and Pasifika have had the highest growth in prior participation. Between 2005 and 2013, average hours of enrolment per week increased significantly for all age groups except for under-ones. Average weekly hours are higher in the North Island than the South Island.

Average weekly hours by Regional Council, 2015

Expenditure Key Indicators Change from 2014 Annual public expenditure on ECE 4.4% (adjusted for inflation) Real Expenditure per FTE Child $118 (or -1.2%) Affordability (CPI-childcare relative to QES-earnings) unchanged Key Highlights Expenditure as a % of GDP and % funded by public expenditure is above OECD average. FCHs have continued to increase, despite decline in 0-4 population since 2011. NZDep decile 10 services receive around $2,500 more per enrolment than decile 1 services.

Annual public expenditure on ECE and expenditure per full time equivalent child (1,000 Funded Child Hours) in 2015 dollars, 2002-2015

Expenditure Key Indicators Change from 2014 Annual public expenditure on ECE 4.4% (adjusted for inflation) Real Expenditure per FTE Child $118 (or -1.2%) Affordability (CPI-childcare relative to QES-earnings) unchanged Key Highlights Expenditure as a % of GDP and % funded by public expenditure is above OECD average. FCHs have continued to increase, despite decline in 0-4 population since 2011. NZDep decile 10 services receive around $2,500 more per enrolment than decile 1 services.

Population of Children under 5 years of age and Funded Child Hours

Expenditure Key Indicators Change from 2014 Annual public expenditure on ECE 4.4% (adjusted for inflation) Real Expenditure per FTE Child $118 (or -1.2%) Affordability (CPI-childcare relative to QES-earnings) unchanged Key Highlights Expenditure as a % of GDP and % funded by public expenditure is above OECD average. FCHs have continued to increase, despite decline in 0-4 population since 2011. NZDep decile 10 services receive around $2,500 more per enrolment than decile 1 services.

ECE funding per enrolled child by NZ Deprivation Index, 2015

Teaching Staff Key Indicators Change from 2014 Number of teaching staff 11.7% (2,946 teaching staff) Key Highlights The number of teaching staff in education and care services continues to rise and explains 90% of the overall increase.

Distribution of teaching staff by service type, 2005-2015