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A: To get 20 hours a week funded childcare with Everest Learning your child will not be able to enrol for 20 funded hours at kindergarten as well.  You will need to pay her kindergarten session fees as you have done in the past, if you want 20 hours’ free care with Everest Learning or you can share your 20 hours between Everest Learning and your kindergarten.

A: No. However her Educator will still take her to kindergarten and pick her up if you require, at a cost of 79 cents per km.

A: Yes.  Once your child turns 3, every child who is enrolled for 20 hours or more, will not be charged for 20 hours’ childcare per week.  (Providing an attestation form has been completed and returned to the office.)

A: If your child is enrolled with Everest Learning for more than 20 hours you may apply for a Work and Income Subsidy, for any hours over and above 20 hours per week with you may still apply for a Work and Income childcare subsidy.
A: Yes.  Once your child turns 3, every child who is enrolled for 20 hours or more, will not be charged for 20 hours’ childcare per week.  (Providing an attestation form has been completed and returned to the office.)
A: We will tell you if we don’t have a space so that you can try another service.  If you choose to, we will phone you when a space becomes available, but we will not hold childcare spaces for anyone unless an Educator agrees to do so.
A: No.  Everest Learning values activities such as kindergarten sessions for 3 and 4 year olds, but your child will get all the group sessions he/she needs without attending kindergarten within Everest Learning.  We provide (at no extra charge) playgroups, educational excursions, gym, playcentre, visits to the park and other learning experiences at Educators’ homes.
A: No.  Everest Learning values activities such as kindergarten sessions for 3 and 4-year-olds, but your child will get all the group sessions he/she needs without attending kindergarten within Everest Learning.  We provide (at no extra charge) playgroups, educational excursions, gym, playcentre, visits to the park and other learning experiences at Educators’ homes.

Details of the amount and details for the expenditure of any Ministry of Education funding received by the service are available at the Everest Learning Office admin@everest.org.nz

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