ECE Key Funding Dates 2023
This document provides key funding dates for early learning services for 2023.
Day and Date |
ID |
Description |
| Monday 2 January | SH | New Year’s Day Holiday |
| Tuesday 3 January | SH | Day after New Year’s Day Holiday |
| Wednesday 4 January | – | Ministry of Education National Office reopens |
| Wednesday 1 February | RS7 | March 2023 electronic RS7 submission period opens |
| Monday 6 February | SH | Waitangi Day Holiday |
| Thursday 9 February | RS7 | Last submission day of March 2023 RS7s for 1 March payment |
| Mid-February | EQI | New services to be advised of Equity Index assessment results and services that requested reviews |
| Wednesday 1 March | PMT | 01 March 2023 ECE operational funding payment |
| Wednesday 8 March | RS7 | Last submission day of March 2023 RS7s for 21 March payment |
| Monday 20 March | PMT | 20 March 2023 ECE operational funding payment |
| Friday 7 April | SH | Good Friday |
| Monday 10 April | SH | Easter Monday |
| Tuesday 25 April | SH | ANZAC Day Holiday |
| Thursday 1 June | RS7 | July 2023 electronic RS7 submission period opens |
| Monday 5 June | SH | King’s Birthday |
| Friday 9 June | RS7 | Last submission day of July 2023 RS7s for 1 July payment |
| Mid-June | EQI | New services to be advised of Equity Index assessments |
| 19 – 25 June (TBC) | – | Annual ECE Return dates |
| Friday 24 June | SH | Matariki Holiday |
| Friday 30 June | FD | Financial declarations due for financial year end in 2022 |
| Monday 3 July | PMT | 01 July 2023 ECE operational funding payment |
| Monday 10 July | RS7 | Last submission day of July 2023 RS7s for 20 July payment |
| Friday 14 July | SH | Matariki |
| Thursday 20 July | PMT | 20 July 2023 ECE operational funding payment |
| Sunday 1 October | RS7 | November 2023 electronic RS7 submission period opens |
| Monday 9 October | RS7 | Last submission day of November 2023 RS7s for 1 November payment |
| Monday 23 October | SH | Labour Day |
| Wednesday 1 November | PMT | 01 November 2023 ECE operational funding payment |
| Wednesday 8 November | RS7 | Last submission day of November 2023 RS7s for 21 November payment |
| Monday 20 November | PMT | 20 November 2023 ECE operational funding payment |
| Monday 25 December | SH | Christmas Day |
| Tuesday 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
