Caring home environments – your child’s home away from home.
Homebased Childcare is an early childhood service where children are cared for and educated in an approved Educator’s home, and operates in Hamilton and Cambridge. The service is available to children from birth - five years old but older siblings may also be cared for after school and during the school holidays.
To help you our Homebased Childcare service has qualified co-ordinators to advise, support and supervise Educators. Educators are involved in professional development programmes and undertake paediatric first aid training.
- Meet our educators and the select the one right for your child
- Children cared for in a home environment
- Small group size – maximum of four preschool children per home
- Nurturing & caring environment for babies
- Kindergarten pick-ups & drop-offs
- Educators are carefully referee checked and vetted through the NZ police and Child, Youth & Family
- Qualified and experienced co-ordinators to advise, support and supervise educators
- Planned programme of activities and spontaneous play in which children are supported in their learning
- Free gymnastic sessions held once a week, available for carers and children to attend
- Free playgroup sessions available for educators and children to attend
- Playgroup excursions to the Zoo, arboretum, or farms , usually once per term at no charge to families
- A daily record of each child's care, outings and activities is recorded in a 'record book'
- Service available 6:30 am - 7:30 pm
- Siblings over the age of five may also be cared for after school, and during school holidays
- 20 hours Free ECE a week available to all three and four year olds.
6:30 am - 7:30 pm Monday - Friday
Preschool Fees: $4.40 per hour
After School Fees: $4.50 per hour
Mileage Rates: 70cents per km
Children receiving 20 hours Free ECE receive weekly credit of up to $88.00!
If you have more than one pre-school child attending Homebased Childcare, fees are discounted by 15%, for the child enrolled for the least hours
WINZ childcare subsidies are also available for families on low-middle incomes.
''Respectful and inclusive relationships are strongly evident throughout the [service] and there is a strong commitment to maintaining positive, trusting partnerships with families. This sensitive approach ensures children’s care and education needs are met in and safe and secure environments.''
Education Review Office 2008.
''Care is taken to ensure infants and children are placed in appropriate home environments and consideration is given to individual family values and culture.''
Education Review Office 2008.
