Home-based care services in Taupo District

Children are looked after in the educator’s house, at their parent’s house or in another home chosen by the parents. With a focus on individualised child care and early childhood education, home-based care is the perfect fit for some families

A printable checklist for families to use when visiting home based care services and considering which to choose including questions to ask and what to look for.a home bas

Home based care is a flexible way of delivering high quality early childhood education and care services in a home based setting. With small groups and the same quality requirements as centre based care it offers an excellent alternative to larger settings.

An opinion piece written by Erin Maloney the founding director of high quality home based care provider Tiny Nation, on why this smaller group setting is such a supportive environment for young children.

After releasing its 10-year Early Learning Action Plan, the government is raising the levels of home-based educators’ qualifications.