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Reprint as at 1 July 2015 Education (Registration of Early Childhood Services Teachers) Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/236) Silvia Cartwright, Governor-General Order in Council At Wellington this 9th day of August 2004 Present: Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council Pursuant to section 69(2) of the Education Standards Act 2001, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the recommendation of the Minister of Education and on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regu- lations.
Contents Title Commencement Interpretation Early childhood services declared early childhood education and care services Transition plan in relation to declared early childhood services Meaning of person employed in teaching position Page 2 2 2 3 3 3 Note Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Education.
1 r 1 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 (1) Education (Registration of Early Childhood Services Teachers) Regulations 2004 Reprinted as at 1 July 2015 Provisions of transition plan Date of application of teacher registration provisions Extended transition period Date of application of teacher registration provisions in relation to extended transition period 3 4 5 5 Regulations Title These regulations are the Education (Registration of Early Childhood Services Teachers) Regulations 2004.
Commencement These regulations come into force on the 28th day after the date of their notifi- cation in the Gazette.
Interpretation In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,— declared early childhood service means an early childhood service (as de- fined in section 120 of the Education Act 1989) that is declared by regulation 4(1) to be an early childhood education and care service for the purposes of Part 10 of the Education Act 1989 teaching position has, for the purposes of the transition plan set out in these regulations, the meaning given to that term by regulation 6.
(2) Any term used in these regulations that is defined in section 309 of the Educa- tion Act 1989 has the meaning given by that section, unless otherwise indica- ted.

Regulation 3(1) chartered care arranger: revoked, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(2) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).

Regulation 3(1) chartered service: revoked, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(2) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).
Regulation 3(1) co-ordinator: revoked, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(2) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).

Regulation 3(1) declared early childhood service: amended, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(2) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).

Regulation 3(1) early childhood centre: revoked, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(2) of the Edu- cation Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).
Regulation 3(1) early childhood education and care service: revoked, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(2) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).

Regulation 3(1) person responsible: revoked, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(2) of the Educa- tion Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).

Regulation 3(2): added, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(2) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).
2 Reprinted as at 1 July 2015 Education (Registration of Early Childhood Services Teachers) Regulations 2004 r 7 4 (1) Early childhood services declared early childhood education and care services Every early childhood service within the meaning of section 120 of the Educa- tion Act 1989 (other than an early childhood service that is specified in sub- clause (2)) is declared to be an early childhood education and care service for the purposes of Part 10 of the Education Act 1989.
(2) The early childhood services to which the declaration in subclause (1) does not apply are— (a) (b) (c) a free kindergarten that is an early childhood service whose licence per- mits no child to attend for a period of more than 4 hours on any day: playcentres affiliated to the New Zealand Playcentre Federation Inc: kōhanga reo affiliated to Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board.

Clause (2)(a): substituted, on 17 May 2006, by section 17(2) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).
5 Transition plan in relation to declared early childhood services These regulations set out a transition plan for bringing under Part 10 of the Education Act 1989 declared early childhood services and persons employed in teaching positions at declared early childhood services.
6 Meaning of person employed in teaching position For the purposes of these regulations, teaching position, as defined in section 120 of the Education Act 1989, is modified to mean,— (a) (b) in relation to an early childhood education and care centre, and to a li- censed hospital-based education and care service, a person responsible (as defined in regulation 2 of the Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998); and in relation to a licensed home-based education and care service, a co-or- dinator (as defined in clause 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule to the Education (Home-Based Care) Order 1992).
Regulation 6: substituted, on 1 December 2008, by section 60(2) of the Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19).
7 (1) Provisions of transition plan The transition plan is— (a) that there be a transition period at the end of which declared early child- hood services and persons employed in teaching positions at declared early childhood services must be brought under Part 10 of the Education Act 1989; and (b) that the setting out of the transition plan in these regulations be the means by which notice of the transition period is given to— (i) declared early childhood services; and 3 r 8 Education (Registration of Early Childhood Services Teachers) Regulations 2004 Reprinted as at 1 July 2015 (ii) (iii) (iv) persons who, at the beginning of the transition period, are em- ployed in teaching positions at declared early childhood services; and persons who, in the transition period, become employed in teach- ing positions at declared early childhood services; and persons who wish to be employed after the end of the transition period, or to continue to be employed after the end of the transi- tion period, in teaching positions at declared early childhood serv- ices; and that, in relation to persons who, at the beginning of the transition period, are not registered as teachers under the Education Act 1989 but are em- ployed in teaching positions at declared early childhood services, the transition period gives to those persons a period of time within which to obtain registration as teachers under the Education Act 1989; and that, throughout the transition period, Part 10 of the Education Act 1989 must continue not to apply to declared early childhood services and per- sons employed in teaching positions at declared early childhood serv- ices; and that the transition period begins with the date of the coming into force of these regulations; and that, subject to subclause (2), the transition period ends with the close of 31 December 2004.
(c) (d) (e) (f) (2) If, as at the close of 31 December 2004, regulation 9 applies to a declared early childhood service and to a person employed in a teaching position at that de- clared early childhood service, the transition period ends,— (a) (b) in relation to the declared early childhood service, at the time at which regulation 9 ceases, under regulation 9(2), to apply to that declared early childhood service; and in relation to the person employed in a teaching position at that declared early childhood service, at the time at which regulation 9 ceases, under regulation 9(3), to apply to that person.
8 Date of application of teacher registration provisions In relation to a declared early childhood service (other than a declared early childhood service to which regulation 9 applies) and to persons employed in teaching positions at a declared early childhood service (other than persons em- ployed in teaching positions at a declared early childhood service to whom regulation 9 applies), these regulations set 1 January 2005 as both— (a) the date on which there is brought under Part 10 of the Education Act 1989— (i) every such early childhood service; and 4 Reprinted as at 1 July 2015 Education (Registration of Early Childhood Services Teachers) Regulations 2004 r 10 9 (1) (ii) persons employed in teaching positions at every such early child- hood service; and (b) the date from the commencement of which the provisions of Part 10 of the Education Act 1989 apply to both— (i) (ii) every such early childhood service; and persons employed in teaching positions at every such early child- hood service.
Extended transition period This regulation applies to a declared early childhood service and a person em- ployed in a teaching position at that declared early childhood service as at the close of 31 December 2004 if that person— (a) (b) (c) was appointed to that position, whether before or after the commence- ment of these regulations, but not later than 31 December 2004; and held, on 4 December 2000, an early childhood teaching qualification that was recognised by the Ministry of Education or the New Zealand Quali- fications Authority as equivalent to a Diploma of Teaching; and does not hold, as at the close of 31 December 2004, a qualification rec- ognised by the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand for the pur- poses of registration under Part 10 of the Education Act 1989.
(2) The time at which this regulation ceases to apply to a declared early childhood service is the earlier of— (a) the close of the date on which that early childhood service ceases to em- ploy in a teaching position any person who satisfies the criteria in sub- clause (1); or (b) the close of 31 December 2007.
(3) The time at which this regulation ceases to apply to a person who satisfies the criteria in subclause (1) is the earlier of— (a) the close of the date on which that person ceases to hold the teaching position that that person held, as at the close of 31 December 2004, at a declared early childhood service; or (b) the close of 31 December 2007.

Regulation 9(1)(c): amended, on 1 July 2015, by section 49(2) of the Education Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 1).
10 (1) Date of application of teacher registration provisions in relation to exten- ded transition period In relation to a declared early childhood service to which regulation 9 applies, and to persons employed in teaching positions at any such declared early child- hood service to whom regulation 9 applies, these regulations set the date speci- fied in subclause (2) as both— 5 r 10 Education (Registration of Early Childhood Services Teachers) Regulations 2004 Reprinted as at 1 July 2015 (a) the date on which there is brought under Part 10 of the Education Act 1989— (i) (ii) that declared early childhood service; and those persons employed in teaching positions at that declared ear- ly childhood service; and (b) the date from the commencement of which the provisions of Part 10 of the Education Act 1989 apply to both— (i) (ii) that declared early childhood service; and those persons employed in teaching positions at that declared ear- ly childhood service.
(2) The date specified for the purposes of subclause (1), in relation to a declared early childhood service to which regulation 9 applies, and to persons employed in teaching positions at any such declared early childhood service to whom regulation 9 applies, is the day immediately following the time at which regula- tion 9 ceases to apply to that declared early childhood service.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 12 August 2004.


Diane Morcom, Clerk of the Executive Council.

6 Reprinted as at 1 July 2015 Education (Registration of Early Childhood Services Teachers) Regulations 2004 Notes Reprints notes 1 General This is a reprint of the Education (Registration of Early Childhood Services Teachers) Regulations 2004 that incorporates all the amendments to those regu- lations as at the date of the last amendment to them.
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4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint Education Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 1): section 49 Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19): sections 17(2), 60(2) Wellington, New Zealand: Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government—2015 7