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Hours of participation in early childhood education

Data Tables

The following data tables include the data used to produce this indicator.

Average weekly hours attended for children at licensed early childhood education services by type of service: (1996 to 2008)
Percentage of roll in licensed early childhood education services, by hours enrolled and service type (2008)
Percentage of roll in licensed early childhood education services, by hours enrolled and age (2008)
Percentage of roll in licensed early childhood education services, by duration of weekly enrolment and Region Council (2008)
Percentage of roll in licensed early childhood education services, by duration of weekly enrolment and Territorial Authority (2008).
Average weekly hours attended for children at licensed ECE services, by age and  Regional Council (2008)
Average weekly hours attended for children at licensed ECE services, by age and Territorial  Authority (2008)

 

Average weekly hours attended for children at licensed early childhood education services by, type of service (1996 to 2008)

Notes:      

  1. Excludes: licence-exempt groups, Kohanga Reo and the Correspondence School.
Year Service Type - Kindergarten Service Type - Playcentre Service Type - Education and Care Service Type -Homebased Networks
1996 10.4 4.3 15.0 15.5
1997 10.4 4.4 15.8 15.2
1998 10.7 4.4 15.9 15.7
1999 10.8 4.3 16.4 16.1
2000 11.2 4.4 16.6 16.9
2001 11.5 4.2 17.7 18.6
2002 11.8 4.3 18.3 18.1
2003 12.0 4.3 18.6 19.7
2004 12.5 4.4 19.5 21.3
2005 12.6 4.3 20.3 22.4
2006 12.6 4.4 20.8 22.0
2007 12.6 4.3 21.5 22.6
2008 13.4 4.2 22.9 22.8

 

 

Percentage of roll in licensed early childhood education services, by hours enrolled and service type (2008)

Notes:  

  1. Excludes: licence-exempt groups, Kohanga Reo and the Correspondence School.
Number of Hours per Week Type of Service - Kindergarten Type of Service - Playcentre Type of Service - Education and Care Services Type of Service - Homebased Total for four Service Types
6 hours or less 10.4 78.4 10.9 6.2 16.4
6-15 hours 38.2 21.3 25.8 26.9 28.6
15-24 hours 46.4 0.3 22.2 26.0 26.5
24-36 hours 4.9 0.0 17.8 22.0 13.4
More than 36 hours 0.1 0.0 23.2 18.8 15.1

 

 

Percentage of roll in licensed early childhood education services, by hours enrolled and age (2008)

Notes:

  1. Excludes: licence-exempt groups, Kohanga Reo and the Correspondence School.
Number of Hours per Week Age - Under 1 Age - 1 Age - 2 Age - 3 Age - 4 Age - 5 All Ages
6 hours or less 32.8 22.7 24.4 16.5 7.1 16.1 16.4
6-15 hours 17.4 22.3 28.5 39.3 23.0 18.9 28.6
15-24 hours 14.1 16.2 15.0 19.6 45.2 34.7 26.5
24-36 hours 15.9 16.5 13.5 11.6 13.2 21.5 13.4
More than 36 hours 19.8 22.3 18.6 13.0 11.5 8.9 15.1

 

 

Percentage of roll in licensed early childhood education services, by duration of weekly enrolment and Region Council (2008)

Notes:

  1. The Regional Council area of the ECE service each student was located in.   
  2. The Chatham Islands County is a separate county outside the standard Regional Council boundaries.
  3. Excludes: licence-exempt groups, Kohanga Reo and the Correspondence School. 'k' implies Kohanga Reo are the only licenced services within the Chathams Islands County bounday.
Region1 Duration of weekly enrolment - 6 hours or less Duration of weekly enrolment - 6 - 15 hours Duration of weekly enrolment - 15 - 24 hours Duration of weekly enrolment - 24 - 36 hours Duration of weekly enrolment - more than 36 hours
Northland Region 22.1 25.2 26.7 14.2 11.8
Auckland Region 10.6 28.5 24.7 14.3 22.0
Waikato Region 16.5 29.3 26.1 14.5 13.6
Bay of Plenty Region 13.3 27.6 24.2 16.2 18.8
Gisborne Region 16.4 32.5 25.6 18.4 7.0
Hawkes Bay Region 18.8 25.9 28.9 13.7 12.7
Taranaki Region 17.9 36.9 27.1 10.4 7.6
Manawatu-Wanganui Region 16.3 27.4 28.0 15.5 12.8
Wellington Region 19.3 23.3 28.2 13.1 16.1
Tasman Region 33.3 33.2 27.8 4.6 1.1
Nelson Region 22.0 29.0 35.0 9.1 4.8
Marlborough Region 19.0 36.9 25.1 10.8 8.2
West Coast Region 25.6 38.7 19.5 12.8 3.3
Canterbury Region 18.4 33.8 27.9 10.8 9.2
Otago Region 24.8 26.2 29.8 12.0 7.2
Southland Region 32.2 23.8 27.4 9.9 6.8
Chatham Islands County2 k k k k k
New Zealand Total 16.4 28.6 26.5 13.4 15.1

 

 

Percentage of roll in licensed early childhood education services, by duration of weekly enrolment and Territorial Authority (2008)

Note:

  1. The Territorial Local Authority area of the ECE service each student was located in.
  2. Excludes: licence-exempt groups, Kohanga Reo and the Correspondence School.
  3. 'k' implies Kohanga Reo are the only licenced services within the Chathams Islands County boundary.
Territorial Local Authority1 Duration of weekly enrolment - 6 hours or less Duration of weekly enrolment - 6 - 15 hours Duration of weekly enrolment - 15 - 24 hours Duration of weekly enrolment - 24 - 36 hours Duration of weekly enrolment - more than 36 hours
Far North District 20.2 24.0 22.9 17.3 15.7
Whangarei District 20.8 24.4 29.8 13.8 11.1
Kaipara District 36.7 34.6 21.1 5.5 2.3
Rodney District 12.8 37.2 33.2 9.0 7.7
North Shore City 13.2 28.6 23.2 14.0 21.0
Waitakere City 9.9 29.9 25.6 12.3 22.3
Auckland City 9.6 28.3 23.8 15.7 22.7
Manukau City 8.9 25.0 23.4 16.0 26.7
Papakura District 7.7 24.3 28.7 13.0 26.3
Franklin District 21.6 34.0 24.2 9.3 10.9
Thames-Coromandel District 17.7 29.0 31.6 17.0 4.7
Hauraki District 25.3 37.5 26.3 7.3 3.6
Waikato District 19.4 30.9 25.3 13.0 11.4
Matamata-Piako District 22.1 35.9 24.6 9.4 7.9
Hamilton City 11.2 27.0 26.4 15.7 19.7
Waipa District 16.9 29.8 28.0 12.8 12.5
Otorohanga District 33.1 27.4 20.2 12.6 6.7
South Waikato District 12.5 20.9 27.2 29.9 9.7
Waitomo District 30.2 24.9 20.4 20.0 4.4
Taupo District 16.2 37.1 24.0 11.0 11.7
Western Bay Of Plenty District 27.1 34.5 18.0 8.2 12.2
Tauranga City 11.6 31.7 25.8 12.0 19.0
Rotorua District 12.8 19.1 23.2 21.1 23.8
Whakatane District 14.9 24.8 27.2 21.7 11.4
Kawerau District 0.6 10.2 11.4 43.2 34.7
Opotiki District 14.0 14.8 21.4 44.9 4.9
Gisborne District 16.4 32.5 25.6 18.4 7.0
Wairoa District 45.3 15.3 29.5 7.9 2.1
Hastings District 18.3 26.2 26.2 13.3 16.1
Napier City 17.2 25.7 31.6 14.6 10.8
Central Hawkes Bay District 20.7 27.8 30.9 13.9 6.8
New Plymouth District 14.3 36.6 27.8 12.4 8.8
Stratford District 28.4 32.7 26.5 7.5 4.9
South Taranaki District 26.3 39.5 24.9 4.7 4.6
Ruapehu District 17.4 17.7 32.6 18.1 14.3
Wanganui District 12.9 34.8 26.6 15.2 10.6
Rangitikei District 27.6 29.2 24.1 11.8 7.4
Manawatu District 30.8 24.5 22.9 11.7 10.1
Palmerston North City 9.4 25.3 28.6 17.8 18.9
Tararua District 19.8 31.7 27.4 17.7 3.4
Horowhenua District 26.8 25.3 32.9 10.4 4.6
Kapiti Coast District 12.6 38.2 31.1 9.9 8.2
Porirua City 19.0 21.2 30.3 10.6 19.0
Upper Hutt City 27.4 13.1 29.3 11.0 19.1
Lower Hutt City 21.3 21.7 28.7 11.7 16.7
Wellington City 16.5 23.6 26.4 15.4 18.1
Masterton District 23.5 25.0 26.3 18.3 6.9
Carterton District 31.5 10.1 48.8 6.5 3.0
South Wairarapa District 41.5 20.6 27.8 4.3 5.8
Tasman District 33.3 33.2 27.8 4.6 1.1
Nelson City 22.0 29.0 35.0 9.1 4.8
Marlborough District 19.0 36.9 25.1 10.8 8.2
Kaikoura District 19.2 34.3 29.7 11.6 5.2
Buller District 38.5 35.9 19.7 2.6 3.3
Grey District 18.4 34.9 20.1 23.0 3.7
Westland District 27.1 50.8 17.9 1.9 2.3
Hurunui District 40.0 33.5 20.9 3.9 1.8
Waimakariri District 21.8 37.7 27.8 7.1 5.7
Christchurch City 12.8 33.8 29.3 12.8 11.4
Selwyn District 27.5 34.5 22.0 6.8 9.2
Ashburton District 33.1 34.3 24.5 5.6 2.4
Timaru District 31.2 29.8 29.4 7.5 2.1
MacKenzie District 21.0 40.3 33.9 4.8 0.0
Waimate District 70.0 16.4 7.2 6.5 0.0
Chatham Islands County k k k k k
Waitaki District 30.0 33.2 24.2 8.6 4.0
Central Otago District 29.1 30.5 27.0 10.7 2.7
Queenstown-Lakes District 24.4 32.7 29.6 8.7 4.7
Dunedin City 23.2 21.3 32.1 14.0 9.4
Clutha District 27.4 37.2 23.0 8.6 3.8
Southland District 50.5 27.4 14.2 4.3 3.7
Gore District 33.0 30.0 24.9 8.0 4.0
Invercargill City 23.9 20.8 33.8 12.8 8.7
New Zealand Total 16.4 28.6 26.5 13.4 15.1

 

 

Average weekly hours attended for children at licensed early childhood education services, by age and Regional Council (2008)

Notes:

  1. The Regional Council area of the ECE service each student was located in.  
  2. The Chatham Islands County is a separate county outside the standard Regional Council boundaries.
  3. Excludes: licence-exempt groups, Kohanga Reo and the Correspondence School.
  4. 'k' implies Kohanga Reo are the only licenced services within the Chathams Islands County boundary.
Region1 Age- Under 1
 Age - 1 Age - 2
 Age - 3
 Age - 4
 Age - 5
 Total
Northland Region 14.2 16.8 16.9 16.2 19.5 16.6 17.3
Auckland Region 25.1 26.8 22.7 19.7 21.0 22.0 21.7
Waikato Region 19.4 20.3 18.4 16.8 19.3 20.4 18.5
Bay of Plenty Region 20.3 21.8 20.5 19.8 21.5 22.1 20.8
Gisborne Region 16.9 16.8 15.8 15.1 18.7 15.2 16.7
Hawkes Bay Region 15.7 16.8 17.5 17.4 20.1 19.9 18.1
Taranaki Region 15.8 16.7 15.4 14.2 17.3 18.2 15.8
Manawatu-Wanganui Region 19.1 20.0 18.4 16.5 20.1 15.1 18.6
Wellington Region 17.5 21.6 19.2 16.4 21.0 17.6 19.1
Tasman Region 6.2 7.9 8.2 9.9 15.7 15.8 11.3
Nelson Region 10.7 13.6 14.3 12.8 18.9 15.0 15.2
Marlborough Region 15.9 16.2 13.4 15.0 17.2 19.5 15.6
West Coast Region 15.2 13.1 12.5 11.7 15.0 29.3 13.6
Canterbury Region 15.9 16.8 15.4 15.1 17.4 13.9 16.2
Otago Region 14.3 16.0 14.6 14.3 18.6 18.5 15.9
Southland Region 14.4 15.6 13.4 12.5 16.2 4.5 14.4
Chatham Islands County2 k k k k k k k
Grand Total 19.0 20.9 18.8 17.1 19.8 19.2 18.9

 

 

Average weekly hours attended for children at licensed early childhood education services, by age and Territorial Authority (2008)

Note:

  1. The Territorial Local Authority area of the ECE service each student was located in.
  2. Excludes: licence-exempt groups, Kohanga Reo and the Correspondence School.
  3. 'n' implies that there were no students in this category.
  4. 'k' implies Kohanga Reo are the only licenced services within the Chathams Islands County boundary.  
Territorial Local Authority1 Age - Under 1
 Age - 1
 Age - 2
 Age - 3
 Age - 4
 Age - 5
 Age - Total
Far North District 17.2 18.4 19.1 17.6 21.0 22.2 19.0
Whangarei District 14.1 17.1 16.6 16.4 19.8 13.1 17.5
Kaipara District 4.9 7.4 9.5 9.8 14.0 11.7 10.8
Rodney District 13.9 17.8 14.1 14.6 18.2 18.5 16.1
North Shore City 25.3 24.1 20.3 19.0 22.1 23.8 21.2
Waitakere City 24.5 28.1 22.9 19.0 21.2 23.8 21.6
Auckland City 25.3 28.5 24.1 20.0 20.6 20.1 22.2
Manukau City 29.7 29.8 25.9 22.0 21.8 24.6 23.7
Papakura District 24.9 27.9 27.0 21.2 22.8 21.6 23.7
Franklin District 13.5 16.7 16.2 14.4 16.8 11.3 15.8
Thames-Coromandel District 9.8 12.0 14.9 16.3 20.3 15.5 16.4
Hauraki District 7.0 11.2 10.4 13.8 15.5 3.0 13.1
Waikato District 18.1 17.5 16.3 15.4 19.2 22.5 17.3
Matamata-Piako District 16.3 16.5 13.3 12.9 16.0 36.4 14.8
Hamilton City 24.2 25.0 22.5 19.0 20.6 18.6 21.3
Waipa District 18.4 20.4 18.0 15.1 18.7 21.0 17.7
Otorohanga District 8.9 9.5 13.3 14.8 16.7 28.5 14.0
South Waikato District 20.3 20.9 17.9 20.1 22.5 28.5 20.6
Waitomo District 14.5 10.7 11.9 15.7 17.9 28.5 14.8
Taupo District 21.7 18.4 17.9 15.1 18.0 15.3 17.1
Western Bay Of Plenty District 15.6 16.5 13.4 14.0 17.6 16.5 15.5
Tauranga City 20.1 22.5 20.7 19.0 20.4 21.8 20.4
Rotorua District 24.0 23.5 22.3 23.0 24.3 20.9 23.3
Whakatane District 15.6 16.9 18.6 19.7 21.7 21.0 19.3
Kawerau District 40.9 27.3 31.3 30.7 29.8 30.0 30.5
Opotiki District 11.8 14.3 21.8 22.0 23.7 19.5 21.7
Gisborne District 16.9 16.8 15.8 15.1 18.7 15.2 16.7
Wairoa District 9.9 7.4 11.2 7.8 17.5 n 12.2
Hastings District 14.4 16.5 18.4 18.9 21.3 18.2 18.9
Napier City 16.8 18.0 17.3 16.6 19.7 20.8 18.0
Central Hawkes Bay District 19.2 15.5 15.7 16.3 16.7 27.3 16.4
New Plymouth District 18.7 18.9 16.3 15.3 17.8 18.3 16.9
Stratford District 17.6 11.6 16.3 11.1 15.7 19.5 14.0
South Taranaki District 8.0 11.5 11.0 11.4 16.2 13.5 12.9
Ruapehu District 17.0 28.3 18.0 19.2 22.4 22.5 20.8
Wanganui District 20.7 18.3 17.2 17.3 19.2 17.8 18.1
Rangitikei District 12.9 16.3 14.8 11.4 16.4 10.5 14.4
Manawatu District 14.5 15.5 11.9 14.9 18.9 18.9 15.6
Palmerston North City 22.8 23.0 22.6 18.9 22.5 15.9 21.5
Tararua District 16.7 17.5 15.6 12.3 16.5 10.5 15.2
Horowhenua District 11.6 15.5 13.1 12.3 17.7 13.5 14.6
Kapiti Coast District 14.8 14.9 16.0 13.9 18.4 18.1 16.0
Porirua City 17.1 24.4 20.1 16.4 21.5 13.8 19.8
Upper Hutt City 15.9 24.3 21.3 15.9 22.4 8.5 19.9
Lower Hutt City 14.7 21.1 19.2 16.5 21.0 19.5 18.9
Wellington City 20.5 22.9 20.2 17.6 21.9 16.8 20.3
Masterton District 15.3 15.9 15.7 14.3 18.6 23.1 16.3
Carterton District 8.4 17.3 10.9 11.4 20.1 4.5 14.9
South Wairarapa District 6.1 13.4 8.9 11.4 16.2 n 12.6
Tasman District 6.2 7.9 8.2 9.9 15.7 15.8 11.3
Nelson City 10.7 13.6 14.3 12.8 18.9 15.0 15.2
Marlborough District 15.9 16.2 13.4 15.0 17.2 19.5 15.6
Kaikoura District 18.1 11.6 13.4 16.0 17.7 n 15.2
Buller District 9.3 8.6 10.6 10.7 13.0 n 11.3
Grey District 21.2 17.1 14.3 13.5 16.9 30.1 16.1
Westland District 6.6 7.7 10.4 8.9 13.8 16.5 10.6
Hurunui District 5.0 9.2 9.2 10.8 12.4 6.5 10.4
Waimakariri District 14.3 13.3 13.3 13.5 15.0 5.0 14.0
Christchurch City 18.2 19.1 17.4 16.5 18.6 14.7 17.8
Selwyn District 10.8 13.0 13.4 15.3 15.8 14.7 14.4
Ashburton District 10.2 10.9 11.1 10.0 14.5 13.8 11.7
Timaru District 15.8 12.5 9.2 10.6 16.6 15.2 12.7
MacKenzie District 12.5 12.0 9.3 10.0 16.4 n 13.0
Waimate District 2.2 4.0 3.6 6.9 10.4 1.5 6.4
Chatham Islands County k k k k k k k
Waitaki District 12.8 12.3 9.8 10.7 16.4 16.5 12.9
Central Otago District 7.4 11.8 11.3 13.7 16.2 13.1 13.3
Queenstown-Lakes District 14.0 12.8 14.5 12.2 17.9 20.1 14.4
Dunedin City 16.6 18.8 16.1 15.6 20.0 20.4 17.5
Clutha District 10.0 10.7 12.1 12.8 15.0 15.0 13.0
Southland District 9.6 8.9 7.7 9.0 11.5 4.5 9.6
Gore District 15.7 11.3 12.4 11.8 12.6 4.5 12.4
Invercargill City 16.3 18.5 16.4 14.2 19.3 n 16.9
Grand Total 19.0 20.9 18.8 17.1 19.8 19.2 18.9

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