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Equity Index Assessment Data Services

This page provides information on the Equity Index (EQI) assessment collections.

Updated: January 2022

Description

Equity funding is a government initiative to reduce educational disparities between different groups, reduce barriers to participation for groups underrepresented in ECE, and support ECE services to raise their children's level of educational achievement.

Equity Funding is targeted to eligible licensed early childhood services that:

  • provide education and care to children from low socio-economic communities;
  • may have significant numbers of children with special education needs or who are from non-English speaking backgrounds;
  • provide early childhood education in a language and culture other than English; and/or
  • are in isolated areas.

Information about the Equity Index Assessment

What is the Equity Index?

Eligibility for components A and B of Equity Funding is based on the early childhood Equity Index (EQI). The EQI measures the extent to which an ECE service draws its children from low socio-economic communities. The EQI is worked out on the basis of enrolled children’s addresses and information taken from the New Zealand Census 2006.

Isolation Index and Language Attestation components of Equity Funding

Services that are eligible to receive the language component (C) of Equity Funding will have to attest to meeting the requirements. The isolation index (component D) which is based on a services relative isolation and also uses Census data.

When will the next collection for the EQI assessment take place?

EQI assessments will take place in March 2022 for new services and in October 2022 for both new services and services wanting an EQI review.

Assessment Guidelines

  • EQI Assessment Guidelines [PDF 317kB]

New Services

New services are automatically included in the EQI assessment in March and October. Services using the Early Learning Information (ELI) system do not need to do anything. Services not using ELI will need to complete a manual application. Here are the key dates:

Addresses and Declarations Forms due to the Ministry:  1 April 2022.

The new EQI will be paid on: 1 July 2022 but effective from service open dates.

Addresses and Declaration Forms due to the Ministry: 4 November 2022.

The new EQI will be paid on: 1 March 2023 but effective from service open dates.

Reviews

Services must apply for a review to be included in the EQI assessment in October. Application forms are available to download below. Applications must be made by completing the EQI Review Form. Only services not using ELI will need to supply addresses. The EQI Electronic Children's Address Form is available to download below. Here are the key dates:

Review applications due to the Ministry: 4 November 2022.

The new EQI will be paid on: 1 March 2023 but effective from 1 October 2022.

EQI Forms and Instructions

There are several downloads available on this page.

EQI Forms for existing services wanting an EQI review:

  • EQI Review Form [MS Word 73kB]
  • EQI Review Family Survey [MS Word 28kB]

EQI Forms - Address collection for new and review services

  • EQI Declaration Form [MS Word 58kB]
  • EQI Electronic Children's Address Form [MS Word 12kB]
  • EQI Confidentiality Procedures [MS Word 70kB]

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Downloads

  • EQI Assessment Guidelines (PDF, 323.5 KB)

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  • Code Sets & Classifications
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Contact Us

Resourcing Division Centre
If services have any queries about the EQI assessment or Equity Funding please contact:
Free Phone:
0800 ECE ECE or 0800 323 323
Phone:  +64 4 463 8383
Email:    Resourcing Mailbox

Education Data Requests
For all other queries about education data please contact:
Email:     Requests EDK
Phone:   +64 4 463 8065

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