AUT Early Childhood Centre cares for children (from 6 months to 5 years) of students and staff on AUT’s City Campus. This licensed, community based childcare centre is open plan and mixed age, with a separate indoor area for infants and toddlers. AUT Early Childhood Centre caters for 40 children; 12 of whom can be under 2 years old.
AUT Early Childhood Centre is not-for-profit and well-resourced – our money is spent on your children’s learning and improving our service to you.
We offer:
Read the Education Review Office (ERO) report
Complete the online form to register your interest in a place at the centre. We will contact you when a vacancy is available.
Minimum enrolment is 2 days (preferably 14 hours).
Register your interest for a place in the centre
These fees are current as of January 2021 (subject to change).
We charge:
You must provide nappies and meals for your child (we do not provide these).
These fees apply when at least one parent is in full-time study at AUT.
In exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the centre leader, we may allow a part-time student to pay full-time student fees.
Full-time students' fee schedule | Age of child | |||
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<2 years | 2-3 years | >3 years with ECE* | >3 years without ECE* | |
4 hour session (8am to 12noon or 1pm to 5pm) | $36.50 | $32.25 | $0 ** | $27.75 |
Short day up to 7 hours | $53.50 | $48 | No short days | No short days |
Long day more than 7 hours | $70 | $61.75 | $34.50 | $55.25 |
Total fee payable per week after ECE discounts have been applied | $298 | $281.25 | $162.75 | $277.75 |
* 20 Hours ECE subsidy: parent must complete an attestation form, and the 20 subsidised hours are calculated with a maximum of 6 hours per day.
** Children must attend for five sessions per week, either every morning or every afternoon. Non-attendance of sessions will lead to cancellation of your child’s enrolment
These fees apply to AUT staff and part-time students, and students who may have finished study at AUT while their child is transitioning out of the centre.
Staff and part-time students' fee schedule | Age of child | |||
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<2 years | 2-3 years | >3 years with ECE* | >3 years without ECE* | |
4 hour session (8am to 12noon or 1pm to 5pm) | $37.25 | $32.75 | $0 ** | $28.5 |
Short day up to 7 hours | $54.50 | $49 | No short days | No short days |
Long day more than 7 hours | $71.75 | $62.25 | $35.25 | $57.25 |
Total fee payable per week after ECE discounts have been applied | $305.50 | $288.50 | $167 | $286.25 |
* 20 Hours ECE subsidy: parent must complete an attestation form, and the 20 subsidised hours are calculated with a maximum of 6 hours per day.
** Children must attend for five sessions per week, either every morning or every afternoon. Non-attendance of sessions will lead to cancellation of your child’s enrolment
WA building, Gate 2, Wellesley Street
City Campus
Monday to Friday: 7.30am to 5.15pm
We close for three weeks over the Christmas period.
Ra Forsyth (Administration officer)
Phone: (09) 921 9804
ra.forsyth@aut.ac.nz
Shahla Damoory