The Ministry has a continued focus on increasing participation in quality early childhood education (ECE), particularly for Maori, Pasifika children, and children from lower socio economic backgrounds.
The Targeted Assistance for Participation (TAP) fund supports this focus by establishing new child places in high priority areas. TAP provides start-up funding and incentives to create new child places in communities where they are most needed.
In 2016/17 there are two streams of TAP funding available:
- TAP 2 – A partial funding stream that provides incentives (such as part funding for the establishment of new child places) and partnership opportunities in a wide range of high priority areas. Registrations of Interest (ROI) for the TAP 2016/17 partial funding stream opened on 11 November 2016 on the Government Electronic Tender Service (GETS).
- TAP 3 – A low-cost, high-value funding stream that establishes new child places in a broad range of priority areas that have pockets of low participation. For further information about TAP 3 funding, please contact your regional Ministry of Education Office.
How much funding is being invested through the TAP fund?
In the 2016/17 year, $11.226 million will be invested through the TAP fund to support participation in high priority areas.
How are priority areas selected for TAP funding?
TAP funding is targeted towards areas with the largest numbers of non-participating children.
Priority areas identified as having the greatest need for TAP funding are selected annually by the Ministry, based on where we stand to have the biggest impact on ECE participation by creating new child places.
Who is eligible for TAP funding?
Funding is available to groups that can meet the needs of target communities in priority areas identified by the Ministry of Education within the parameters of the TAP programmes.
For further information about TAP funding, including eligibility, please contact your regional Ministry of Education Office.
TAP 2 2016/17 Partial Funding National Priority CAU List
Auckland
Mangere cluster
- Mangere South
- Harania West
- Harania East
- Harania North
- Viscount
Manurewa cluster
- Homai East
- Clendon South
- Leabank
- Rowandale
- Weymouth East
Otara cluster
- Rongomai
- Ferguson
Mount Wellington
- Mount Wellington South
Bay of Plenty/Rotorua/Taupo
Western Heights
TAP 3 2016/17 Low-cost, High-value Funding Regional Priority
For further information on TAP 3 funding, please contact your regional Ministry of Education Office.