3.1 Enrolment and Attendance Procedures
Licensed Playcentres provide education and care to tamariki under the age of six who are enrolled to
attend a centre.
3.1.2 Non-enrolled tamariki visiting licensed Playcentres
There may be times when a child who is not enrolled visits a Playcentre, accompanied by their parent or
another adult.
These visits may be of prospective whānau considering enrolment or older siblings of enrolled tamariki.
Note: If the parent is an employee of Playcentre Aotearoa, please refer to the Employee Handbook, ‘Being
both a Playcentre employee and member’ section.
Item | Procedure |
1.0 |
When non-enrolled tamariki attend a Playcentre session, the centre must:
Note: “A child of any age cannot visit a centre if regulated adult-to-child ratios cannot be met
For practical purposes there may be occasions when licence maximums are exceeded due to the
https://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/child-wellbeing-and-participation/non-enrolledtamariki- |
1.1 |
Centres will need to consider this Procedure and write a Centre Practice Centres to consider (see Centre Practice example below): • how to manage numbers to not exceed the maximum number of tamariki allowed as per the licence, with preference given to funded enrolled tamariki |
2.0 | Where non-enrolled tamariki are visiting occasionally (eg teacher-only days): • prior to such an occasion, a register of tamariki planning to attend will be made, to allow for planning purposes • where numbers of tamariki planning to attend are more than the licensed number, preference is given to enrolled tamariki • tamariki will be signed in via the tablet as a visitor (include full name and age of visitor; full name and phone number of parent/caregiver; purpose of visit) • one or more adults on session will have a primary focus of the school-aged tamariki • a plan will be made for the overall running of the session, to allow for all tamariki to remain safe, involved, and able to play positively • the parent/caregiver has responsibility for the care and wellbeing of their school-aged tamariki |
3.0 | Where non-enrolled tamariki are visiting regularly: • tamariki will be signed in via the tablet as a visitor (include full name and age of visitor; full name and phone number of parent/caregiver; purpose of visit) • parents/caregivers of the non-enrolled tamariki are responsible for their child while on session • the centre will regularly review ‘how’s it going for xxx’ ‘what’s changed (eg height of child – can now climb the fence)’ – discussion at end-of-session evaluations [could include school-aged tamariki] • parent/caregiver is encouraged to share the programme/plan for their (school-aged) child (communicated with others) • consideration is given to whether the school-aged tamariki wish to be involved with the enrolled tamariki in their play (in a leadership role / tuakana-teina relationship), or prefer to carry out individual activities/play • older tamariki regularly visiting are considered role models and may be expected to contribute to the programme (tuakana-teina/leadership role) • the number of tamariki visiting regularly are to be included on Centre Supervision Plan to ensure maximum licence number is not exceeded each session • the centre will agree/decide on the optimal number of school-aged tamariki on session, for this centre, considering the numbers and ages of all enrolled tamariki |
4.0 |
If issues arise:
– Seek support from regional team – review the Centre Practice |