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Has the Ministry undertaken any assessment of the likely impact on families if early childhood education providers are forced to raise fees, and what consideration has been given to limiting those costs?

Answered Question 5396 (2026)
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Jan Tinetti

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • Has the Ministry undertaken any assessment of the likely impact on families if early childhood education providers are forced to raise fees, and what consideration has been given to limiting those costs?

Answered by

Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Education

Answer

I am advised by the Ministry of Education that it has not undertaken specific assessment of the likely impact on families if early childhood education (ECE) providers raise fees, noting that any effects would depend on the extent of fee increases.