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Successfully Reviewing Your Centre’s Fee Schedule

Do you feel anxious when it comes to increasing fees? Would you like help moving from donations or no fees to simpler fees that parents understand? This webinar helps you update your fee schedule to support parents and secure revenue.

Price: $46 for ECC Members, $140 for non-members
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Bundle of x2 Webinars 

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Bundle of x2 Webinars 

Purchase both "Your Centre’s Fee Schedule" Webinars and receive 20% off

Your fee schedule needs to work, not just for your centre but also for parents. Good fee schedules strike the right balance between giving parents a service they are willing to pay for, with as much flexibility as practical, while being compliant with Ministry of Education funding conditions.

Presented By

Simon Laube and Todd Painter

Webinar Duration

Approximately 80 minutes

Who is this webinar for?

Centre Managers, Owners and other people who administer or maintain centre fee schedules

What will you learn?

In this webinar you will learn:

  • Why fee revenue is becoming more important to meet core service costs
  • The different types of fees, and their pros and cons, and where your current fee schedule fits in
  • Examples of fee schedules that do not work well and how to update and review them both in terms of the technical changes to fees, but also working with parents to ensure their buy-in and minimal losses of enrolments
  • How to approach regular annual fee reviews and/or moving to new fee schedule or adopting a fee schedule for the first time.
  • The main Ministry of Education funding conditions that create constraints or administrative challenges to your fee revenue, and how best to navigate them including in particular ensuring the benefits of 20 Hours ECE are made as clear as possible for parents


Maximising private revenue is not going to be enough. We will also be covering FamilyBoost and the Childcare Subsidy and related Ministry of Social Development supports.

Learning Outcomes:

Give you information and advice to build your confidence so you can undertake a fee schedule review that suits your centre’s unique needs, and achieves the best possible outcome for your current or future community of parents.

Certificate of completion provided
for your professional learning records
About the Presenters

Simon Laube 

CEO - Early Childhood Council

Simon Laube has been Chief Executive of the Early Childhood Council (ECC) since 2021. He brings extensive experience in public policy and education, having previously held senior roles at the Ministry of Education in areas such as early childhood policy, charter schools, and the NCEA review.

He also served on secondment to the Office of the Minister of Education and the Ministry of Health.

Simon holds an Executive Master’s in Public Administration as well as degrees in Law and Political Studies. At ECC, he is focused on strengthening the voice of members, advocating for high-quality early childhood education, and supporting providers to deliver better outcomes for children and families across New Zealand.
About the Presenters

Todd Painter

Todd Painter has extensive experience, with 25 years as a centre owner and 15 years as a consultant involved in governance, management, and centre-based administration. Todd supports services to maintain viability and sustainability, so that they can provide the best outcomes for our children and provides training in ECE funding and student management systems.

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