Children under two also attract generous ECE subsidies of $12 per hour. Once children reach three, they become eligible for high levels of ECE subsidies. New Zealand spent $1. 64 billion on ECE in 2012, up from $540 million in 2002.   The bulk of this spending, some $800 million, goes on the 20 Hours guarantee, which provides extra subsidies to ECE providers that offer 20 hours of nominally free ECE per week to parents of three to five- year-olds.
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