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Using the “License Update” screen you can add details of a new/revised Ministry of Education License for your service, or you can modify details of previously defined Ministry of Education licenses for your service.
Once you have competed the required entry of data, click the Update button to save the data and return to the previous screen.
If you wish to discard the information you have entered on this screen, click the Cancel button at the top right hand corner of the screen.
Changing or modifying existing license information should be undertaken with extreme caution. This information is used to calculate funding, billing, ratio requirements, etc. Please be sure that what you are changing is correct.
If you are changing the licensed number of children for your service, you will need to call the Infocare support desk to do this for you.
Effective Date
Enter the date that you wish these license details to become effective.
Advance %
This is the percentage of bulk funding that the Ministry of Education will advance to your service.
Type
Select the type of license issued by the Ministry of Education. Options are:
Casual Education and Care
Education and Care
Kindergarten
Playcentre
Home-based network
Hospital-based service
Out of School Care
Your selection should be consistent with details on your Ministry of Education license.
Licensed under 2008 Regulations
Select "Yes" for this option
Home-based Type (Home-based services only)
This drop down enables you to select the license type for your service.
Quality
Standard
Discretionary Period (5 weeks)
Morning Start
In this field you can specify the time that your service is open from on each day of the week for the morning session.
Morning End
In this field you can specify the time that your service closes for the morning session for each day of the week.
Afternoon Start
In this field you can specify the time that your service is open from on each day of the week for the afternoon session.
Afternoon end
In this field you can specify the time that your service closes for the afternoon session for each day of the week.
NB: If your service operates all day, enter the times in the "Morning Start" and "Afternoon End" rows.
Sessional
If your service has a sessional license on any day of the week, select Yes from the sessional box for the corresponding day/s. Please note, this only applies if your service is licensed as sessional by the Ministry of Education. Please do not use this option if you have an all day license but choose to operate sessions.
Funding Hours
Enter the number of hours for which you will claim funding for each day that your service is open. You may claim a maximum of 6 hours per day and 30 hours per week.
Max Children
This is the total licensed number of children for your service.
Max Under 2
This is the maximum number of children Under 2 years for which your service is licensed.
Max Over 2
This is the maximum number of children Over 2 years which is commonly the same as the "Max Children" number.
Maximum AM
If you are licensed for a specific number of morning children for each day of the week, enter the number for the corresponding days.
Maximum PM
If you are licensed for a specific number of afternoon children for each day of the week, enter the number for the corresponding days.
User Defined Sessions
If you have specific session times which the children attend, you may specify those sessions here and allocate a "name" to the session. When you update a child's timetable, you will then be able to select the name of the session rather than having to enter the session times for each day.
For further information or assistance call
0508 INFOCARE (0508 463622) or email [email protected]
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