Kia ora and thank you for showing an interest in becoming a home based educator through Little Red Fox ECE. Please contact us for more detailed information or if you would like to join our whanau (family).
What we can offer you as an Educator
Free first aid training
Free ongoing professional development/learning and training
Free study opportunities
Ongoing regular support, including monthly in home visits with your qualified registered visiting teacher
Opportunities to be involved with a dedicated team of passionate educators
Free Little Red Fox organised excursions
Free access to our own resource book and toy library
Weekly Little Red Fox play groups
No hidden fees or administration costs
Tax, ACC and insurance support
If you would like more information about being an educator with Little Red Fox, please contact us today to receive a Educator Information Pamphlet.
We support families and educators not just in education but in times of need.
"I’m quite new to The Little Red Fox team but so far, it’s been more than a team it’s been a whanau. LRF has been supportive in my role as an educator, sharing creative and learning ideas, also sharing their knowledge and resources with me. I feel lucky they have chosen and included me into their whanau and to be part of young children’s learning at such a young age."
Rhonda Henderson - LRF Blenheim Educator
Rhonda Henderson - LRF Blenheim Educator
New Zealand Home Based Childcare Association
NZHBCA membership is open to all educators actively involved in an Little Red Fox ECE homebased service.
For further details including fees and member benefits visit the NZBHCA website. http://www.hbca.org.nz
Insurance
Self-employed educators are responsible for suitable insurance in respect of their business. Please advise your current home and contents insurance provider that you are operating a homebased childcare business from your home and consider taking out public liability and statutory liability insurance through Little Red Fox ECE ($50 per year) or the Home Based association ($135 per year), insurance details are below.
Public Liability
Public Liability provides cover for third party bodily injury or property damage, arising out of the operation
of your business, for which you are legally liable.
Examples of this could be : Punitive and exemplary damage claims, bought by parents arising from injury to their children whilst in your care, accidental damage to neighbouring properties e.g. balls through windows etc and for those who are tenants, damage to rental properties caused by children in your care eg: accidental spillages staining carpets, crayon on walls etc.
Statutory Liability
Statutory Liability provides cover for costs associated with an unintentional breach of most statutes such as OSH and prosecutions arising from children being injured whilst in care.
Tax
Educators who are self-employed and providing LRF services from their own home are eligible to claim a standard cost that has been determined by the IRD for tax purposes. The standard cost deduction rate for
self-employed educators for the year ended 31 March 2020 is $3.70 per hour per child; and the administration and record keeping fixed standard-cost component is $361 per annum, for a full 52 weeks of childcare services provided.
Educators can access information, advice and support to meet their tax obligations from the IRD, in the following ways:
For further information For further information go to http://www.ird.govt.nz
ACC Levy
The self-employed ACC levy classification code for educators providing Little Red Fox ECE Homebased Education services for the 2019/20 year is S953920 Child Minding Services - In the home.
For further information go to https://www.acc.co.nz/for-business/business-updates/changes-to-self-employed-levies/
https://www.acc.co.nz/for-business/paying-levies/calculate-your-levies/
NZHBCA membership is open to all educators actively involved in an Little Red Fox ECE homebased service.
For further details including fees and member benefits visit the NZBHCA website. http://www.hbca.org.nz
Insurance
Self-employed educators are responsible for suitable insurance in respect of their business. Please advise your current home and contents insurance provider that you are operating a homebased childcare business from your home and consider taking out public liability and statutory liability insurance through Little Red Fox ECE ($50 per year) or the Home Based association ($135 per year), insurance details are below.
Public Liability
Public Liability provides cover for third party bodily injury or property damage, arising out of the operation
of your business, for which you are legally liable.
Examples of this could be : Punitive and exemplary damage claims, bought by parents arising from injury to their children whilst in your care, accidental damage to neighbouring properties e.g. balls through windows etc and for those who are tenants, damage to rental properties caused by children in your care eg: accidental spillages staining carpets, crayon on walls etc.
Statutory Liability
Statutory Liability provides cover for costs associated with an unintentional breach of most statutes such as OSH and prosecutions arising from children being injured whilst in care.
Tax
Educators who are self-employed and providing LRF services from their own home are eligible to claim a standard cost that has been determined by the IRD for tax purposes. The standard cost deduction rate for
self-employed educators for the year ended 31 March 2020 is $3.70 per hour per child; and the administration and record keeping fixed standard-cost component is $361 per annum, for a full 52 weeks of childcare services provided.
Educators can access information, advice and support to meet their tax obligations from the IRD, in the following ways:
- use the IR413 worksheet (available on the website) to calculate whether you are required to file an IR3.
- phone 0800 775 247, where a Customer Service Specialists will be able to help with any questions as well as go through the process specifically for Home Based Educators.
- send a secure email with any questions or queries using the online service ‘MyIR’ on their website
For further information For further information go to http://www.ird.govt.nz
ACC Levy
The self-employed ACC levy classification code for educators providing Little Red Fox ECE Homebased Education services for the 2019/20 year is S953920 Child Minding Services - In the home.
For further information go to https://www.acc.co.nz/for-business/business-updates/changes-to-self-employed-levies/
https://www.acc.co.nz/for-business/paying-levies/calculate-your-levies/