Useful links and information to help OSCAR providers meet the accreditation standards
Accreditation Standards for OSCAR providers
Applications for OSCAR accreditation
Resources for meeting Social Sector Accreditation Standards
Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) providers deliver before and after school care, holiday programmes, and camps for children aged 5 to 13 who are enrolled and attending school (or children aged up to 18 years if they are eligible to receive a Child Disability Allowance).
Te Kāhui Kāhu is unable to provide any assurances for OSCAR services delivered by organisations who do not have accreditation.
Accreditation Standards for OSCAR providers |
Applications for OSCAR accreditation |
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To become accredited, an OSCAR provider needs to be able to meet: Level 3 Social Sector Accreditation Standards Level 3 Specialist Accreditation Standard: Out of School Care and Recreation (OSCAR) programmes Where applicable, OSCAR providers will also have to meet: |
If you no longer want to run your OSCAR programme, you will need to let us know. Find out how to relinquish your accreditation below:
You may also want to contact Work and Income about subsidies and grants so that you do not incur a debt.
If your organisation is a home-based early learning provider licensed by the Ministry of Education (MoE), you can be accredited to deliver a home-based OSCAR programme.
Home-based OSCAR providers undergo an assessment process that takes into account that they have already met MoE’s licensing criteria. There are still accreditation requirements that you need to meet before becoming accredited. These requirements must be met as well as having an assessment review.
You will be assessed on the information you provide by completing the following form:
Email it to accreditation@tekahuikahu.govt.nz
Note: If you are a Home-based OSCAR organisation, you do not require a site visit. However sometimes you may be required to have an on-site assessment to clarify information or respond to concerns raised during the desk-based assessment.
If you have any questions about this process, or the information you are required to provide, please contact us on at accreditation@tekahuikahu.govt.nz
An OSCAR provider must be accredited to provide subsidised OSCAR programmes. See the Work and Income website for information on the OSCAR subsidy.
Having accreditation does not guarantee funding. For any OSCAR funding queries and information, please see the Work and Income website:
For more information about OSCAR Funding and Subsidies you could also contact the Work and Income OSCAR team: Email OSCAR contracts
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