Become an Educator 
Work from home, supported by useful resources and a professional home-based childcare team that’s been helping and connecting with home based Educators for more than 20 years. We’re a friendly, inclusive, 100% Kiwi-owned business that welcomes Educators from communities across New Zealand.
We’re big on whānau and we’re big on looking after our people. We’re not aiming to be the biggest home-based childcare provider in New Zealand but we are committed to being the very best. Find out why our Educators choose us as their service provider of choice time and time again.
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Want to become a Home Grown Kids Educator?
Find out more about the Generous Tax Benefits you are eligible for as an educator with Home Grown Kids
Here are some of our top picks as to why you should join the Home Grown Kids whānau:
Generous Tax Benefits
As an Educator with Home Grown Kids you are entitled to huge tax breaks from IRD meaning more money in your pocket every week.
You're in charge of when you work
You decide your hours and days of work, what time of the day you start and finish and if you want to work full-time or part-time. A lifestyle many can only dream of!
Set your own fees
Plus, we provide a dedicated, friendly administration team to support you, with easy online record-keeping using our custom-built online attendance and payment system. Did we mention this service is FREE to our Educators?
Small Groups
Plenty of time for the individual attention children need to flourish. Group size maxumum of four children under the age of six.
Orientation and Induction is at your pace
We will support you with practical advice and promotional material to get your home based service up and running, including a free marketing pack with everything you need to get started. You’ll receive helpful resources and regular check in communication.
Meet like-minded people
You’ll have the opportunity to meet up with other Educators and share ideas.
Trips outside the home
Fun playgroups and community outings are a popular feature of the Home Grown Kids programme.
Upskilling
You have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of free professional development opportunities throughout the year.
We cover the cost of completing the Certificate in Early Childhood Practice (Level 4) with the Open Polytechnic *T&C apply
Advice when you need it
You’ll be supported by one of our Visiting Teachers. Visiting Teachers come to your home at least once a month to support your learning activities and answer questions, helping you with the tamariki in your care. They are also a friendly voice on the phone offering strategies and advice whenever you need it.
Let’s talk about you:
Educator resources
We understand the importance of high quality, up-to-date resources that support teaching and learning activities with nga tamariki in your care. Here’s how we back you up:
A BIG WELCOME!
When you join our whānau, you’ll be given a Support Manual that includes a folder full of all the information (policies, procedures, documents and forms) to support and guide you in your business. Your Visiting Teacher will welcome you in person and walk you through the materials.
HELPING YOU GROW YOUR BUSINESS
The team at Home Grown Kids is committed to supporting you to promote your service and help you engage with tamariki and families in your area. While we encourage you to market yourself and connect with your community, in person and through social media, we’ll also provide you with a full marketing kit – including business cards, flyers and advertising materials.
Plus, we’ll back up your individual marketing efforts with ongoing marketing in the community to promote our service.
WEBSITE PROFILE
All Educators receive a personal website profile on our profile page, so potential families can get to know you a little better.
HELPING YOU GROW YOUR BUSINESS
The team at Home Grown Kids is committed to supporting you to promote your service and help you engage with tamariki and families in your area. While we encourage you to market yourself and connect with your community, in person and through social media, we’ll also provide you with a full marketing kit – including business cards, flyers and advertising materials.
Plus, we’ll back up your individual marketing efforts with ongoing marketing in the community to promote our service.
WEBSITE PROFILE
All Educators receive a personal website profile on our profile page, so potential families can get to know you a little better.
STORYPARK – SHARE THE STORY
Home Grown Kids provides you and your families an e-portfolio through Storypark, using your own private page. An amazing, easy to use digital tool, Storypark enables us to deepen the level of communication we have with the immediate whānau and the child’s wider community.
You can add learning stories and photos/videos of tamariki on to their personal Storypark page. Parents will have primary access and are able to invite others to share tamariki experiences. This may include overseas relatives, specialists the child may be seeing, or the child’s future primary school teacher – people that are important to the child and their whanau. Storypark gives Educators a way to share information and collaborate in a partnership of learning with each child’s whānau and community.
HOMEZONE
Home Grown Kids has developed its own home-based childcare management software system. HomeZone is a fully automated programme used to administer your weekly timesheets. You’ll be given a login and timesheets will load quickly – in most cases it can take less than 15 seconds. No paper timesheets to be handed in and manually loaded. No hassle!
HOMEZONE
Home Grown Kids has developed its own home-based childcare management software system. HomeZone is a fully automated programme used to administer your fortnightly timesheets. You’ll be given a login and timesheets will load quickly – in most cases it can take less than 15 seconds. No paper timesheets to be handed in and manually loaded. No hassle!
MARKETING PACK
Let’s work together to make your new home-based childcare business a big success!
When you partner with us as an Educator, you’ll receive information on how to access our Home Grown Kids marketing pack which includes:
Paid FB advertising
Social media ads and image creation
Personalised email signature
First aid kit
Fence signs
Business cards
***Please note: By ordering these products you also agree to HGK’s Marketing Pack Terms & Conditions