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Greens Call For Govt To Scrap Proposed ECE Changes
Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:25:30 +1300 | Green Party
The Government’s proposed changes remove obligations to honour te Tiriti o Waitangi and mana whenua status of tangata whenua, undermine qualification requirements for teachers, and reduce protections for teachers More >>
Johnsonville And Northern Suburbs Kindergarten Teachers Speak Up
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:52:32 +1300 | Whanau Manaaki Kindergartens
Teachers from several kindergartens are heading to Nicola Willis’s office on Thursday March 27 to present a petition calling on the government to ensure that children are at the heart of any decision made about early childhood regulations.More >>
Stop Early Childhood Education Going The Same Way As School Lunches, NZEI Te Riu Roa Says
Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:05:25 +1300 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
“The school lunches changes have cut costs while torpedoing quality and even introducing safety risks. Now we’re facing quality cuts to young children’s education – even saying teachers don’t need to be qualified to teach in the classroom – and ...More >>
Government Must Act Now To Save Waitara Childcare Centre
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:57:06 +1300 | Early Childhood Council
Waitara & District Community Childcare were given 90 days’ notice to vacate the LINZ building they occupy – handing them the impossible task of finding a new building and obtaining a Ministry of Education operating licence, a process that typically ...More >>
Substantial Decline Early Childhood Education Services Downgraded Or Closed For Non-Compliance With Regulations
Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:53:08 +1300 | Office of Early Childhood Education
The number reduced by more than 40% - from 320 services in 2023 on a downgraded licence or closed for non-compliance to just 185 services (note that the figure for 2024 is provisional data).More >>
Hoardings Go Up, Petition Signed As Early Childhood Teachers Wait For Proposed Reforms To Hit Cabinet
Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:20:04 +1300 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa National Executive representative for early childhood education Zane McCarthy says the recommendations prioritise the interests of corporations who receive millions in tax-payer funding, so they can put profits above quality early education.More >>
Together We Can Solve The Teacher Shortage
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:49:21 +1300 | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
The Ministry of Education has admitted that the sector will have an under supply of 750 primary teachers and 500 secondary teachers this year – as opposed to the projected surpluses of 1050 primary school teachers and 61 secondary teachers.More >>
With A Little Help From Their Friends: School Challenges
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:08:57 +1300 | University of Auckland
Peer friendships and caring social connections with teachers and other school community members are central to students’ experiences of school, according to two recently published reports from the Our Voices project at Waipapa Taumata Rau University ofMore >>
New Kindergarten For South Otago
Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:14:36 +1300 | Whanau Manaaki Kindergartens
The kindergarten came about after parents approached the Playcentre seeking more early childhood education for their children. Playcentre regional support lead Judy Hinton says the initiative has been community-driven, and it’s been a positive ...More >>
Teacher Enrolments Increasing At Te Rito Maioha
Wed, 19 Feb 2025 13:37:24 +1300 | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
“As a bicultural ITE provider, committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, our focus is on ensuring a quality education so that our tauira (students) are classroom-ready using field-based learning, and secondly, that the needs of our tauira are prioritised,” ...More >>
Kindergartens Aotearoa Welcomes Minister Stanford’s Support
Sun, 16 Feb 2025 15:05:06 +1300 | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa spokesperson Amanda Coulston says kindergartens welcome this commitment at a time when reducing regulations threatens quality and safety for children. More >>
More Flexibility In ECE Staffing Can Improve Access For Children And Parents
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:09:31 +1300 | Early Childhood Council
The most important aspect of exploring flexibility in qualification requirements is supporting this sizeable existing workforce with qualifications, status and recognition, says ECC CEO Simon Laube.More >>
Call For Government To Halt Decision-making On ECE Regulatory Review Report Is Widely Supported
Sun, 9 Feb 2025 17:49:30 +1300 | ECE Academic Group
The academics warned that planned changes to ECE regulations are not in children's best interests. The proposed changes go against decades of research evidence on how to ensure high quality ECE.More >>
Barnardos Aotearoa Welcomes Regulatory Review Of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:16:26 +1300 | Barnardos
Barnardos Aotearoa is pleased to have been heard, alongside other ECE sector leaders and the thousands of submissions, by the Ministry of Regulation who conducted a review of ECE earlier this year. The Ministry has made 15 key recommendations in response ...More >>
Regulatory Review Report Misses Mark On Quality And Safety
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:34:08 +1300 | Kindergartens Aotearoa
We continue to be concerned that private centres are trying to use the government’s review of regulations to drive down quality and reduce teachers’ pay so they can make greater profits from taxpayer funds.More >>
Parents Alarmed By Optional Standards Proposal For Early Childhood Services
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:27:42 +1300 | My ECE
The ECE Parents Council spokesperson, Michelle De Bono said that standards are not just checkboxes; they are the backbone of quality care and education and making them optional would jeopardise children’s well-being and development.More >>
Te Rito Maioha Responds To Regulatory Review Of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:18:08 +1300 | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
To remove the need for qualified teachers or “dumb down” qualifications does not solve the teacher shortage! The appropriate response to staff shortages is to put in place an effective ‘teacher education workforce strategy’.More >>
There’s Much For The ECE Profession And Public To Be Worried About – Analysis Of The ECE Regulations Report
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:04:35 +1300 | Office of Early Childhood Education
Chief advisor to the OECE, Dr Sarah Alexander said that the terms of reference for the review meant that the advice provided by the Ministry for Regulation to Minister Seymour would be biased.More >>
ECE No Place To Cut Corners
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:28:41 +1300 | Green Party
This report neglects the importance of the work being done by ECE kaiako, who are already under immense pressure due to high workloads, poor ratios, and lack of investment into their pay, training, and wellbeing.More >>
Qualified Teachers Essential To Quality ECE, Say Kaiako
Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:11:36 +1300 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The report, released on Wednesday, recommends what it calls "greater flexibility in workforce qualifications" to support access to & quality of ECE, however teachers say this doesn't address the true causes of the shortage of teachers and will place ...More >>
