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ECE Network Management’s Removal A Case Of Commonsense
Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:49:36 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
The policy has long been criticised as onerous and unworkable, having been implemented and expanded without adequate sector consultation, with the subsequent lack of certainty scaring off community groups and small private providers alike.More >>
Breaking The Gender Barrier To Become An Early Childhood Teacher
Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:55:23 +1200 | Office of Early Childhood Education
Half of NZ’s population is male but only 3 percent of early childhood education (ECE) teachers are men. More >>
Report Demonstrates ECE Centres Prioritising Quality Education
Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:24:53 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
For the first time the Ministry has reported on adult:child ratios in the sector while using an evaluation framework that tracks progress towards the three goals of Raising Quality, Improving Equity and Enabling parental choice.More >>
Early Childhood Teachers Head To Parliament To Save Pay Parity Scheme
Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:02:56 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Early childhood kaiako and tamariki will go to Parliament tomorrow to present their eleven thousand-strong petition calling on the Government to ensure the current pay parity scheme for qualified early childhood teachers continues in the face of sweeping ...More >>
Parents Council Concerned That Slashing Education And Care Regulations Will Hurt Children And Families
Fri, 7 Jun 2024 17:59:30 +1200 | Early Childhood Education
The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Parents Council is worried about the new Ministry for Regulation review of the ECE sector - following the release of the terms of reference and the statements made by David Seymour to the media. Parents Council spokesperson ...More >>
Ministry For Regulation Kicks Off First Sector Review – Early Childhood Education
Wed, 5 Jun 2024 15:02:45 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Minister for Regulation David Seymour today announced the terms of reference for the sector review into early childhood education (ECE) by the new Ministry for Regulation. This will be the first review by the Ministry.More >>
UC Research Supports Hands-off Approach To Childcare
Wed, 5 Jun 2024 11:48:17 +1200 | University of Canterbury
A new UC study is developing critical training opportunities for early childhood education student teachers, without an infant in sight. More >>
ECE Sector Innovation Supports FamilyBoost
Fri, 31 May 2024 17:14:49 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
“Every parent wants quality education for their youngest children, and Budget 2024 helps deliver that by subsidising New Zealand’s most unaffordable childcare in the OECD,” said ECC CEO Simon Laube.More >>
The Office Of ECE Responds To Budget 2024
Fri, 31 May 2024 04:50:38 +1200 | Office of Early Childhood Education
As expected there is nothing in the Budget likely to decrease the high levels of pessimism in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector. More >>
Budget 2024 Will Keep ECE Lights On, But Gaps Remain
Thu, 30 May 2024 18:09:30 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
Early Childhood Education centres will be able to keep the lights on with the cost adjustment announced in today’s Budget, but little else. More >>
Early Childhood Education Misses Out Again!
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:53:40 +1200 | Early Childhood Education
Unfortunately, the 2024 Budget is a missed opportunity for the government to deliver on some of the ECE systemic changes that are sorely required and to fund the sector appropriately.More >>
A Backwards Budget For Early Childhood Education
Thu, 30 May 2024 17:37:01 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The union for early childhood education and kindergarten teachers, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says Budget 2024 doesn’t deliver certainty for the sector or relieve pressure on centres to meet essential costs, nor do anything to address the long-standing issues ...More >>
Budget Funding Delivers An Effective Cut To Early Childhood Education
Thu, 30 May 2024 16:07:50 +1200 | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Although kindergartens welcome any increase to funding, the latest Government budget has increased the funding to early childhood services by only half the rate of inflation, meaning an effective funding cut to services,” says Kindergartens Aotearoa spokesperson ...More >>
Survey Reveals ECE Sector Not Optimistic Of Improvement Under New Government
Mon, 27 May 2024 13:15:38 +1200 | Office of Early Childhood Education
Views on government effectiveness in managing the ECE sector continue to worsen. A net negative 63% think the direction being taken is right, compared to a net negative 59% last year.More >>
BestStart Named New Zealand’s Most Trusted Childcare
Mon, 27 May 2024 12:06:22 +1200 | BestStart
New Zealand’s leading early learning provider BestStart has been awarded the Most Trusted Brand in the Early Childhood Centre category for 2024. This is the fourth year New Zealanders have voted BestStart Most Trusted.More >>
New Zealand Early Literacy Approach Achieves Outstanding Results
Wed, 22 May 2024 14:40:39 +1200 | University of Canterbury
A New Zealand-developed structured literacy programme is delivering outstanding results for Kiwi children, new research by the University Of Canterbury shows. More >>
Ready, Set, Teach; Teachers Change Lives And Inspire Dreams
Tue, 14 May 2024 08:54:48 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
“Teaching is a complex profession,” says Kathy Wolfe Chief Executive of Te Rito Maioha, “and the ERO report Ready, Set, Teach serves as an important opportunity for the sector, but a nuanced approach is required when reading its findings.”More >>
Hundreds Of Early Childhood Teachers To Call On MPs To Protect Their Sector
Mon, 13 May 2024 13:23:10 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Hundreds of early childhood kaiako (teachers) and kaimahi (staff) are expected to meet around Aotearoa this week, calling on their MPs and communities to help protect their sector from future Government cuts and further deregulation.More >>
Training Of Teachers Needs A Major Overhaul - NZEI Te Riu Roa
Mon, 13 May 2024 05:14:24 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The union for early childhood and primary teachers, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says an ERO report on the training of teachers shows that the system needs a major overhaul. More >>
Early Childhood Lunch Programme Welcomed Relief
Wed, 8 May 2024 17:07:43 +1200 | Early Childhood Education
“The inclusion of 10,000 two-to-five-year-olds in a new targeted lunch programme is very welcomed,” says Te Rito Maioha Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe. “This will bring huge relief to families and early childhood providers of our young tamariki ...More >>
