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Teacher Member Posts
SUDI or SIDS – What you need to know and actions you can take to reduce the risk
SUDI Sudden Unexplained Death of an Infant. Should an infant at your early childhood service die in their sleep how would you feel? You might…
School Entry Assessments
School Entry Assessments. One of the most important things an early childhood service can do for its older children is to help them prepare for…
Supporting Boys’ Interests and Play in ECE
Ideas for activities and learning extensions are provided for teachers who are working with boys aged 3- 5 years. There is a good chance you…
Farm Visit
Farm Visit with Children. While the animals may not be as exotic as the ones you find in a zoo, going to a farm can…
Service Provider Member Posts
A Tree Fell at a Centre and WorkSafe and MoE Heard It
A tree fell on children in an early childhood centre and for the first time ever Worksafe prosecuted an ECE service. Four children and one…
Mentoring New People to Come onto the Committee
Mentoring new people. Are you finding that you have to twist the arm of an unwilling parent or person to be on the board or…
Student Teachers in Your Centre: A Practical Guide
If you’re ready to start supporting student teachers as an Associate Teacher, we’ve got some helpful information to make the experience rich and rewarding for…
Flooding
Flooding - what to do and what not to do when there is flooding or a threat of flooding. Be prepared for floods to occur…
Research Library – Today’s Featured Articles
Play and the Professional Early Childhood Teacher: A Personal Reflection
FULL REFERENCE: Stover, S. (2014). Play and the professional early childhood teacher: A personal reflection. NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal. Special Issue: Early Childhood…
Index for the NZ Research in ECE Journal, 1999, Vol 2
The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 2, 1999 are shown below. To view…
Working Towards Culturally Safe and Inclusive Early Childhood Work Environments
FULL REFERENCE: Griffiths, V., Hall, E., Hartley, D., Hohaia-Rollinson, F., Malcolm J., Purdue, K. and Tate, A. (2023). Working towards culturally safe and inclusive early…
Advancing Early Childhood Educators’ Access to Professional Learning in Gifted and Talented Education
An investigation into what specialists in gifted and talented education can provide to early childhood educators in professional learning and support and ECE teacher preferences…
What We Do
The Office of ECE drives high-quality care, learning and teaching for all infants and young children and high-quality working environments for teachers and service providers.
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