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Welcome to the Office of Early Childhood Education
National and public adviser on ECE, the OECE is a sector body representing teachers and all types of licensed services driving safer, higher‑quality education for every child
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- Provides membership support to ECE services, teachers, researchers, and community partners
- Actively contributes to sector analysis, research, and policy development
- Advances evidence-based best practices that prioritise children’s interests and wellbeing
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Teacher Member Posts
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder is a behavioural disorder that results in negative and hostile behaviour from a child. This article explains: The signs or what to…
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…
Natural Disasters, Evacuation and Separation Effects on Children
When there is a major earthquake or a devastating natural disaster, the effects on children may continue into adolescence, adulthood and old age. Research on children…
Parenting a Gifted Child – What Parents Learn
Parenting a Gifted Child. By Melanie Wong. Someone asked me ‘how can you manage your life with children who don’t like to sleep?’
Service Provider Member Posts
Staff Meetings – Agenda and How to Conduct a Meeting
Staff meetings can work really well with the right Agenda and planning. Here's how to achieve and cover what is important and make sure no…
Social and Emotional Competence Policy
Promoting Social and Emotional Competence Policy and Procedures. Rationale: This policy and accompanying procedures will help us to ensure our curriculum and teaching practice supports…
Sandpit Design
A good sandpit design for an ECE service sees it being large enough to accommodate half or more of the children attending. It should provide enough…
Governance Training and Capacity: Building a Confident, Capable Board
In many early childhood services, board and committee members step into governance roles with little or no formal training.
Research Library – Today’s Featured Articles
Associate Teacher Mentoring and Leadership in Early Childhood Practicum
FULL REFERENCE: Keepa C., and Vaughan, C. (2026). He Aka Matua: Navigating the Shifting Tides of Associate Teacher Mentoring and Leadership in Early Childhood Practicum.…
Early Childhood Teacher Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic
FULL REFERENCE: Kinkead-Clark, Z. (2021). Early Childhood teacher education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Perspectives of Caribbean pre-service teachers. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education…
Shared Decision-Making as a Component of Partnership in New Zealand Early Childhood Education Centres
Research looking into the difficulty early childhood education practitioners have in establishing a genuine partnership with parents. It details tensions in shared decision-making and highlights…
Developing Curriculum for the Early Years: A Perspective from Bangladesh
This paper gives a narrative of the emergence of early childhood education in Bangladesh, a country with 156.6 million people. Reference is made to the…
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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