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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
Parent-Child Attachment
Supporting Parent-Child Attachment. A strong attachment with an adult is as essential to a child as air, food and water. Healthy child development is unlikely…
Supporting and Involving Fathers
Early childhood education services in general do not do well when it comes to being inclusive of dads and supporting and involving fathers. Services could…
Making Books and Reading Fun
Books and Reading Fun. By Barb Morris. We learn best when we are playing and having fun especially if we are rewarded with smiles, positive…
Pikler and Gerber Theories in Practice
A close look at how well the theories of Pikler and Gerber can be merged with Te Whariki and the models of infant care and…
Service Provider Member Posts
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…
Trusted Woman ECE Centre Teacher Engaged in Sexual Exploitation of Children
Indecent pictures of children, including bathroom pics, were taken by teacher "K" at her early childhood centre, using her mobile phone and shared online.
Preventing Children Escaping, Leaving or Being Lost Policy
This policy outlines actions to take if a child cannot be located immediately - and the systems, responsibilities, and procedures to prevent children from: leaving…
Children Screaming – Risk to Adult and Child Hearing
How a child screaming can hurt adult ears What did you say? I can’t hear you. I’m cuddling a circular saw! By James Lochead-Macmillan. Most…
Research Library – Today’s Featured Articles
Prioritising the Development of Spirituality in Early Childhood Education and Care
FULL REFERENCE: Lees, N. M. (2019). Prioritising the development of spirituality in early childhood education and care. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal.…
A Look into Montessori: Embedding Literacy in an Early Childhood Education Programme
The efficacy of a Montessori approach to the development of literacy skills in four year olds in the context of current research around pre-literacy skills…
Advanced Empathy in the Early Years – A Risky Strength?
FULL REFERENCE: Hodgkins, A. (2019). Advanced empathy in the early years – a risky strength? NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 22(1), pp.…
Exploring Educator and Parent Perceptions of the Impact of Digital Technologies on Young Children’s Physical Literacies
FULL REFERENCE: Davis, T. (2025). Exploring educator and parent perceptions of the impact of digital technologies on young children’s physical literacies. NZ International Research in…
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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