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Welcome to the Office of Early Childhood Education
The OECE is a national organisation for the ECE sector and public adviser, championing high-quality education and care 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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Providing for Boys’ Interests
Enter any early childhood setting and there is a good chance you will see some gendered play and behaviour.
Our profession is female dominated and early childhood settings can be feminised environments.
Equitable play and learning opportunities for girls is important. It is also important to be aware of and not miss the mark when it comes to boys’ particular needs.
This article discusses ways to achieve a balance of recognition and extension of boys’ gender identity, while ensuring that boys are exposed to a wide range of curriculum areas and skills to provide them with a strong foundation for their future education.
Ideas for activities and learning extensions are provided in this article for teachers who are working with boys aged 3- 5 years.
Asking for More Pay – Negotiating and Pay Reviews
Asking for More Pay.
In this article we discuss:
Getting over your fear to ask for a pay rise. What your employer’s obligations are. Preparing to negotiate and what you can expect.
Getting over fear to ask for a pay rise
If you do not ask you may not get. If you believe you are due a pay rise there is no harm in asking. 
Transforming an Old Woodwork Table
I am James Lochead-MacMillan and I’m going to share with you our review and evaluation of the woodwork table and children’s use, and what we did to bring about improvement
Review and evaluation of woodwork
The hammers had seen better days, the saws were rusty, the screwdrivers were AWOL, the vices and the drills were all broken. The work benc
Library Trip
Library Trip with Children.
Going to the library is a great activity to do either on your own with a child or small group of children, or as a group visit with your early childhood service.
Maybe you will walk there. Or take the bus? It might be something that you do weekly or monthly to take out and return books.
The most obvious thing y
Service Provider Member Posts
Getting Men to Apply for Your Staff Vacancy
Male job applicants.
We are advertising for a teacher and have received some quality applications so far, but no applications from males. We would love to have a male applicant or two – any ideas of how we could achieve this?Service provider
Dr Alexander replies:
Finding male staff can be difficult because there are disproportionat
Staffing at the Beginning and End of the Day
The information provided here answers the following questions:
Does there need to be a minimum amount of staff at the centre? Our centre closes at 5.30 pm. We usually only have two children left at that time of the day. Is it legally OK to only have one staff member at this time or do the regulations require two staff members?
Is it okay fo
How to do a Press Release Right
Education Press Release.
If you are planning to invite a local reporter along to your event or send an education press release out to manage what the media reports about something that has happened at your service, it pays to do a bit of planning beforehand to increase your chances of success.
Here are some tips to get you started on the ri
The ECE Fundraising Guide
Fundraising Guide.
Hi, can you please help me and my kohanga. I don’t know how or where to get funding for an outside playground!!!! This is my first time trying to get a grant…….I’m really on the fundraising committee but I just found out there is no funding committee so I’m giving it a go
Morning teas, cake raffl
Research Library – Today’s Featured Articles
Preschool Teachers’ and Parents’ Perspectives on Primary School Preparation in Singapore
Research on preschool teachers’ and parents’ views on how to best prepare children for school. Read the full paper below. Or to order a pdf copy of the article go to the main NZIRECE Journal page.
The Wellbeing of Pacific Children and Families: Foregrounding Culture, Language, and Identity Formation in ECE
Research on health and wellbeing of Pacific children in NZ early childhood education, and factors that impede or enable better health and wellbeing. Read the full paper below. Or to order a pdf copy of the article go to the main NZIRECE Journal page.
Supported Playgroup Located on School Grounds: Developing Family Relationships Within a School Environment to Support Children’s Transition to School
A supported playgroup located on school grounds: Developing family relationships within a school environment to support children’s transition to school.
Marianne Knaus and Judy Warren. Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia.
Full reference: Knaus, M. & Warren, J. (2015). A supported playgroup located on school grounds: Develop
Early Childhood Teachers’ Emotional Labour
Research looking into how early childhood education (ECE) teachers experience emotional labour in their work – their workloads, emotional involvement, and work-life balance. Read the full paper below. Or to order a pdf copy of the article go to the main NZIRECE Journal page.
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