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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
Boys Liking Feminine Things
Gender expectations on boys. Young boys can love pretty and feminine things. They like to dress up in pretty clothes and be princesses, fairies, and…
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…
Assessing Reading Readiness
Assessing Reading Readiness - 7 Signs a Child is Ready to Go from Listening to Reading. How can you tell if a child is ready…
Non-Contact Time Needs and Your Entitlement
Early Childhood Teacher Non-Contact Time. At centres and home-based services, teachers or educators have a wide range of responsibilities in their roles and finding time…
Service Provider Member Posts
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.
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…
Transforming Difficult Relationships with Senior Staff or Committee Members
Strong relationships are essential in ECE, especially when someone in a senior role begins to dominate, micromanage or undermine others. This piece helps leaders shift…
Sun Protection Measures and Responsibilities
Management of Sun Protection. Responsibilities to Staff and Staff Responsibilities to Themselves. Staff must practise recommended sun protection behaviours for their health and wellbeing too. …
Research Library – Today’s Featured Articles
Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2022, Vol 24
This special issue examines how parents and families shape early childhood education, from partnership models and parental wellbeing to fathers’ participation and culturally diverse perspectives…
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. FULL REFERENCE: Costales, G.S. and Anderson, R. (2018). Preschool teachers’…
How to do Action-Based Research or an Inquiry, and Writing Your Report
What is Action Research? Action research is defined in the glossary as: A hands-on approach to research for change in a setting and/or to…
Communities of Learning: Promoting Equity in ECE Policy and Practice
FULL REFERENCE: Hohaia-Rollinson, F., Jena-Crottet, A., Illston, K., Malcolm, J., Purdue, K. and Tate, A. (2021). Communities of learning: Promoting equity in ECE policy and…
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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