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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
Different Ways to Write a Learning Story
Learning stories remain the most commonly used assessment approach, yet the way they are written can differ widely between settings. Even though teachers and home‑based…
Money – Teaching Children in ECE About Money
Teaching Children About Money By Lucy Wood Money. They say “it doesn’t grow on trees”, but also that “it makes the world go round”. They…
When Your Service is Not Meeting Adult-Child Ratio Minimums
Not meeting adult:child ratios. There are various ways that adult-child ratios can become a problem. For example, does your manager or boss tell you that…
Face painting
Face painting - Kōrero mai Throughout history and across many different societies, facepainting has been used for various purposes including camouflage, fashion, religious ceremonies and rituals…
Service Provider Member Posts
Using the Internet to Benefit Your Service
Ways to use the Internet for parent and staff communication, and promoting your service. With billions of pages and more being added every day, the…
Charging Parents for Late Pick-ups and Early Drop-offs
Late Fee. Should you charge a late fee for late collection of children? Or charge the parents of children who arrive early? Some early childhood services…
Interview Questions for Teaching Job Applicants
This article goes over the broad areas to cover when interviewing an applicant and questions interviewers have found work. When interviewing for a teaching position…
Safety Checking of Staff and Others under the Children’s Act
Safety checking is required of every person who has or may have access to children as part of their work, such as cleaners and cooks…
Research Library – Today’s Featured Articles
Nurturing the Learning and Development of Children who are Refugees
FULL REFERENCE: Harris, P. (2019). Nurturing the learning and development of children who are refugees. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal. Special issue…
Shared Cultural Responsiveness Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Educators: Insights from Japanese and Australian Researchers
FULL REFERENCE: Ba Akhlagh. S. and Yamada, M. (2025). Shared cultural responsiveness teaching strategies for early childhood educators: Insights from Japanese and Australian researchers. NZ…
“It is a Risk, But it is a Risk Worth Taking”: Early Childhood Teachers’ Reflections on Review of Practice Using an Approach of Practical Philosophy
FULL REFERENCE: Grey, A. (2015). “It is a risk, but it is a risk worth taking”: Early childhood teachers’ reflections on review of practice using…
Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2019, Vol 22, No. 1
This issue spans sustainability pedagogies, post‑colonial tensions in Pacific ECE, digital technology use, advanced empathy, parent‑centred understandings of quality, schema‑informed behaviour support, and rhizomatic thinking…
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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