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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
Say Sorry – Asking a Child to Apologise
Ask a Child to Say Sorry. By Warwick Marshall Some early childhood service teachers do not want to ask a child to say sorry. They…
Cooking with Children – Using a Slow Cooker
Using a Slow Cooker for Teaching Children about Cooking and Preparing Kai As a responsible teacher or educator you role model and pass on good…
Helping Parents Make the Transition to ECE
Parents Leaving their Child For the First Time in Care - An anxious time. "A heart wrenching moment for all parents is when we leave…
The Concept of Tuakana-Teina dictated by Whakapapa
Within Aotearoa, NZ early childhood education pedagogy, the relationships of tuakana, teina are misunderstood, misinterpreted and/or misused. Ngaroma Williams explains how and calls for a…
Service Provider Member Posts
Employment References
Have you been asked by a colleague, student, or employee for an employment reference? Here we explain your obligations, what to write, and ways to…
Dismissal Letter
EXAMPLE LETTER OF DISMISSAL. Below is a general draft letter of dismissal to assist you in learning how a letter can be constructed, and what…
The Risks of Implicitly Endorsing Third Party Schemes to Parents
Endorsing Third Party Schemes and Products. What happens when parents see flyers / pamphlets and posters displayed in the entrance way of ECE services or…
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
Index for the NZ Research in ECE Journal, 2000, Vol 3
The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 3, 2000 are shown below. To view…
Play and the Professional Early Childhood Teacher: A Personal Reflection
FULL REFERENCE: Stover, S. (2014). Play and the professional early childhood teacher: A personal reflection. NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal. Special Issue: Early Childhood…
Contents – NZ Research in ECE Journal, 2013, Vol 16
This issue spans Kaupapa Māori‑informed research, everyday teacher–child interactions, the construction of teacher identities, mentoring in field‑based programmes, the ethics of observation, and critical discourse…
Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2017, Vol 20, No.2
This special issue examines the realities of educators’ work, from the factors that sustain teacher satisfaction and the emotional labour of early childhood teaching to…
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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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