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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
Dressing Like an ECE Professional: Comfort, Practicality, Respect
Clear advice on what to wear, what’s appropriate, and how to navigate expectations around uniforms, tattoos, jewellery, shoes and overall professional appearance. It’s a helpful…
Controlled Crying or Training Children to Settle Themselves to Sleep
Controlled Crying. This article discusses the Controlled Crying method. It gives clarity to conflicting opinions about whether this is a good practice and its benefits.…
Woodwork Tables, Tools, Gender Issues, and Rules
Woodworking in ECE is easier than you might think, and this guide shows you exactly what tools to get, how to set up the space…
The Kind of Teacher You Are
It all Comes Out in the Wash! Teaching Style and Thinking About The Kind of Teacher You Are. By Joy Lubawy. Have we moved forward…
Service Provider Member Posts
RS7 Return – Can You Afford to Opt-in to the Pay Parity Funding?
Opting-In to Pay Parity Funding. Some service may opt-out and then lose their teachers to other services that have opted in. Others opting-in to pay…
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.
Staff Meetings – Agenda and How to Conduct a Meeting
Staff meetings can work really well with the right Agenda and planning. Here's how to achieve and cover what is important and make sure no…
Children’s Toilets and Bathroom
Toilets are a basic thing to most of us, a place where we go to undertake an everyday task, a place that should be pleasant…
Research Library – Today’s Featured Articles
The State of Play in Early Childhood Policy: A Note from Australia
FULL REFERENCE: Press, F. (2014). The State of Play in Early Childhood Policy: A Note from Australia. NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 17, 11 -…
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. FULL REFERENCE:…
Index for the NZ Research in ECE Journal, 2007, Vol 10
The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 10, 2007 are shown below. To view…
Primary School Entry Assessment in New Zealand
Research on the literacy and numeracy skills of New Zealand children when they start school. Log-in to read the full research paper below. Or order…
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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