Teacher Member Posts
Implementing Primary Caregiving – Issues
Te Whāriki states that infants in particular should experience “unhurried and calm caregiving practices for feeding, sleeping and nappy changing.” So despite the barriers for some early childhood services such as large numbers of children and poor adult-child ratios, if […]
Terminating a Child’s Enrolment Because of Behaviour Issues
When Behaviour Issues Get to be Unmanageable. A member has asked if her service can legally terminate the enrolment of a child whose behaviour has left other children crying, disrupts the programme, and requires constant individual supervision. She’s worried what […]
Art Gallery Visit
Taking Children to an Art Gallery. Don’t assume that art galleries are too high-brow for young children. They may not be able to tell you the name of the artist but they will still appreciate the work. Early childhood education […]
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 with the times in educating young children? Do you remember when your Mother used to […]
Service Provider Member Posts
Creating Written Policies
How to write a policy, what needs to be included in a written policy, and answers to other questions such as how often do you need to review any policy and when. A template to assist you to produce a […]
Advertising Standards Authority – ECE Service Case Outcome
Kindercare Learning Centres NZ vs ABC. In April 2010 The Complaints Board of the Advertising Standards Authority heard a complaint made by Kindercare Learning Centres that ABC’s Learning Centres radio advertising had replicated the concept first used by Kindercare. The arguments […]
Sick Leave Entitlement and Staff Faking Sickness or Taking Unscheduled Time Off
A minimum of 10 days per year for employers with an employer for 6 months or more is claimable. Employers may offer more than 10 days and many in the early childhood sector do. Employees can carry over 10 days […]
Internal Evaluation and How to Please ERO
Internal Evaluation and the Education Review Office. Ongoing reflection and review of practice has always been a priority for ECE teachers to ensure that they are the best teachers they can be and are providing best outcomes for children. From […]
Research Library – Today’s Featured Articles
Breach of Trust – Getting it Right for Children in Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland
Breach of Trust – Getting it Right for Children in Early Childhood Care and Education in Ireland. Mary Moloney. Mary Immaculate College, Ireland. Full Reference: Moloney, M. (2014). Breach of trust – Getting it right for children in early childhood care […]
Index for the NZ Research in ECE Journal, 2001, Vol 4
The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 7, 2004 are shown below. To view any paper, scroll to the end of this page for copies. A Right to Respect […]
Index for the NZ Research in ECE Journal, 2004, Vol 7
The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 7, 2004 are shown below. To view any paper, scroll to the end of this page for copies. Archive fragments: Infant Schools […]
STEM in Early Childhood Education: Using the Inquiry approach to Scaffold Learning
Research on why and how to start STEM in early childhood education, with hands-on learning and using an inquiry approach. 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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