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ECE Sector Confidence Survey 2019

ECE Sector Confidence Survey 2019 Report prepared by Dr Sarah Alexander. See also a Stuff article “Teachers just trying to survive“. More than 200,000 babies and

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ECE Sector Confidence Survey 2018

The Confidence and Funding Survey was run to find out: Whether the government is taking early childhood education in the right direction. If things are

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ECE Sector Confidence Survey 2014

Sector Confidence in the Government and Ratings of its Performance. May 20, 2014. About the Survey. The survey was conducted online over one week in

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ECE Sector Survey, October 2011

Early Childhood Education has been something of a hot potato for political parties in recent years with the introduction and subsequent tweaking of the 20

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Early Childhood Education Press Releases NZ

Budget 2026: Still Not Delivering for Children in ECE

Budget 2026 continues the Government’s pattern of minimal investment in ECE under Associate Education Minister David Seymour and Minister Erica Stanford, with no real focus on improving quality for children. Dr Sarah Alexander, Chief Advisor at the Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE), said the Budget “papers over problems” rather than fixing them.

Early Childhood Education Press Releases NZ

Risks are Up: Budget 2026 Must Change Course

“The early childhood sector does not need a big funding boost to paper over problems. What it needs is for the government to reverse the policy settings that are driving down safety and quality – settings that make it easier for service operators to generate profit, but harder for children to thrive.”

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A Child Left Locked in a Van: Neglected by the ECE Centre, Failed by the System

A young child was left alone in a locked early childhood centre van for almost 50 minutes in December summer heat.

We asked the Ministry: “As the Government’s principal advisor on ECE policy and regulation and the agency responsible for ensuring licensed services keep children safe and meet regulatory requirements, does the Ministry accept accountability for child safety outcomes?” The Ministry responded:

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