
Early Childhood Sector Confidence Survey Results 2024
The OECE’s annual confidence survey provides a gauge of the state of New Zealand’s early childhood education (ECE) sector and outlook. Each year 1,000 early

The OECE’s annual confidence survey provides a gauge of the state of New Zealand’s early childhood education (ECE) sector and outlook. Each year 1,000 early

The annual confidence survey provides a gauge of the state of New Zealand’s early childhood education sector and outlook. Each year, 1,000 people in the

Each year, the Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE) surveys confidence in the early childhood education (ECE) sector. The results provide a gauge of the

Results of a survey on the mandatory vaccination of the early childhood education workforce.

The ECE Sector Confidence Survey 2021 shows that confidence in the government has slipped. There seems to be a new wave of despondency through the

Here are the findings on the quality of ECE for children from the perspective of teachers from the 2020 ECE Quality and Employment Survey. The

This report on staff pay and teacher retention reports on data taken from the 2020 ECE Quality and Employment Survey. It answers nine questions: The

Covid-19 Early Childhood Education Sector Views – risks cannot yet be well managed in ECE and distance education is an unsuitable substitute for ECE. Report

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

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

Teaching Staff Endorsement of ECE Service Quality. Introduction It goes without saying that the early childhood sector is a major part of NZ’s infrastructure –

This is a report of findings related to workplace safety from the 2014 ECE Quality and Employment Survey. More than 700 people took part in

NZEI Te Riu Roa – Who Joins, Their Experiences, and the Benefits of Membership We are the union for early childhood teachers and support staff

Teachers’ Views on Quality in their Early Childhood Service for Children in 2014. By Warwick Marshall and Karen Payne. Executive Summary. A nationwide survey of

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

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

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.

Our names are Hazel Woodhouse and Fiona Westbrook. We are inviting early childhood teachers and kaiako to take part in a short survey exploring how ECE teachers use social networks and online platforms in their professional lives.

“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.”

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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