Kindercare Water‑Slide Chemical Burns: More Than a Detergent Mix‑Up This story uncovers how a chemical‑burn incident at a Kindercare Read More »
Funding Review: What it Wants to Axe, Where the Money Will Go, and Who Is Making the Decisions The ECE funding review proposals shift money toward large commercial Read More »
ECE Food Programme: Audit Confirms Procurement Failures but Bigger Problems Persist The Auditor‑General has confirmed what the Office of Early Childhood Read More »
Red Tape Reduction? Not for ECE: Full Details of the New Compliance Enforcement Regime for Services The Government’s promised “red tape reduction” is having the opposite Read More »
Election 2026: A Guide to Political Party Promises for Early Childhood Education The countdown to the 2026 election is on, and early Read More »
ECE Teacher Qualification and Person Responsible Proposed Reductions and Flexibilities This analysis draws on deep knowledge of empirical research on Read More »
Lowest Number of ECE Service Closures in Recent Years The ECE sector has delivered an unexpected bright spot in Read More »
ECAC’s Blind Spots: Why the Ministry Isn’t Getting the Best ECE Advice The Ministry’s review of its early childhood advisory committee exposes Read More »
ECE Safety and Standards Enforcement Drops Sharply New data shows a dramatic decline in regulatory action against Read More »
ECE Teacher Qualification and Person Responsible Proposed Reductions and Flexibilities This analysis draws on deep knowledge of empirical research on Read More »
Funding – Why ECE Sector Funding is Under Constant Pressure Funding in early childhood education is under pressure. Here’s why Read More »
Reducing Teacher Qualification Requirements in ECE This paper responds to proposals for lowering qualification requirements for Read More »
Men Changing Nappies in ECE: Safety, Rights, and Best Practice This article explains why male teachers must be able to Read More »
The 5 Structural Indicators of Quality: Ratios, Group Size, ECE Teacher Qualified, Stable Staffing, and Space per Child The key elements that decades of international research show are Read More »
Early Learning: The Problem With Calling Early Childhood Education ‘Early Learning’ Don’t be fooled into saying or using “early learning” to Read More »
Who’s Who: Key Stakeholders in ECE and Organisations Discover the key organisations and sector groups shaping early childhood Read More »
The 7 Essential Skills for Children to Have Before Starting School Parents and teachers will discover the seven essential skills children Read More »
What ECE Teachers and Workers Earn: Pay, Benefits and Conditions Anyone thinking about getting a job in ECE working in Read More »
Glossary of Early Childhood Terms and Jargon A glossary like this gives parents, teachers and students a Read More »
ECE Participation and Child Outcomes: A Critical Review of the Evidence This review cuts through political spin to reveal what the Read More »
When Parents Want to Bargain Over Childcare Fees Parents negotiating fees can put pressure on your pricing policies. Read More »
Managing Staff Drug and Alcohol Impairment Ensuring that staff are not impaired by drugs or alcohol Read More »
ECE Policies: What’s Required, What’s Optional, and What’s Just Paperwork Learn the difference between the documentation ECE services are required Read More »
Staffing Rosters: Balancing Safety and Compliance at Opening and Closing Staffing Rosters at opening and closing can make or break Read More »
Supervision While Eating – What the Requirements Mean and the Indicators to Help You Meet Them Confidently The “supervision while eating” criterion is often misunderstood, especially the Read More »
Fees Policy Template and Procedures: Family‑Focused and Service‑Strong A clear and well‑structured Fees Policy helps early childhood services Read More »
Managing Staff Drug and Alcohol Impairment Ensuring that staff are not impaired by drugs or alcohol Read More »
Astroturf, Artificial Grass or Real Grass – What’s Best in ECE There will always be differing opinions about whether artificial turf Read More »
Financial Survival and Growth Tips for ECE Services Strategies to help stabilise service finances, reduce pressure and make Read More »
When a Child’s Behaviour Gets Hard to Manage and When Enrolment May be Terminated Top tips on what to do, what to change, and Read More »
Supervision While Eating – What the Requirements Mean and the Indicators to Help You Meet Them Confidently The “supervision while eating” criterion is often misunderstood, especially the Read More »
Casual, Fixed‑Term, or Permanent? What Early Childhood Teachers Need to Know It’s becoming common for early childhood services to place teaching Read More »
Independent Contractor or Employee? What Home‑Based Educators and Nannies Need to Know If you work in your own home under a licensed Read More »
Sick Leave: Key Rights and Rules for Teachers and Staff Learn your paid sick leave rights – and what every Read More »
Are Marbles Really Allowed in ECE Centres and Homebased? Marbles and other small objects might seem harmless, but in Read More »
Different Ways to Write a Learning Story Learning stories remain the most commonly used assessment approach, yet Read More »
Woodwork Tables, Tools, Gender Issues, and Rules Woodworking in ECE is easier than you might think, and Read More »
The Concept of Tuakana-Teina dictated by Whakapapa Within Aotearoa, NZ early childhood education pedagogy, the relationships of Read More »
Can a Male Teacher Be Fired For Not Being ‘Man’ Enough? An employer asked whether they could dismiss a male teacher Read More »
Looking Professional in ECE: Clothing, Comfort and Common‑Sense (staff of all genders) Clear advice on what to wear, what’s appropriate, and how Read More »
Supervision Basics: Four Skills Every Adult Working With Children Must Demonstrate Active supervision is the single most effective way to prevent Read More »
NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal The journal is indexed in Scopus and available internationally through Read More »
Strengthening Policy Implementation and System Coordination for Equitable Early Childhood Development in Fiji Full reference: Tiko, L. (2025). Strengthening policy implementation and system Read More »
Moving Beyond the Environment Towards a Multi-Pillared Approach: Early Childhood Teachers Understanding and Practices of Education for Sustainability in Aotearoa NZ Full reference: Maxwell, A., Hohaia-Rollinson, F, and Woolston, D. (2025). Read More »
We’re All in This Together: Approaches to Inclusive Early Childhood Education for Disabled Children in Aotearoa New Zealand and the United States, and What We Can Learn From One Another Full reference: McAnelly, K., Purdue, K., Hall, L.J., Odom, S.L., Read More »
Shared Cultural Responsiveness Teaching Strategies for Early Childhood Educators: Insights from Japanese and Australian Researchers Full reference: Ba Akhlagh. S. and Yamada, M. (2025). Shared Read More »
Exploring Educator and Parent Perceptions of the Impact of Digital Technologies on Young Children’s Physical Literacies Full reference: Davis, T. (2025). Exploring educator and parent perceptions Read More »
Te Whāriki: Curriculum or Philosophy Early childhood teachers continue to struggle to implement content within Read More »
Increase Research or Survey Participation – Effective Strategies Getting people to participate in your research study or survey Read More »
ECE Participation and Child Outcomes: A Critical Review of the Evidence This review cuts through political spin to reveal what the Read More »
On a Joyful Note: The Practice of Attending to Joy for Educator Wellbeing Do early childhood educators experience joy in their work with Read More »
NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal The journal is indexed in Scopus and available internationally through Read More »
Raising Healthy Kids: A Scoping Review for Feeding Practices in NZ Early Childhood Education Centres Research on how teachers and staff support the eating behaviours Read More »
We Make Parent Surveys Easy for ECE Services The ECE Parent Survey gives every licensed service (centres, home‑based, Read More »
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Code of Conduct for ECE Services The Code of Conduct applies to all licensed early childhood Read More »
Early Reading Together: A Practical, Proven Literacy Programme for ECE Services Early Reading Together® supports ECE teachers to run effective literacy Read More »
Immunisation and Vaccination Form Working in early childhood education and care is a high Read More »
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