In the commercial world we live in it is easy to forget that sometimes the best presents or gifts for children do not cost a lot of money.
The 5 Best “I Love You” and “You are Special” Gifts
An own plate and cup set decorated with a Disney scene or otherA scooter or new bike or outdoor play toyA first wrist watch or named item of jewell
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Sessional ECE. By Sarah Alexander. November 10, 2014. Someday, part-day early childhood education services in NZ are likely to become akin to the moa and
Submission to the Education and Workforce Committee
The Education and Training (ECE Reform) Amendment Bill
Submitted by: Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE)
Date: 29 August 2025
CONTENTS:
– Introduction
– Summary of Key Concerns
– Our Position and Recommendations
– Errors and the Bill’s Shortcomings
– Closing Statement
INTRODUCTION
The Education and Training (Early Childhood Education Reform) Amendment Bill is promoted as a solution to improve the effectiveness of the early childhood education (ECE) regulatory system.
During the Bill’s first reading, Hon David Seymour shared the frustrations of ECE service operators he had spoken with—concerns that prompted the Ministry for Regulation review of the ECE regulatory system. He cited issues such as conflicting rules, a dictatorial approach, minor regulations enforced under threat of closure, and inconsistent enforcement.
The Bill is positioned as a long-overdue fix for these concerns, though it remains unclear whether the scale or severity of these issues truly warrants a full legislative overhaul.
However, the proposed reforms risk triggering serious unintended consequences—what’s known as the cobra effect, where attempts to solve a problem end up making it worse.
SUMMARY OF KEY CONCERNS
1. Sector Impact
The Bill is designed to reduce regulatory burdens for service providers—particularly those who struggle to understand existing requirements or view current regulations and penalties for non-compliance as unfair to themselves and their business operations.
However, these reforms could backfire on the very providers the Bill aims to support.
Looser regulation is likely to attract new entrants driven by commercial interests, potentially forcing high-quality providers to close due to unfair competition.
Early Childhood Teacher Domestic Violence Leave.
If you have any problem getting your right to domestic violence leave you can go to Employment New Zealand for support (there is no charge) or complain to the Human Rights Commission.
Contents:
Providing proof of domestic violence requirements. Your obligations, rights, entitlements, an
Confidence in the Complaints Process. By Sarah Alexander. September, 2014. This report discusses the results of a survey looking at the levels of confidence in
The State of Play in Early Childhood Policy: A Note from Australia.
Frances Press. Charles Sturt University, New South Wales.
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 – 20.
Invited Country Note
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This paper reports on a section of a research study into the teaching practice experiences of early childhood student teachers in a field-based teacher education programme. Goal setting was one of the four research themes of that study and is the focus of this paper. Eleven student teachers were initially interviewed in 2008 with ten of the origina
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