Working with Parents and Whānau

Early childhood education services in general do not do well when it comes to being inclusive of dads and supporting and involving fathers. Services could

Integrated Early Childhood Services. Joanne M. Alderson.

Two buzz words in early childhood education today are ‘collaboration’ and ‘partnership’. They roll off the tip of the tongues of professionals in our field. But what exactly do these words mean in practice?

This article by Joanne Alderson seeks to answer this question based o

Immigrant Children in ECE. By Angel Chan.

As New Zealand has opened its doors more to immigrants from all over the world, early childhood services are experiencing significant growth in the enrolment of immigrant children.

Many immigrant children and parents have learning and parenting styles different from ‘New Zealanders’, posing ch

Relationships with Dads in ECE.

How can we as female educators find common-ground with Dads that is non-threatening? Karen (ECE teacher).

Dr Alexander Replies:

*  A major common-ground between female educators and Dads is the child – talk with Dads about their children, what their child has been doing during the day, ask questio