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Teaching Science and Children’s Scientific Learning. By Rachel Pratt.
How many times do you walk into a centre that has a table in the corner, which is beautifully set up with magnifying glasses, natural materials, and posters about a certain scientific process? And how often do you see children using it?
It’s great to have a science
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Library Trip with Children.
Going to the library is a great activity to do either on your own with a child or small group of children, or as a group visit with your early childhood service.
Maybe you will walk there. Or take the bus? It might be something that you do weekly or monthly to take out and return books.
The most obvious thing y
For an outline of key facts read our article: Nelson’s fall: Parents still don’t know how their toddler hit his head on concrete and had a brain injury at childcare
We’ve reviewed the centre manager’s report of the incident, Ministry of Education communications, Worksafe report, and lawyer correspondence. The learning we’ve taken is:
Don’t take children outside until the outdoor playground safety check is completed and ticked/signed.
Cost Analysis: Can Service Providers Afford to Higher Wages to their Teachers?July, 26. 2019 The salaries paid to teaching staff vary greatly in amount between
Here, we sum up the major stories we’ve covered in the past year.
If we had to sum up what 2025 had in store for the ECE Sector in one word, it would be “flux”.
The sector has experienced rapid and significant change over the past 12 months and not all of it positive. There is still considerable uncertainty about what comes next.
To keep our members updated on everything they’ve needed to know about what’s going on in the sector, the Office of Early Childhood Education launched a newsroom, through which we’ve published articles regularly (usually weekly).
ECE Centre Temporary Relocation.
A major earthquake, a fire, or other unplanned event such as gas leak, may mean your early childhood centre building cannot be used.
Parents will continue to need childcare, and you want to continue business but what can you do?
And what arrangements can you make quickly and keep within the law?
Safer Eating in Early Childhood Centres. December 8, 2020. “Not allowing children’s lives to be endangered through the provision of food they can easily choke
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