New data shows a dramatic decline in regulatory action against
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A young child was left alone in a locked early
Who is Who and Does What in Relation to the
The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 14, 2011 are shown below.
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Editorial
Dr Andrew Gibbons and Dr Kaye CedermanJoint NZRECE Editors for Vol. 14, 2011 Editorial, pp. 1 – 2.
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Who is Who and Does What in Relation to the ECE Sector & Contacts Teacher Organisations and Associations NZEI – Union for the industrial interests
The minimum adult wage for a worker in NZ is $23.95 an hour (from 1 April 2026). The 2026/27 Living Wage rate is $29.90. Keep reading for information specific to pay rates in the early childhood sector.
16 November 2024 A female early childhood teacher has been arrested and charged with possessing objectionable child abuse images, the NZ Herald has reported. She
The OECE’s position on food safety and safe eating. Our position is that no infant and young child should be given food that they are
The Ministry of Education received 481 complaints about ECE services in 2024, but the content of the complaints has not been made public.
The Office of Early Childhood Education has been trying to obtain detailed information about complaints against ECE services from the Ministry of Education and encourage transparency in its response to complaints for many years.
This year, the Ministry finally agreed to provide broad data, which the OECE has analysed.
Comment on the value of complaints and the Ministry of Education’s management of complaints and transparency is provided.
Mother, Father or Special Person’s Day is a celebration of the special person in a child’s life.
It is an opportunity for children to honour the special person who is raising them, who is being their constant support, and their protector.
These special occasions have an interesting history which you might like to read about here. In this article we also give you lots of early childhood appropriate ideas for different events you could offer at your service and activities including gift making ideas.
Compliance checks are a necessary good, not a burden This opinion article is published as part of our ‘Speaking-up‘ series By Bonnie Te Ara Henare.
The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 7, 2004 are shown below.
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A Right to Respect and Reciprocity: Ethics and Educational Research with Children
Helen HedgesNZRECE Journal, Vol.
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