New licensing criteria for early childhood education (ECE) services have
New data shows a dramatic decline in regulatory action against
The ECE sector has delivered an unexpected bright spot in
Who is Who and Does What in Relation to the
Designing Your Study and How to Get Started
Here are articles we think will help advise you best on designing early childhood research and support you with helpful tips through any tough times.
Start by checking out all the published articles in the NZ-International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal on this website (over 25 years
Enjoy online access to full copies of the latest issues of the NZ-International Research in ECE journal and more than 25 years of past issues of peer-reviewed published articles.
You will also have access to the NZ Doctoral thesis (Ph.D, and Ed.D) and the NZ Master’s thesis directory of theses relevant to early childhood education and care.
For those who are new to doing research, thesis supervisors, and conference paper selectors, we have a range of articles to inform and support you. These include a guide to ethics when doing, writing, and disseminating research; reviewing abstracts and conference submissions, and more.
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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.
Educational inequalities. A review by Sarah Alexander. Introduction A popular notion in our society is that participation in ECE is something that advantages (all) children
Here is a template you can use and adapt for a manager job description – or centre supervisor, or home-based coordinator who is responsible for one group of visiting teachers.
If you would like more guidance and ideas go to the main article about writing JDs.
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Fun and laughter in ECE – in our relationships with children and each other.
Creating a positive, playful, and happy climate to be in is key to effective teaching for diverse children.
Some of the things that make us laugh and giggle are:
Tickles and playful games like peek-a-boo, this little piggy went to market finger-play game,
The Confidence and Funding Survey was run to find out: Whether the government is taking early childhood education in the right direction. If things are
Gifted Children Identification and Resource Issues. Research Report by Valerie Margrain & Sarah Alexander.
An online survey was conducted on the education of young gifted children. The purpose of the survey was to gather information and sector views to help inform policy and practices for young gifted children and those who work with them.
In some New Zealand towns families have just one option for full day early childhood education care for under 2-year-olds, while in other parts of the country they don’t have access to certain kinds of early childhood services (including free kindergarten, Playcentre or kaupapa Māori services) at all.
These are just some of our findings. Continue reading below for full details.
Toward the end of last year, the Office of Early Childhood Education undertook a project to analyse and map early childhood services across Aotearoa, identifying ECE “deserts” (large areas where families have significantly limited options).
This work drew on data from
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