New data shows a dramatic decline in regulatory action against
The ECE sector has delivered an unexpected bright spot in
A young child was left alone in a locked early
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Redundancy and the process for making a position redundant.
There may not be the work for an employee because child enrolments have dropped, your service is restructuring, or you can not longer afford to keep an employee on.
Whatever the reason, there are certain processes to follow to ensure you do not run into legal problems.
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It is prestigious to belong to the OECE. Membership is usually by invitation. Online applications can be made if you think your service meets the criteria. To be a member a service must have as its first priority a focus on being high-quality for children and families. It must also agree to follow the standards in the Code of Conduct for ECE Services.
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We will make running a staff survey simple for you. You can use our specially designed survey. We collect the results and will provide you with a confidential report of the findings. (50% discount available to service provider members).
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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
Wage and salary rates, pay scales, employment benefits and conditions Contents – on this page you will find: You’re welcome to join the Facebook group for
I am writing to you to express concern about claims made to you by others in the ECE sector purporting that the introduction of the pay parity scheme has led to an increase in ECE centre closures – and to request that you take action to prevent the further spread of this false narrative.
A recent Ministry briefing to your office (METIS No: 1341617. Report: Options to reduce ECE service staffing costs) referenced these claims, made by the Early Childhood Council.
Here’s the latest data and why more early childhood education centres than ever are agreeing to pay teachers at full ‘pay parity’ wage rates.
More early childhood education centres than ever before have agreed to pay teachers at the full pay parity salary rates, the latest attestation data released by the Ministry of Education shows.
A group of three early childhood centres operating under the Happy Sprouts Educare brand has gone into liquidation following licence withdrawals and significant debts, according to a report in the NZ Herald by journalist Tom Raynel.
Research on the understandings of early childhood professionals on colonisation and ECE policies and systems post-colonisation. Read the full paper below. Or to order a pdf copy of the article go to the main NZIRECE Journal page.
Narrative Approach to Child Assessment.
While our country’s youngest children are not assessed with end of year tests or other formal assessments, the Ministry of Education does require early childhood education (ECE) services to be ”informed by assessment, planning and evaluation (documented and undocumented) that demonstrates an understandi
Nose bleeds in young children are commonly caused by knocks, nose-picking, and objects being inserted into the nose.
If the nose bleed is caused by an injury, always check with a doctor as the child’s nose could be broken.
Quite often though, a nose bleed may just happen for no apparent reason – the blood just starts to d
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