Mahuru Māori Has Started: Are You Up to Challenge Yourself to Use As Much Te Reo as You Can? Mahuru Māori: is an initiative that can help challenge you Read More »
A Transfer That Wasn’t: Ministry of Education’s Entire ECE Regional Regulatory Workforce Disestablished The transfer of early childhood education regulatory functions from the Read More »
ECE Funding Approvals Now Routed Through ERO, Creating A Two Agency System Associate Education Minister David Seymour said transferring regulatory functions from Read More »
ERO’s Takeover of the Ministry’s SELO 1 Funding Contradicts Regulation Requiring Providers to Pay for Compliance Support ERO has taken control of a key ECE support fund Read More »
New Shoots Ltd–Educare Group Ownership Shift Highlights Regulatory Gap Allowing Companies to Acquire Large Numbers of Centres Without Change of Provider Checks A major ownership change in New Zealand’s early childhood education Read More »
Spring is Here! Celebrate the Season With Children Spring naturally prompts conversations about seasons, weather, temperature, and changes Read More »
Politicians Use of Early Childhood Services for Press Conferences and Photo Opportunities Should we allow politicians to take advantage of children in Read More »
Reducing Teacher Qualification Requirements in ECE This paper responds to proposals for lowering qualification requirements for Read More »
ECE Teacher Qualification and Person Responsible Proposed Reductions and Flexibilities This analysis draws on deep knowledge of empirical research on Read More »
Lowest Number of ECE Service Closures in Recent Years The ECE sector has delivered an unexpected bright spot in Read More »
Why Recognising Primary Training as Equivalent Undermines ECE Expertise David Haynes sounds a clear warning that treating primary teaching Read More »
Witnessing the good and bad of ECE as a first time mum As I entered the children’s toilet area to change my Read More »
Director of Regulation: His Power, Pressures, and Risk to Children The Director of Regulation (ECE) is now one of the Read More »
Making a Complaint, the Complaints Process, Steps and Your Rights Licensed early childhood services must meet minimum legal standards and Read More »
2026 Annual List of ECE Services with Licence Downgrades, Suspensions, or Cancellations for Regulatory Breaches ECE services whose licences were downgraded, suspended, or cancelled for Read More »
Scholarships and Financial Support for Anyone Studying to be an Early Childhood Teacher Scholarships and Financial Support for Anyone Studying to be an Read More »
Chloe Davidson – Hospital Play Specialist Are you thinking about changing career to become a hospital Read More »
Who’s Who: Key Stakeholders in ECE and Organisations Discover the key organisations and sector groups shaping early childhood Read More »
Active Supervision: Four Skills Every Adult Teaching in ECE Should Know Active supervision is the single most effective way to prevent Read More »
ECE Participation and Child Outcomes: A Critical Review of the Evidence This review cuts through political spin to reveal what the Read More »
2025 Annual List of ECE Services with Compliance Failures and Regulator Actions The early childhood education services identified with compliance failures and Read More »
The Best Age for a Child to Start at an Early Childhood Education Service Many parents wonder when the best time is for their Read More »
Making a Complaint, the Complaints Process, Steps and Your Rights Licensed early childhood services must meet minimum legal standards and Read More »
When Parents Want to Bargain Over Childcare Fees Parents negotiating fees can put pressure on your pricing policies. Read More »
Managing Staff Drug and Alcohol Impairment Ensuring that staff are not impaired by drugs or alcohol Read More »
ECE Policies: What’s Required, What’s Optional, and What’s Just Paperwork Learn the difference between the documentation ECE services are required Read More »
Sick Leave: ECE Employer Guide to Legal Duties, Proof, and Best Practices ECE employers – managing sick leave is becoming increasingly complex, Read More »
Student Teachers in Your Centre: A Practical Guide If you’re ready to start supporting student teachers as an Read More »
Transforming Difficult Relationships with Senior Staff or Committee Members Strong relationships are essential in ECE, especially when someone in Read More »
Supervision While Eating – What the Requirements Mean and the Indicators to Help You Meet Them Confidently The “supervision while eating” criterion is often misunderstood, especially the Read More »
ECE Employer Guide to Employing and Managing Staff The ECE Employer Guide is for all managers and persons Read More »
Illness and Infectious Disease Policy: Covering Children and Adults Illness and infectious‑disease management is under closer scrutiny than ever, Read More »
Supervision While Eating – What the Requirements Mean and the Indicators to Help You Meet Them Confidently The “supervision while eating” criterion is often misunderstood, especially the Read More »
Casual, Fixed‑Term, or Permanent? What Early Childhood Teachers Need to Know It’s becoming common for early childhood services to place teaching Read More »
Independent Contractor or Employee? What Home‑Based Educators and Nannies Need to Know If you work in your own home under a licensed Read More »
Sick Leave: Key Rights and Rules for Teachers and Staff Learn your paid sick leave rights – and what every Read More »
Are Marbles Really Allowed in ECE Centres and Homebased? Marbles and other small objects might seem harmless, but in Read More »
Celebrating Birthdays in ECE: Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Options How ECE services can celebrate every child’s birthdays in ways Read More »
Can a Male Teacher Be Fired For Not Being ‘Man’ Enough? An employer asked whether they could dismiss a male teacher Read More »
Woodwork Tables, Tools, Gender Issues, and Rules Woodworking in ECE is easier than you might think, and Read More »
The Concept of Tuakana-Teina dictated by Whakapapa Within Aotearoa, NZ early childhood education pedagogy, the relationships of Read More »
Dressing Like an ECE Professional: Comfort, Practicality, Respect Clear advice on what to wear, what’s appropriate, and how Read More »
Children’s Clothing and Keeping them Warm and Dry – Clothing Advice, Not Losing Socks and Hats, and Solutions to Other Problems Cooler weather means more layers of clothing, for us and Read More »
NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal The journal is indexed in Scopus and available internationally through Read More »
Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2026, Vol 28, No.1 The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the Read More »
The Act and Art of Noticing, Wondering, Searching for Meaning, And Remaining Open to Beauty FULL REFERENCE: Füss, M. (2026). The act and art of Read More »
Climate-Smart Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education and Development FULL REFERENCE: Tiko, L. and Mosen. J. (2026). Advancing climate-smart Read More »
Providing Nutrition Pedagogically: Evaluating a Responsive Feeding Intervention Programme for Early Childhood Teachers FULL REFERENCE: Azizah, N., Ferdian, D., Ma’ruf, T.L.H., Maddini, S.A., Read More »
Teacher-Child Verbal Interaction in Kindergarten Picture Book Teaching Activities FULL REFERENCE: Song, J., Li, W. & He, X. (2026). Read More »
Self and Story in Early Childhood: Children’s Developing Minds Revealed by Parent-led Research FULL REFERENCE: Boyd, W. (2023). Book Review: Self and story Read More »
On a Joyful Note: The Practice of Attending to Joy for Educator Wellbeing FULL REFERENCE: Karaolis, O. and Little, C. (2024). On a Read More »
A Look into Montessori: Embedding Literacy in an Early Childhood Education Programme The efficacy of a Montessori approach to the development of Read More »
Raising Healthy Kids: A Scoping Review for Feeding Practices in NZ Early Childhood Education Centres FULL REFERENCE: Orr, G. (2021). Raising healthy kids: A scoping Read More »
NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal The journal is indexed in Scopus and available internationally through Read More »
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We Make Parent Surveys Easy for ECE Services The ECE Parent Survey gives every licensed service (centres, home‑based, Read More »
Code of Conduct for ECE Services The Code of Conduct applies to all licensed early childhood Read More »
Early Reading Together: A Practical, Proven Literacy Programme for ECE Services Early Reading Together® supports ECE teachers to run effective literacy Read More »
Immunisation and Vaccination Form Working in early childhood education and care is a high Read More »
NZ Childcare Finance: Supporting Cash Flow Between Bulk Funding Payments Bridging the Gap: Smart Finance for ECE Operators An advertorial Read More »
Marker Pens for Young Children’s Hands Marker pens designed especially for young children’s hands Sunny Markers Read More »
Staff and Teacher Survey The Staff and Teacher Survey for licensed early childhood services Read More »
