1644 early childhood spaces gone in 2024, as 87 services closed and just 50 opened

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1644 early childhood spaces gone in 2024, as 87 services closed and just 50 ones opened,

Nationally, Aotearoa lost 1644 early childhood education (ECE) spaces in 2024, as a result of 37 more services closing than opening.

Spaces in education and care centres and spaces for over-2s overall were not changed significantly from the year before. It was

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