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2025 in review: News (and views) on ECE over the past year

Here, we sum up the major stories we’ve covered in the past year.

If we had to sum up what 2025 had in store for the ECE Sector in one word, it would be “flux”.

The sector has experienced rapid and significant change over the past 12 months and not all of it positive. There is still considerable uncertainty about what comes next.

To keep our members updated on everything they’ve needed to know about what’s going on in the sector, the Office of Early Childhood Education launched a newsroom, through which we’ve published articles regularly (usually weekly).

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Submissions and Policy Reviews

Submission: Proposed transfer of ECE from the Ministry of Education to the Education Review Office

This submission responds to the Committee’s invitation to provide views on whether regulatory functions for early childhood education (ECE) should remain within the Ministry of Education or be transferred to a Director of Regulation located in the Education Review Office (ERO). It sets out the Office of Early Childhood Education’s (OECE) assessment of the proposal, the evidence base underpinning it, and the likely implications for the ECE system.

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Funding, ECE Service Fees, and Childcare Subsidies

ECE Service Funding Rates 2026

Funding Rates for Early Childhood Education Services in New Zealand 2026 Services need to understand funding rates so they can plan their budgets, staffing, and

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The Big Issues

The Big ECE Issues in the Early Childhood Sector
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Parents made many complaints to the Ministry through the MyECE parents’ website

Parents and caregivers of tamariki in ECE made 80 complaints to the Ministry of Education through the confidential online service on the MyECE website last year.

MyECE is the official website of the ECE Parents’ Council. The council is a volunteer-run, grassroots organisation that

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Playcentre Aotearoa

There are two iconic NZ early childhood organisations that continue to hold onto their original purpose and philosophy, these are Playcentre Aotearoa and Nga Kōhanga

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