What are the Big Issues in Early Childhood Education in NZ?

Parent Engagement & Involvement

Parents are Not Amateurs in their Child’s Early Learning

Parents are not amateurs – they play a vital role in children’s early education. They are the central figures in the lives of their children,

Children’s Right to Attend ECE and to Free ECE

“Future for Children” First National Early Childhood Policy Forum 2008

Held at the National Library of NZ, Wellington, 2008. A full copy of the Proceedings of the Future for Children Forum, 2008. A copy of

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Breastfeeding Support

Public-Professional Barriers to Breastfeeding

Barriers to Breastfeeding. By Sarah Alexander. Introduction. The good thing about being a woman today is that there are fewer obstacles to participation in

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Funding System

$20m Blunder: ECE Services Paid Funding Twice Can Keep Money

$20m Funding Blunder – Overpayment of funding to Early Childhood Service Providers. By John Hartvelt. September 24, 2009. Senior public servants failed to pick up

Men in ECE teaching

Proceedings of the First Men in Early Childhood Teaching Summit in NZ

Below is an outline of the Contents of the published proceedings of the very first Men in Early Childhood Teaching Summit in New Zealand, called

Public Kindergarten

End of an Era for Our Kindys: Privatisation

Summary of “End of an Era for Our Kindys” Article. Parents running kindergarten committees were told in 2007 by Tania Harvey (CEO of AKA) and

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Funding System

20-Hours Free ECE Funding – Analysis of the Policy

Analysis of 20-Hour Free ECE Funding Policy. By Sarah Alexander. June 6, 2007. On 1 July 2007 the Government introduces up to 20 hours free

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Public Kindergarten

Vice-President Says Government Does Not Want to Be Involved in Kindergartens

Government does not want to be involved in kindergartens. Article key points. Victoria Carter, Vice-President of the AKA argues that bulk funding shows the government

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ECE Safety and Standards Enforcement Drops Sharply

Lowest Number of ECE Service Closures in Recent Years

Child Left Alone and Locked in ECE Centre Van: The Details and the Questions Over Accountability

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Who is Who in the Sector and List of Contacts

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The Big Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care

Parents are Not Amateurs in their Child’s Early Learning

“Future for Children” First National Early Childhood Policy Forum 2008

Public-Professional Barriers to Breastfeeding

$20m Blunder: ECE Services Paid Funding Twice Can Keep Money

Proceedings of the First Men in Early Childhood Teaching Summit in NZ

End of an Era for Our Kindys: Privatisation

20-Hours Free ECE Funding – Analysis of the Policy

Vice-President Says Government Does Not Want to Be Involved in Kindergartens

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