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

Pay Parity

MoE Guide to Opting-In to Pay Parity and Determining Initial Pay Steps

Ministry of Education Resources for Pay Parity. Commentary and Analysis by Dr Sarah Alexander. The Ministry of Education has developed a guide to the requirements

Pay Parity

Pay Parity Campaign Booklet

Pre-school teachers often earn far less than they could elsewhere with their levels of education. Improving pay and recognition would help develop and retain highly-skilled

Speaking Up — Voices in ECE

Force-Feeding Children in Early Childhood Centres

Force-Feeding Children. We need to speak out and stop this! This opinion article is published as part of our ‘Speaking-up‘ series When I became a

Pay Parity

Why is Pay Parity in the ECE Sector a Dog’s Breakfast?

EXPLAINER BY DR SARAH ALEXANDER. August 11, 2022. The question has to be asked, why does the government only fund ECE teacher pay and conditions

Children listening attentively to teacher at early childhood centre mat-time image of the Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE).

News & Opinion — ECE NZ

Regulation for Fresh Air Ventilation in Centres is Not Enforced

Ministry of Education Lack of Enforcement on Ventilation. July 27, 2022. By law early childhood centres must have adequate ventilation (natural or mechanical) that allows

News & Opinion — ECE NZ

Making Reporting of Child Abuse Mandatory

A call for mandatory reporting of abuse. July 26, 2022. Five-year-old Malachi Subecz was murdered in November 2021. The ECE centre he attended saw and

Public Kindergarten

Is Your Kindergarten Planning to Restructure?

If you are not happy about restructuring proposals for your kindergarten, then here’s a helpful article with background information and questions you could ask. By

Pay Parity

Lower Pay is Still Lower Pay Even if it’s Called “Pay Parity”

The Table below shows the salary attestation pay rates to take effect from1 January 2023 as a result of Budget 2022. For easy comparison, alongside

the importance of touch as part of caregiving and teaching children

Physical Contact, Cuddles and Touch

No-Touch Policies and Practices – Do they have a Place in Early Childhood Education?

Physical Contact With Children and No-Touch Policies and Practices. When touch is barred from or minimised in early childhood programs as a result of explicit or implicit policies,

Chris Hipkins Minister Early Childhood Education

Pay Parity

Letter to the Minister of Education – A request not to mislead on ECE teacher pay parity

Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister of Education. By email. 2 May 2022 Tēna rā koe, Minister Hipkins, E kore ngā pūtake e mākukungia e kore

News & Opinion — ECE NZ

Managing Serious Complaints in ECE: A Case Study of the Licence Cancellation Process

A case study of an early childhood centre and the time taken to cancel its licence. Concerns raised included the use of sleep rooms as a form of discipline, administering medication without parental permission, hygiene issues, hot water risks, food quality, ventilation, and allegations of inappropriate behaviour (abuse) toward children.

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New Shoots Children’s Centre Failures

New Shoots Children’s Centre Failures A quick update further to the opinion piece published below Expressing the aim to get a seat on the Ministry

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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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The Big Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care

MoE Guide to Opting-In to Pay Parity and Determining Initial Pay Steps

Pay Parity Campaign Booklet

Force-Feeding Children in Early Childhood Centres

Why is Pay Parity in the ECE Sector a Dog’s Breakfast?

Regulation for Fresh Air Ventilation in Centres is Not Enforced

Making Reporting of Child Abuse Mandatory

Is Your Kindergarten Planning to Restructure?

Lower Pay is Still Lower Pay Even if it’s Called “Pay Parity”

No-Touch Policies and Practices – Do they have a Place in Early Childhood Education?

Letter to the Minister of Education – A request not to mislead on ECE teacher pay parity

Managing Serious Complaints in ECE: A Case Study of the Licence Cancellation Process

New Shoots Children’s Centre Failures

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