The number of children escaping from early childhood services is
Early Childhood Education System. The Stakeholders and Key Organisations Peak
What are the Big Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care in NZ?
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The OECE’s position on teacher gender. Our position on teacher gender is that men must be recruited into early childhood teaching as well as women.
Child Supervision Skills. By Dr Sarah Alexander. Supervision is key for child safety Active supervision does not mean just sitting or being in the same
The page of the Pay Parity Steering Group can be found here. On the PPSG page you will find the names of members of the
Is More Intensive Participation in ECE Better for Children? What the Research Says. The methodologically soundest/best research over the past 20 years on the effects of participation
Childcare. When you leave your child with another person/s this is childcare. Nearly every family at some time uses some form of care for their child. Childcare is what
Early Reading Together® meets the need expressed by early childhood education providers and educators for an effective family language/literacy programme to support younger children (under
Free childcare or charging a fee. By Sarah Alexander. A ground-breaking study, published in January 2000, on providing free childcare or charging a fee
100% Qualified Teacher Funding Band. May 19, 2020. The re-introduction of a 100% qualified teacher funding band is good news for centres that currently have
Group Size in Early Childhood Centres. Dr Sarah Alexander. May 11, 2011. Definitions: Licence size means the total of the number of children a centre can
Budget 2021 funding. May 12, 2021. The Budget 2021 funding announcement for ECE concerns a funding increase of $170 million over four years. The salary attestation
Benefit of ECE Qualified Teachers. By Arwen Hann. July 29, 2012. New research suggests children are better off in early childhood centres that have 100
Evidence on staff qualification level. Previous research has demonstrated a strongly positive link between staff in the teacher:child ratio with higher levels of general education
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