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Early Childhood Education System. The Stakeholders and Key Organisations Peak
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We believe that parents are their children’s first and most influential teachers. Our position is that government policy and early childhood service practices need to ensure that parents are supported and encouraged to play an active part in their child’s learning. Because what matters for children’s learning outcomes is not just what happens when the child is at the ECE service – but what happens at home. We cannot afford to under-estimate the influence parents have on children’s early learning. The Early Reading Together programme is one example of an effective way for ECE services to support parents as first teachers and build a bridge between the home and service setting for children’s learning.
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
An OECD report “Quality matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: United Kingdom (England)” explains that ECE can be a lot better for children if
Family Learning Sessions. By Tim Kahn. (London Correspondent) You are probably familiar with the current idea in the UK that what parents do with their
Parents as First Teachers Programme in NZ The Parents as First Teachers Programme was an established parent education and support service. The programme catered for children
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,
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