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NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal

The journal is indexed in Scopus and available internationally through Informit, as well as through New Zealand tertiary libraries and many university libraries internationally.

Research Journal Article Database - NZIRECE

Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2025, Vol 27

The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 27, 2025 are shown below. To

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Quality Teaching & NZ's Te Whāriki Curriculum

Explainer: Two Curriculum Paths — Te Ara Whānui and Te Ara Māori

In 2023 a notice published in the Government Gazette introduced new requirements regarding the Curriculum Framework and its implementation which came into effect on May 1, 2024.

Survey Reports, Sector Data, & Ministerial Reports

Early Childhood Sector Confidence Survey Results 2025

ECE sector’s Government confidence at an all-time low, OECE survey results for 2025 show. Every year the Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE) surveys 1000

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Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2024, Vol 26

The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 26, 2024 are shown below. To

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Solving New Zealand’s ECE Teacher “Shortage”: OECE’s Strategy for a Sustainable Workforce

ECE Teacher Supply and Workforce Strategy – Briefing Paper to Minister Stanford and Associate Education Minister David Seymour BRIEFING PAPERJune 6, 2024. Table of Contents

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Early Childhood Sector Confidence Survey Results 2024

The OECE’s annual pre-Budget confidence survey provides a gauge of the state of New Zealand’s early childhood education (ECE) sector and outlook. Each year just

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NEW REPORT: What is it like to work as an early childhood teacher in NZ?

Working in ECE survey results. Office of Early Childhood Education April 3, 2024. Abstract: Explaining what it’s like to work as a teacher in early

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Survey Reports, Sector Data, & Ministerial Reports

The Quality of Early Childhood Education Provided to Children – 3-yearly Teacher Survey Results

An overview of this report This is the first set of results from the 2023 ECE Quality and Employment Survey of 3,000 teaching staff. The

Research Journal Article Database - NZIRECE

Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2023, Vol 25

The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 25, 2023 are shown below. To

Survey Reports, Sector Data, & Ministerial Reports

About the ECE Quality and Employment Survey 3-Yearly Survey of Teaching Staff

This page provides an outline of the national survey of early childhood education teachers on employment, workplace issues, and the quality of their service for

The Big ECE Issues in the Early Childhood Sector

Survey Reports, Sector Data, & Ministerial Reports

Early Childhood Sector Confidence Survey Pre-Budget 2023

The annual confidence survey provides a gauge of the state of New Zealand’s early childhood education sector and outlook. Each year, in the month before

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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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NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal

Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2025, Vol 27

Explainer: Two Curriculum Paths — Te Ara Whānui and Te Ara Māori

Early Childhood Sector Confidence Survey Results 2025

Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2024, Vol 26

Solving New Zealand’s ECE Teacher “Shortage”: OECE’s Strategy for a Sustainable Workforce

Early Childhood Sector Confidence Survey Results 2024

NEW REPORT: What is it like to work as an early childhood teacher in NZ?

The Quality of Early Childhood Education Provided to Children – 3-yearly Teacher Survey Results

Contents – NZ International Research in ECE Journal, 2023, Vol 25

About the ECE Quality and Employment Survey 3-Yearly Survey of Teaching Staff

Early Childhood Sector Confidence Survey Pre-Budget 2023

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