Early Childhood Education Quality for Children 2026
What more than 3,000 ECE staff say about children’s experiences. The 2026 ECE Quality for Children and Workplace Survey asked staff working in early childhood…
Director of Regulation: His Power, Pressures, and Risk to Children
The Director of Regulation (ECE) is now one of the most influential positions in New Zealand’s early childhood education system.
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.
Making a Complaint, the Complaints Process, Steps and Your Rights
Licensed early childhood services must meet minimum legal standards and are expected to exceed these and operate transparently. Complaints are an essential part of keeping…
2026 Annual List of ECE Services with Licence Downgrades, Suspensions, or Cancellations for Regulatory Breaches
ECE services whose licences were downgraded, suspended, or cancelled for non-compliance, with details on regulation and licencing criteria breaches.
Scholarships and Financial Support for Anyone Studying to be an Early Childhood Teacher
Scholarships and Financial Support for Anyone Studying to be an Early Childhood Teacher Exploring scholarships, grants, and awards is an essential step for anyone considering…
Qualifications Recognised for Working in NZ Early Childhood Education and Approved Training Institutions
If you want to work in an early childhood education (ECE) it is important to understand the different types of qualifications, know which training institutions…
Funding Rates 2026
Find the funding rate amounts per hour per child in subsidies and grants to Kindergarten association kindergartens, all-day education and care centres, and hospital-based services,…
We Make Parent Surveys Easy for ECE Services
The ECE Parent Survey gives every licensed service (centres, home‑based, and hospital‑based) a simple, confidential way to understand what families truly think. Because it’s research‑based,…
The 5 Structural Indicators of Quality: Ratios, Group Size, ECE Teacher Qualified, Stable Staffing, and Space per Child
The key elements that decades of international research show provide an essential basis for quality early childhood education. If you want to understand why ratios,…
Early Learning: The Problem With Saying “Early Learning” Instead of ECE
Although the two terms are often used as synonyms, "early learning" and "early childhood education" describe fundamentally different ideas. One refers to natural, everyday learning…
Childcare Subsidy
The childcare subsidy helps families with the cost of early childhood education and is paid directly to the ECE service.
