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Early Childhood Education System. The Stakeholders and Key Organisations Peak
Information and advice for everyone! See articles here on childcare costs, subsidies and the funding per child services receive from government.
You can learn about becoming a teacher and pay levels. There are bios of aspiring teachers and leaders who share their stories.
Would you like to learn about different services and childcare options?
At election time, political parties make lots of promises – see what the parties have offered here.
The Ministry of Education in New Zealand regulates and funds early childhood education and care services. A Short History of the Ministry of Education in Regard
The Education Review Office, NZ. What does the Education Review Office do in respect of early childhood education services? The job of the Education Review
Costs of a Personal Childcare Arrangement. Personal Childcare Solutions Most families at some time make personal childcare arrangements. There is some good discussion in another
A useful glossary with definitions for key words in the early childhood education and childcare literature. The glossary also includes early childhood teaching professional jargon.
Wage rates and pay scales. Minimum adult wage and living wage The minimum wage for a worker in NZ is $22.70 an hour (from 1 April
Childcare fees and hidden charges. Check out offers and specials Until recently there has been some quite aggressive marketing by early childhood services. Services were
This article on an “Agenda for Quality” by Dr Sarah Alexander extends on one originally published by the NZ Herald, March 3, 2017. There’s a
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
Home-based. By Dr Sarah Alexander. Home-based childcare is also known as In-home care and as family daycare. Home-based ECE is when someone looks after up to 4 children at
Teacher-led Centres. By Dr Sarah Alexander. Professionally staffed, teacher-led centres are those that you can leave your child at – these centres are both childcare
Parent-led centres. By Dr Sarah Alexander. Parent-led centres is a term coined by the Ministry of Education to mean a centre that is funded as
Montessori Rudolf-Steiner and Kindergarten. By Dr Sarah Alexander. Montessori Montessori early childhood centres or schools are different to walk into from most kindergartens and other
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