What is really happening for children and staff in ECE? The national three-yearly ECE Quality for Children and Workplace Survey provides a large-scale snapshot of what ECE staff across New Zealand report about the quality of ECE provided to children and their own workplace experiences. It offers a first-hand view of the conditions, pressures and issues shaping ECE.
The 2025 Confidence and Outlook Survey reveals sector confidence in the Government has dropped to its lowest point ever, with most respondents believing ECE is heading in the wrong direction. It’s a valuable read for anyone wanting to understand the state of early childhood education in 2025 – and why pessimism is deepening.
The 2023 ECE teacher survey exposes a far tougher reality than the profession’s positive image, with many teachers reporting bullying, injuries, low pay, and unstable workplaces. It’s essential reading for anyone wanting a clear, honest view of what working in early childhood education in Aotearoa is really like.
The 2023 ECE Quality and Employment Survey reveals what what is happening inside early childhood services – from quality concerns to daily pressures that affect children and staff. It’s essential reading for anyone who wants an honest, evidence‑based picture of the state of ECE.
This review cuts through political spin to reveal what the strongest evidence actually shows about the effects of ECE. Learn the real benefits and risks of ECE – not the claims, assumptions, or slogans.
This report highlights clear differences in teacher wellbeing, stability, and children’s daily experiences between private and community ECE services.
Here are the findings on the quality of ECE for children from the perspective of staff from the 2020 ECE Quality for Children and Workplace
This report on staff pay and teacher retention reports on data taken from the 2020 ECE Quality for Children and Workplace Survey It answers nine
This investigative report examines how a toddler’s choking on raw apple led to life‑altering injuries and exposed serious gaps in ECE safety oversight. It questions regulatory accountability and whether parents can rely on the systems meant to protect their children.
Workplace bullying in early childhood education is more common than many realise – this report shares what teachers, supervisors, and service owners revealed about harmful behaviours.
This report reveals how nearly half of ECE staff experienced work‑related injuries or health issues in a single year. It offers insight into why risks persist, why many staff stay silent, and what these findings mean for the sector today.
The survey examined public and sector reactions to a proposed regulation change allowing early childhood centres to increase their licence size dramatically. Respondents warned that such large group environments would undermine quality, heighten risks to children’s wellbeing, and disadvantage those already most vulnerable.
The certificated‑teacher funding survey reveals the benefits – and shows what the sector believes would happen if key funding and wage protections were removed.
The report offers evidence‑based recommendations to strengthen ECE for infants and toddlers, covering funding settings, flexible provision, child health, ratios and group-size, qualified and skilled workforce, teacher education, and everyday care practices.
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