Discretionary Hours Increase. August 3, 2021. The Ministry of Education has
Early Childhood Education System. The Stakeholders and Key Organisations Peak
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Discretionary Hours Increase. August 3, 2021. The Ministry of Education has chosen to double the discretionary hours provided to teacher-led centres from 40 to 80 hours. It
ECE Teacher Pay Equity Update. By David Haynes. August 3, 2021. Right now there are a lot of initiatives, announcements, pronouncements, discussions and social media conversations and
Competition. 26 July 2021. Citius, Altius, Fortius, is Latin for “Faster, Higher, Stronger”. original moto of the Olympic Games. Together, are we making participation in
The Pay Equity Process. May 25, 2021. By David Haynes. The process for progressing a pay equity claim is detailed in the Equal Pay Act
May 20, 2021. Budget 2021 provided more funding for early childhood education. a 1.2 percent cost adjustment to all funding rates. The 1.2% increase will
May 18, 2021 – Multiple breaches in the legal standards for ECE centre operation were found by the Ministry of Education at Fern Garden Preschool.
March 23, 2021. Below are details about the TeachNZ scholarships available for 2021. The final application round opens on 22 March 2021 and closes 21 April
March 9, 2021. The ECE services operating on a provisional licence last year, and/or that received a licence suspension or cancellation is public knowledge. The
February 25, 2021. Last year, in a small town in New Zealand, teachers and parents came forward to make complaints about a childcare centre –
February 24, 2021. From 8 April 2021, centres must have one adult present that holds a current first-aid qualification (or suitable equivalent) for every 25
Hot temperature. February, 24, 2021. Early childhood services face challenging conditions as temperatures soar in many parts of the country. There are water restrictions in
December 20, 2020. There’s a lot of misinformation and confusion. People who have not read pay claims are commenting on them. People who for years
December 16, 2020. This week the Ministry of Education released a report on Covid-19 ECE participation. A copy can be found here. It shows that
Equal Pay Claims by Early Childhood Teachers. December 1, 2020. By David Haynes. All ECE services employing qualified and certificated teachers are affected by the
September 12, 2020. The accepted view is that there is a shortage of teachers in ECE. Given that situation, how can an early childhood service
August 10, 2020. The Education and Training Act 2020 could be used to extend pay parity for qualified teaching staff to more education and care centres.
July 16, 2020. The sooner the Ministry of Education starts specifying attestation rates as an hourly wage amount and not as a salary figure the
July 9, 2020. The Discoveries Educare Lincoln Road Henderson centre is the latest in the Auckland childcare chain to be closed by the Ministry of
Overseas Teachers. January 6, 2020. Updated 24 June 2020. Before NZ’s border closed due to Covid-19, statistics show that the two national recruitment companies contracted
By Dr Sarah Alexander. June 11, 2020. The ECE sector has not been immune to the financial impact of the Covid-19 crisis, but little is
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