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Contents 1. Article – Pay Parity Policy Poleaxed? 2. Links to further information and help. 3. The names of the 947 centres agreeing in the
Early childhood teachers are falling through a vaccination policy gap according to a paper published in the NZ Medical Journal. It is not widely talked
The handbrake is finally going to go on the establishment of new centres and home-based networks from Feb 1, 2023. Anyone wanting to start an
Childcare Subsidy Changes. November 7, 2022. The income thresholds for families to qualify for the WINZ childcare subsidy are to be lifted from 1 April
Is your centre among those that opted-in to pay teachers at least up to the Step 5 salary amount in 2022? In the last funding
Recently the commercial lobby made two big claims regarding the closure of early childhood services. The Early Childhood Council claimed that: The rate of early
Early Childhood Education Services Go Unchecked, Harming the Performance of the Sector and Potentially Putting Children at Risk. Monday, 5 September 2022. So far this
Pay parity and funding is a dog’s breakfast. EXPLAINER BY DR SARAH ALEXANDER. August 11, 2022. I’ll do my best to explain what I mean
Ministry of Education Lack of Enforcement on Ventilation. July 27, 2022. By law every early childhood centre in NZ must have adequate ventilation (natural or
A call for mandatory reporting of abuse. July 26, 2022. Five-year-old Malachi Subecz was murdered in November 2021. The ECE centre he attended saw and
Are Kindergartens Willing to Let Other ECEs Have Same Funding and Pay Parity? July 1, 2022. Click on the video play button Share the video
Disciplinary Tribunal. Opinion Editorial by Dr Sarah Alexander. May 22, 2022. An early childhood centre teacher whose conduct should have been handled in-house by their
Budget 2022 Commentary and Analysis. May 19, 2022. There are slim pickings for early childhood education (ECE) in this year’s Budget. The Government has failed
Opinion-Editorial on Network Management. Dr Sarah Alexander. May 12, 2022. (also see an update published June 22, 2022) New regulation for Network Management from February
Major Privacy Breach by one of NZ’s Largest Childcare Providers. March 31, 2022. In a major privacy breach, one of NZ’s largest providers of early
ECE Service Advice on Rapid Antigen Tests – Children and Staff. March 16, 2022. Key recommendations: RATs should be taken home and not administered at
February 27, 2022. The Early Childhood Council, representing a group of childcare owners has repeated its call for improved access to Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs)
A case study of an early childhood centre – Pitter Patter The Ministry of Education (MOE) received complaints from parents as well as teachers about
The Ministry of Education has asked services to provide detailed financial information for sharing with persons, who are part of services that may currently be
The Government in its Action Plan set an objective to regulate for 80% qualified teachers in teacher-led centres. The Ministry of Education is required to
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