Early Childhood Service Network Management. June 22, 2022. Anyone wanting
Early Childhood Education System. The Stakeholders and Key Organisations Peak
Men in Childcare. Key page of NZ information. Why do
The latest news stories on matters of relevance to the NZ early childhood education sector.
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Early Childhood Service Network Management. June 22, 2022. Anyone wanting to start an early childhood service will need Ministerial pre-approval from 1 February next year
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. New regulation for Network Management from February next year will cover home-based services, playcentres, and
79% Centres Opt-in to the Partial ‘Pay Parity’ Rates Five Steps Only. April 28, 2022. Seventy-nine per cent of teacher-led centres (outside of kindergartens) have
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)
Improving Ventilation February 24, 2022. It has been widely reported that good ventilation is a key part of making indoor spaces safer duringCovid-19. Importantly, good
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
We asked our ECE service newsletter subscribers if they would like to see the requirements for regular cleaning of high touch surfaces etc throughout the
Parent vaccination issues. November 19, 2021. How many parents and caregivers will be limited from participating in ECE and how many children will have a
Bubble Size and the need to bring in Requirements for Maximum Class Sizes into Early Childhood Education Regulations. November 5, 2021. The Ministry of Education
Mandatory vaccination and prohibition of unvaccinated workers from early childhood centres and those aged 12 yrs and older in homebased ECE. By getting vaccinated,
Regulation Changes on Recognised Qualifications for Teaching in ECE. October 22, 2021. Current regulations Under current regulations, for staff to be counted as qualified teachers
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
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