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The latest news stories on matters of relevance to the NZ early childhood education sector.
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November 17, 2018. An early childhood centre has excluded a child for attendance of less than 7 hours daily and his mother has questioned this.
Opinion article. November 1, 2018. Dr Sarah Alexander. According to the Early Childhood Council 30 percent of its centres are currently stuck – they have
September 5, 2018. Sealey Street childcare centre in Thames has been shut down by the Ministry of Education. This followed the Ministry of Education being
April 30, 2018. A new report concludes that staff health and safety is a major problem that has not been given attention. Teachers can suffer
April 10, 2018. Evolve Education Group and its industry body, the Early Childhood Council, support the normalisation of the use of guns by young children
April 2, 2018. The intent of a new bill before Parliament is to protect the “Teacher” title. Removing the ability of those who have not
March 26, 2018. In NZ, school entry age is a strongly contested political issue. National says parent choice is important and if parents believe their
March 26, 2018. There is now proof that a child’s age on entry to school, be it around 5 years or later at 6, makes
Heritage Language Opinion Article. December 14, 2017. By Ngaroma M Williams, Rikke Betts and Chrissy Williams. Despite substantial work involving kaupapa Māori over the last
About Chris Hipkins and Early Childhood Education. October 25, 2017. Chris Hipkins has been in waiting – as Labour’s spokesperson on education since 2013 and
Home-based educator request for any advice or suggestions. Personal Opinion Letter. By Haylee Gregory. October 3, 2017. I am an a home-based educator. I work under
Teacher wins employment case. September 16, 2017. An early childhood teacher, whose life and health, along with that of her family, was thrown into turmoil
Technology subverts free play in public playgrounds subverted by technology. Sept 12, 2017. I know we’ve come a long way, We’re changing day to day,
National Party Achievements. Opinion Editorial. By Dr Sarah Alexander. September 10, 2017. The National Party may be judged to have done good for early childhood
Low Indoor Room Temperature. Opinion article. By an early childhood teacher (name withheld). August 29, 2017. As a teacher I never thought I would find
I did not expect to be working at an early childhood centre where force-feeding of children happened. Opinion Article. By Sandra Wylie. August 11, 2017.
Centre Manager Abuse. July 31, 2017. As early childhood centre manager Lynn Abraham, who smacked and force-fed children and washed a child’s mouth with soap
Communities of Learning.By Dr Sarah Alexander. July 4, 2017. Why would anyone in early childhood education want to be part of a scheme called ‘Communities
July 1, 2017. By Rachel Pratt. Teachers who have previously gained and maintained professional registration in order to practise as a qualified and registered teacher
Food nutrition. June 15, 2017. Many early childhood education centres serving food to children do not have menus that meet nutritional guidelines, according to new
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