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KidsCan Welcomes New Food Programme For Under Fives Amidst Ka Ora, Ka Ako Changes
Wed, 8 May 2024 11:55:20 +1200 | KidsCan
KidsCan is welcoming the government’s announcement of a new early childhood food programme to support 10,000 preschoolers living in poverty. More >>
NZTC Publishes New Early Childhood Education Research
Tue, 7 May 2024 10:34:17 +1200 | New Zealand Tertiary College
With a global readership of over 11,000, the journal provides the sector with an important resource for professional development as academics and educators provide expertise on a variety of subjects.More >>
Kai’s Education Bridging The Coding Gap
Mon, 6 May 2024 08:16:15 +1200 | Paul Blomfield
Pioneering early coding skills with KaiBot and Swift Playgrounds Kai’s Education, a pioneer in inclusive programmable robotics for STEM education has unveiled the latest addition to its educational arsenal: KaiBot for Swift Playgrounds. This new ...More >>
Early Childhood Teachers Hold Public Meetings Over Concern For Cuts
Fri, 3 May 2024 16:37:52 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
Early childhood teachers are calling on their local MPs and communities to support them in their fight to protect their sector from potential pay cuts and further concerning deregulation. The meetings, run by NZEI Te Riu Roa members across Aotearoa, are open ...More >>
Structured Literacy For The Teaching Profession
Fri, 3 May 2024 12:53:18 +1200 | Teaching Council of Aotearoa NZ
The Teaching Council welcomes the commitment of the government to resourcing professional learning for early years teachers, and the resources to support them to teach young learners to read. We agree that more prescription in some areas of our curricula ...More >>
Resolution Expected For NZ ECE Teacher Median Wage Issue, But When?
Thu, 2 May 2024 08:10:25 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
MBIE’s adjustments to the Median Wage don’t align with similar adjustments to the funding rates all ECE centres are paid, so inflated salary costs must either be absorbed or passed on to parents through increased childcare fees.More >>
Attract, Retain And Celebrate Our Teachers
Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:18:23 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
“It was reassuring to hear the Minister of Education signalling that there may be incentives for training more teachers in the May Budget,” says Te Rito Maioha Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe.More >>
Celebrating Our New Teachers
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 10:38:03 +1200 | Early Childhood Education
There were 372 graduates this year at Te Rito Maioha across 11 regional locations. Of those, 262 are now qualified ECE teachers and 30 graduates have graduated as our first ever cohort of primary teachers.More >>
Scale Of Education Job Cuts Concerning
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:55:23 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
“The scale of the job cuts at the Ministry of Education is concerning,” says Te Rito Maioha Chief Executive Kathy Wolfe. “At a time when the government has signalled an increased focus on education, cutting the human resources at the Ministry ...More >>
Whānau Manaaki Supports Regulations To Safeguard Children’s Interests
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:44:42 +1200 | Whanau Manaaki Kindergartens
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens is concerned about changes to the early childhood sector that remove the requirements for the person responsible to be a fully registered teacher, and that allow new centres to be set up even where there is no need for ...More >>
Early Childhood Regulation Changes: Put Children Not Business First, Says Union
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 19:35:47 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
The Government needs to be putting early childhood teachers, children, and their families first, rather than business, say members of the country’s largest education union NZEI Te Riu Roa.More >>
ECE Regulations With Unintended Consequences Need To Be Removed While Retaining Regulations
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 11:43:35 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
A framework that ensures quality education and safety of tamariki is key. More >>
Moves To Simplify ECE Regulation Will Benefit Centres And Parents
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:52:31 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council says today’s Early Childhood Education regulation announcements and confirmation of a wider regulatory review will help teachers and managers focus on children, not unnecessary compliance.More >>
BestStart Educare Welcomes Network Planning Repeal
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:45:56 +1200 | BestStart
“BestStart welcomes the announcement by Minister Seymour that they will be repealing network planning and removing the persons responsible changes,” says BestStart Educare Deputy Chief Executive Fiona Hughes. “The network planning process substantially ...More >>
Removing Red Tape To Help Early Learners Thrive
Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:09:48 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Government is making legislative changes to make it easier for new early learning services to be established, and for existing services to operate, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says.More >>
Early Childhood Providers Landed With Increased Salary Rates For Overseas Teachers
Fri, 5 Apr 2024 15:23:08 +1300 | Early Childhood Council
“When the government introduces a compulsory pay rise, they should at least tell the employers that pay the bill. The lack of communication is disappointing and sub-standard,” said Simon Laube, ECC CEO.More >>
Building A Better ECE Future Together
Thu, 4 Apr 2024 05:30:41 +1300 | Early Childhood New Zealand
The sector and government need to design and implement a regulatory framework that enables a high-trust, low-compliance, service provider accountability environment, that safeguards our tamariki.More >>
ECE ‘Boost’ An Administrative Burden For Whānau And Teachers
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:44:39 +1300 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
"While any investment in ECE is welcome, this policy doesn't even begin to address the current crisis our ECE sector is facing.” More >>
Families To Receive Up To $75 A Week Help With ECE Fees
Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:22:25 +1300 | New Zealand Government
Hardworking families are set to benefit from a new credit to help them meet their early childcare education (ECE) costs, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. From 1 July, parents and caregivers of young children will be supported to manage the ...More >>
Minister - Don’t Throw The Baby Out With The Bathwater
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:02:49 +1300 | Early Childhood Education
“Getting rid of Pay Parity in the Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector will send a message that we don’t value qualified teachers,” says Kathy Wolfe, CE Te Rito Maioha. Pay Parity is not yet fully implemented, however when it is it “will ...More >>
