Latest Preschool Education Headlines
Funding cuts for qualified ECE teachers gets support
Fri, 17 May 2013 09:19:28 +1200 | HELO
The New Zealand Home Early Learning Organisation is backing the Government’s budget cuts to current ECE teacher grants that pay for teachers to become “qualified”. More >>
Budget a small nod in right direction for Early Education
Thu, 16 May 2013 18:47:12 +1200 | NZCA
Today’s Budget offered a small increase for the majority of the early childhood education (ECE) sector. More >>
Budget Cuts Will Lead to Increased Fees For Parents
Thu, 16 May 2013 17:02:45 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
Budget 2013 will push up early childhood education charges for parents, New Zealand’s largest representative body of licensed early childhood centres said today. (16 May) More >>
Increased investment - does it go far enough?
Thu, 16 May 2013 16:59:42 +1200 | New Zealand Kindergartens
The $172.5 million to early childhood education (ECE) over the next four years receives a cautious welcome from New Zealand Kindergartens. More >>
Early childhood education: $172.5m extra
Thu, 16 May 2013 14:25:49 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Hon Hekia Parata Minister of Education 16 May 2013 Early childhood education: $172.5m extra More >>
Hekia fudging the truth over ECE cuts
Wed, 15 May 2013 18:10:31 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
Hekia Parata’s claim that a reduction in spending on new early childhood places in areas of high need is good news is desperate stuff from a failing Government, says Labour’s Early Childhood Education spokesperson Sue Moroney.More >>
More early childhood education in places of highest need
Wed, 15 May 2013 16:14:06 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced that nearly 700 more children will have access to quality early childhood education thanks to the Targeted Assistance for Participation Fund.More >>
Lifting investment in ECE
Fri, 10 May 2013 14:44:38 +1200 | New Zealand Kindergartens
“Lifting Government investment in high quality early childhood education is crucial to ensure five out of five young children succeed” said New Zealand Kindergartens Chief Executive Clare Wells.More >>
ECE budget cuts would push up charges, close centres
Thu, 9 May 2013 15:54:40 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
Budget cuts for early childhood education would push up charges for parents, and close down centres, the largest representative body of licensed early childhood centres in New Zealand said today. (09 May) More >>
HELO calls for new ERO framework for all ECE service types
Thu, 9 May 2013 15:45:13 +1200 | Home Education Learning Organisation
Home Early Learning Organisation, HELO, president Jenny Yule said today the Education Review Office’s (ERO) new reporting system should be applied sector wide. Ms Yule said that recent Government reports show that some ECE service types are falling ...More >>
Harder for parents to compare early childhood services
Wed, 8 May 2013 13:13:11 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
A new ERO reporting system, announced on Monday and touted as making it easier for parents to compare early childhood services, may in fact make it more difficult. This is the view of the CEO of the largest representative body of licensed early ...More >>
Budget 2013: Supporting Parents and Communities
Wed, 8 May 2013 08:48:14 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced the Government is investing $80.5 million of operating funding over four years in Budget 2013 to help support parents and communities play their role in lifting the educational achievement of young people.More >>
Quality of early childhood service review
Mon, 6 May 2013 09:54:51 +1200 | Education Review Office
The Education Review Office is making it easier for parents to find out about the quality of an early childhood service. More >>
Werewolf Edition #39 : Looking Darkly On Anadarko
Wed, 1 May 2013 09:42:33 +1200 | Werewolf
Hi and welcome to the 39th edition of Werewolf. This month’s cover story explores the risks in opening up our marine and coastal environment to deep water oil and gas exploration .More >>
CTU commends Dunne’s decision not to support charter schools
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:01:37 +1200 | New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
NCEA results show more Māori and Pasifika students achieving
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:10:41 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Education and Pacific Island Affairs Minister Hekia Parata has welcomed new figures which show more students are achieving NCEA Level 2, particularly Pasifika students. More >>
Hepatitis A contained at Christchurch preschool
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:28:58 +1200 | Canterbury District Health Board
Pupils, caregivers, parents and staff from Linwood Kindercare were provided with a Hepatitis A vaccine today (Friday) to prevent potential spread of the virus. More >>
Speech to the Tamaki Learning Provider's Hui, Glen Innes
Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:10:54 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Tēnā koutou katoa, Talofa lava, Kia orana, Mālō e lelei, Ni sa bula vinaka, Taloha ni, Fakaalofa lahi atu, and greetings to you all. Good morning everyone. More >>
Single Parents Singled Out
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:49:56 +1200 | Conservative Party
“Another freedom has been lost this week,” says Conservative Party Leader Colin Craig, “as the National Government have voted to dictate to beneficiary parents how their pre-school children will be educated.”More >>
Increased participation in early childhood education
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:06:54 +1200 | New Zealand National Party
National’s List MP based in Mt. Albert Melissa Lee, has welcomed news that the number of children participating in early childhood education is continuing to increase. Data from 2012 shows 96.6 per cent of children who started school during 2012 in ...More >>
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