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Kōhanga Reo Statement
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 23:32:58 +1300 | New Zealand Government
15 October 2013 Media Statement Kōhanga Reo Statement Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Minister Dr Hon Pita Sharples have met with representatives of the Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board tonight to discuss the allegations made ...More >>
Christchurch Nanny Nets National Award
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 16:03:29 +1300 | The Nanny Company
Canterbury nanny Olivia Rees has won the national Nanny/Educator of the Year Award with The New Zealand HomeBase Early Childhood Education Association (NZHECEA) for 2013. The award attracted nominations from throughout New Zealand. Olivia was nominated ...More >>
Education NZ supports Wellington-based eLearning software
Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:44:26 +1300 | Storypark
Local Wellington social enterprise Storypark is excited to be one of the few selected recipients of Education New Zealand’s International Growth Fund. More >>
Peddling proves popular in South Auckland
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:17:13 +1300 | PORSE
There was plenty of pedal power at the bike safety awareness day in Takanini with over 500 people turning out to pedal, push and ride their bikes in support of Go Active with PORSE.More >>
Why we need registered teachers in early childhood sector
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 13:01:36 +1300 | Teachers Council
"The New Zealand Herald's article reinforces yet again the importance of qualified and registered teachers," says Dr Peter Lind, Teachers Council Director. More >>
Problems with quality control in the early childhood sector
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:01:09 +1300 | ChildForum
A child at an early childhood centre was left in a swing to go to sleep and ended up with rope burn and bruising to the forehead. More >>
SPACE celebrates its 10th anniversary this year
Fri, 4 Oct 2013 15:08:24 +1300 | Space NZ Trust
SPACE celebrates its 10th anniversary this year and has planned a ‘make-a-difference’ campaign which will take place through a special week of SPACE sessions around the country from the 21st – 25th of October, where all SPACE parents and SPACE supporters ...More >>
NZEI supports properly funded early childhood education
Tue, 1 Oct 2013 15:20:39 +1300 | NZEI
Teachers and school support staff have overwhelmingly endorsed the call for the Government to properly fund the early childhood education sector. The call came at the NZEI Te Riu Roa Annual Meeting being held in Rotorua this week.More >>
NZEI welcomes opposition education policy direction
Tue, 1 Oct 2013 11:59:30 +1300 | NZEI
Charter schools and National Standards will be gone next year if Labour and its likely support parties win the next election. More >>
My ECE to Help Parents Make Informed Early Education Choices
Thu, 26 Sep 2013 12:25:54 +1200 | My ECE
New Zealand’s parents will be better informed about early childhood education with the launch of the My ECE website (www.myece.org.nz) today.More >>
Albany Childcare has fun with Mandarin and Spanish
Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:34:41 +1200 | Kids Planet Childcare
The first term of teaching Preschoolers a second language is wrapping up on a high at Kids Planet Childcare in Albany. More >>
Auckland teacher recognised for achievements
Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:05:09 +1200 | ASG Scholarships Group
Auckland early childhood teacher Milosi Su’a-Roebeck has been through some tough times in her life, but being nominated for a teaching award is an “honour”, she says.More >>
You’ve LEAFed it too late
Thu, 12 Sep 2013 15:26:47 +1200 | Hawkes Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Local Environment Action Fund, known as LEAF, is helping local groups to tackle environmental projects and, due to its popularity, the funding pool which opened in July is empty.More >>
Mother Earth Reward Finalists Announced
Mon, 9 Sep 2013 16:03:55 +1200 | Prolife Foods
Nine inspiring schools and Early Childhood Education Centres have today been announced as the finalists in this year’s Mother Earth Reward competition and online voting is now open for the People’s Choice Award. More >>
NZEI call for better education access for deaf children
Fri, 6 Sep 2013 10:07:19 +1200 | NZEI Te Riu Roa
NZEI Te Riu Roa says many schools and early childhood centres struggle to meet the needs of deaf children because of a lack of resources for adequate training of teachers and support staff.More >>
SMARTBUS takes early childhood education to Pacific families
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 13:58:55 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Pacific Island Affairs Minister Hekia Parata says that in a short space of time the new Pacific Early Learning Mobile Outreach Service (PELMOS) SMARTBUS has given more Pacific parents a taste of early childhood education (ECE).More >>
Govt strikes another blow against quality public education
Tue, 3 Sep 2013 16:14:51 +1200 | NZEI
The Government is continuing its disastrous and unfair education policies with today’s release of further ropey and misguided National Standards data. More >>
Government gets F for failure in education
Tue, 3 Sep 2013 15:51:31 +1200 | Green Party
The Government’s own report card on education shows it deserves a resounding F, for failing to address the needs of underachieving children while diverting precious resources away from programmes and teachers who could make a real difference, the ...More >>
$27 million for priority children's education initiatives
Mon, 26 Aug 2013 16:48:24 +1200 | New Zealand Government
Education Minister Hekia Parata has today announced the Government is investing $27 million in education initiatives targeted at priority children. More >>
Running for the Lives of Others
Mon, 26 Aug 2013 14:39:42 +1200 | St Margaret's College
On Saturday 14 September the Year 10 students at St Margaret's College in Christchurch will begin a 24 hour run. The students are running to raise funds for the Champion Centre - an organisation that specialises in early intervention services for infants ...More >>
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