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Beyond Babysitting: How Quality Early Childhood Education Sets Kids Up For Life
Fri, 6 Jun 2025 16:23:03 +1200 | Fabric Digital
Quality early childhood education isn't an expense—it's an investment with returns that compound over decades. Children who receive quality early learning don't just perform better academically; they develop into more confident, capable individuals ...More >>
Govt Retains Funding For ‘Crucial’ Out-of-School Classes
Tue, 3 Jun 2025 18:21:44 +1200 | Max Frethey - Local Democracy Reporter
Despite months of angst about the future of Enriching Local Curriculum funding, Nelson Tasman providers have welcomed the funding’s retention. More >>
A Dark Future Ahead For ECE
Fri, 30 May 2025 11:42:46 +1200 | Early Childhood New Zealand
While an ECE funding review has been approved, it is going to take two years to see any benefit, so we urge the Associate Minister for Education to urgently provide interim investment or another form of financial relief until the review is complete.More >>
Teaching Council Urges Caution — Qualified Teachers Are The Heart Of Quality Early Childhood Education
Fri, 30 May 2025 11:09:31 +1200 | Teaching Council of Aotearoa NZ
This comes in the wake of changes to the pay parity opt-in scheme for education and care services that have raised concerns from the profession. More >>
Govt Continues To Undermine Women
Wed, 28 May 2025 18:45:13 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
“Budget 2025 offered a measly 0.5% cost adjustment in ECE subsidies. To make up for this cost, women are again, being under-valued,” Labour’s early childhood education spokesperson Jan Tinetti said.More >>
Teachers Are Paying The Price For Lack Of ECE Funding In The Budget
Wed, 28 May 2025 17:32:57 +1200 | Office of Early Childhood Education
The OECE’s chief advisor Dr Sarah Alexander says the message this sends to educators and employers alike is clear: “ECE teachers and their families are the ones that must self-sacrifice to keep ECE service financial margins up”.More >>
Pay Parity Back Pedal A Kick In The Teeth For ECE Kaiako
Wed, 28 May 2025 15:50:46 +1200 | Green Party
“Driving down wages means more teachers walking away, and it’s our tamariki and their whānau who will pay the price. We can’t gamble with their futures by short-changing the very people who shape them," says Early Childhood Education, Benjamin Doyle.More >>
BestStart Named New Zealand’s Most Trusted Childcare – For The Fifth Year!
Mon, 26 May 2025 10:47:08 +1200 | BestStart
Tony Ryall, BestStart Chief Executive says, this recognition belongs to our amazing centre teams across the country. Their passion, care, and dedication create the strong relationships that build trust in our centres. More >>
Welcome Budget Increases Number Of School Onsite Teacher Training Positions
Fri, 23 May 2025 15:26:05 +1200 | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
The increased funding announced in the budget by Minister Stanford to fund a further 530 places is a very welcome move, with those teacher trainees being offered a stipend and a contribution towards their tuition fees from the government.More >>
Pay Equity Setback: ECE Sector Leaders Respond To Government Stealth Move
Fri, 23 May 2025 14:51:44 +1200 | ECNZ
ECE employers, teachers, and sector organisations invested four and a half years of time and unfunded resource into this process because they believed in its value and the importance of achieving a just and evidence-based outcome. More >>
The Growth Budget That Starves Early Childhood Education!
Fri, 23 May 2025 10:00:23 +1200 | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood NZ
Investment in education is vital for the wellbeing of everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand, so for ECE to receive a 0.5% funding increase while inflation runs at 2.5% is nothing less than a funding decrease at the worst possible time.More >>
Learning Support Funding Welcomed But Something’s Got To Give For ECE
Fri, 23 May 2025 07:29:50 +1200 | Early Childhood Council
“After Budget 2024 we were told there would be real cost relief through the ECE Regulatory Review, but any changes are still unclear and 14-18 months away,” said Early Childhood Council CEO Simon Laube.More >>
Budget Investment For ENRICH Education Programme
Thu, 22 May 2025 18:30:39 +1200 | Methodist Mission Southern
ENRICH focuses on strengthening oral language skills, communication skills and early maths competencies – all critical foundations for future learning and long-term life success. More >>
Kindergartens Welcome Learning Support Spending But Criticise Effective Cut In Base Funding
Thu, 22 May 2025 16:36:55 +1200 | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The government has announced $2.5 billion over four years for Learning Support services, most of which is targeted at schools. However, the base funding for early childhood services has been increased by less than inflation, so it amounts to a cut.More >>
Early Childhood Education Sector Confidence Survey Results 2025
Mon, 19 May 2025 08:00:27 +1200 | Office of Early Childhood Education
The results of the 2025 confidence survey, which the Office of Early Childhood Education (OECE) conducts annually in the last few weeks before the Budget is released, show that the sentiment in the sector is at an all-time low.More >>
Kindergartens Support Green Policy On Early Childhood Education
Thu, 15 May 2025 12:03:53 +1200 | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The Greens propose 20-hours free care and education children from 6 months up to school age with a $10 per day cap on fees for hours above that. Under the plan, the entitlement would increase to 35 hours in 2029.More >>
The Office Of ECE’s Response To The Green Party’s ECE Policy Announcement
Wed, 14 May 2025 13:40:55 +1200 | Office of Early Childhood Education
“Although the Greens’ policy removes the ability for private enterprise to use ECE as a money making endeavour, it’s not foolproof. The policy still leaves room for community organisations running ECE centres to divert public funding to other ...More >>
Green Budget: Early Childhood Education For Everyone
Wed, 14 May 2025 11:25:38 +1200 | Green Party
“We will initially cap charges at $10 per day per child on top of the current 20-hour free entitlement. This represents a significant shift from the $12 an-hour some families currently pay. By 2029, we will make ECE free by raising the entitlement to 35 hours ...More >>
The Small Regulatory Shift That Could Have Big Impacts On Mokopuna Māori
Sat, 10 May 2025 15:38:26 +1200 | RNZ
Teachers say removing requirements to recognise cultural identity in early childhood centres is recolonisation, and a backward step. More >>
Attendance Dashboard Shows Early Insights Into Term 2
Sat, 3 May 2025 13:29:55 +1200 | New Zealand Government
“The daily school attendance dashboard kicked off this year. It facilitates the daily recording and publication of student attendance, meaning data for week one of term 2 is already available,” says Mr Seymour.More >>
