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Report finds ECE regulation is not fit for purpose
The Early Childhood Education regulatory sector review report has agreed with the Early Childhood Council’s view that the current system is not fit for purpose. “A patchwork of technocratic regulation and over-reaching funding conditions, that duplicate and extend regulations much further than ever intended, has wrapped the ECE sector in so much red tape there’s enough to tie up Santa. Today, the Ministry for Regulation has started pulling on the tape, and we encourage them to thoroughly unwind it,” said ECC CEO Simon Laube.
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Country Kindy successfully repels Ministry of Education’s aggressive approach in legal action, raising renewed questions
The Early Childhood Council has labelled the Ministry of Education’s approach in a legal action involving Country Kindy, a small rural Manawatu childcare centre, heavy-handed and aggressive, saying it points to fundamental problems in the Ministry’s culture, renewing concerns in the sector about the motivations of the current ECE regulator.
December 18, 2024
Report finds ECE regulation is not fit for purpose
The Early Childhood Education regulatory sector review report has agreed with the Early Childhood Council’s view that the current system is not fit for purpose. “A patchwork of technocratic regulation and over-reaching funding conditions, that duplicate and extend regulations much further than ever intended, has wrapped the ECE sector in so much red tape there’s enough to tie up Santa. Today, the Ministry for Regulation has started pulling on the tape, and we encourage them to thoroughly unwind it,” said ECC CEO Simon Laube.
December 19, 2024
Operation Zero Waste
I am an avid nature lover. Growing up in Auckland I yearned for a life in the country. As an adult I love my rural home with veggie gardens and chickens. One thing which attracted me to Borman Village Kids was the part of our philosophy about sustainability (it was the part right at the bottom of our philosophy statement, a grand intention with no plan).
December 18, 2024
Celebrating Diwali at Kimihia Early Learning Centre
Diwali, known as the festival of lights, is a multi-faith South Asian celebration which universally commemorates the theme of victory of good over evil. This time of year, especially for immigrants from the subcontinent, can be a time where the absence of whānau is heightened.
December 18, 2024
ECE clarifications welcome, but there’s more work to do in the regulation review
The Early Childhood Council says the Ministry forRegulation’s Early Childhood Education clarifications announcement is a positive signal.
December 19, 2024
Using New Zealand Sign Language to Support Diverse Communities
Tracy and her team at Haven Early Learning Centre recognised diversity of the community they served and changed the way they deliver early education and care to benefit ALL tamariki, kaiako and families, placing specific emphasis on New Zealand Sign Language as the common centre language.
December 19, 2024
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