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Child Protection

Tools to help you develop a child protection policy and safety-check the people working with your centre's children

Pay Parity

Information on ECC's voice to government and the sector on Pay Parity issues, and how you can be involved.

Wages and Salaries Survey

Insights and data for centre employers and employees on fair and reasonable wages.

Business Planning

Tips and resources to help you tailor your centre's business plan and comply with regulation

Financial Management

Tools and reports to help you manage cash flow, budget, profit and loss statement, and your balance sheet

Food Safety in ECE

Essential information and documents to help your centre maintain food safety standards.

Events

The Early Childhood Council offers professional development for ECE centre owners, managers and teachers. We run both online and in-person events for the sector.

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Workshops for centre management

Online workshops for centre owners, managers and governance boards

Workshops for teachers

Online workshops for teaching staff hosted on ECE Learning Unlimited

Webinars

Informational webinars on the latest issues and topics affecting the sector

ECE Learning Unlimited

Access all of our online professional professional development in the ECC Learning Centre

Rubiix Lunch n Learn Webinars

Bite-sized informational webinars on topical issues

New Zealand Childcare Finance Policyhub

Get informed and involved on upcoming policy updates, changes and submissions.

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Preferred Supplier Programme

Discounted goods and services and other benefits from a range of preferred suppliers, including companies that provide members with free legal or financial advice.

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About the Preferred Supplier Programme

The ECC Preferred Supplier Programme provides ECC members access to a range of goods and services from ECC-contracted Preferred Suppliers at favourable rates and may include additional benefits to the ECC.

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News & Media

News and Media

Keep up with the latest news and media releases published by the Early Childhood Council.

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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.

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.

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).

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.

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Food Act and ECE

Food Act and ECE Centres

Childcare centres that provide food need to meet compliance requirements such as verification, competency, and record-keeping. Find essential documents to maintain food safety standards, helping your centre to provide nourishing, safe and hygienic meals for children.

Staying food-safe in your centre

The Food Act 2014 was established to protect consumers and users of food from safety risks. Childcare centres that provide food need to meet compliance requirements such as verification, competency, and record-keeping.

All early childhood education centres that provide food must meet the requirements of National Programme 2 and need to make sure the food they serve is safe. Some centres need to be registered and verified and ensure they are compliant with food safety requirements. This includes keeping records that demonstrate food is stored and prepared safely.

Members can access the essential templates and guidance to help you develop a food safety policy or address specific areas like staff competency, storage, cleaning, or hazard control.

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Member-only resources

Below is a sample of resources available free to members. Members can log in to the Member Portal to see the full list of templates, guidelines and other resources.