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Free ECE Hits Headlines

Two working days before Christmas the Government announced the funding rates for Free ECE. The issue has been receiving a lot of media attention. Click on the links below to read recent articles about Free ECE. Thousands face missing out on free preschool - New Zealand Herald Preschoolers may miss out on free care - TV One Cracks in free childcare promise - NZ City Concerns over free early education hours - Stuff National doubts time will help new scheme - NewstalkZB National Party Press Release - Policy wrinkles need more than an iron - Scoop Maori Party Press Release - Free early childhood education not for kohanga - Scoop Some will miss out on free childcare - TVNZ News This clip was played on the TVNZ news on January 18. It includes the following quote from Steve Maharey: "You may have a centre who have parents who are accessing it, who are all on very high incomes, who therefore want to pay for a very high level of early childhood education. Now, the taxpayer would not expect me to be paying for that." Free Childcare Will Happen, Says Maharey - Newswire Big two join free-childcare plan - New Zealand Herald $140m for ‘20 hours free’ policy has no checks - National Party Press Release - Scoop Threat to free care of young - Stuff Early childhood education centres may not be able to meet demand - Gisborne Herald Free childcare with a twist - New Zealand Herald Concern over childcare election promise - NewstalkZB Editorial: How not to support a new need - New Zealand Herald Interview Steve Maharey - Breakfast - TVNZ Free childhood education hours - at a cost - Sunday Star Times Nats call on kindies to refuse Govt's fee offer - The Press Childcare subsidy a good exercise in Government spin - John Minto - The Press Minister seeks cover on '20 free' rates - National Party Press Release Early childhood - free at a cost - Sunday Star Times d1_ecleadershiprelease.zip (37K) - EC Leadership - Media Release: 20 Hours Free - It's Not Simple Free childcare scheme lures few - Fairfax Pre-schools say no to free hours - New Zealand Herald Childhood centres refuse to join free 20-hour scheme - Dominion Post Child care centres still undecided on take up of govt programme - Radio New Zealand Put Pupils Before Profits - NZEI Press Release Education Gimmick Always Going To Fail - New Zealand First Party Press Release Lack of support from pre-schools over new scheme - TV3 National concerned about childcare centres - TV3 City kids set to miss out on free childcare scheme - NZPA Wananga joins State childcare plan - Waikato Times Care centres divided - Marlborough Express Otago Daily Times Tariana Turia: Wananga Puwai Speech - Maori Party Centres unsure about free offer - Manawatu Standard Free childcare Hours Accepted By Early Learning - Press Release - Early Learning New papers prove ‘20 hours free’ is a cruel hoax - Press Release - New Zealand National Party Questions for Oral Answer - Parliament - Thursday 15 February Schemes have to stack up in places like Gisborne . . .- Gisborne Herald Mixed response from preschools - Timaru Herald Benefit seen in childcare subsidy plan - Gisborne Herald Union adds voice to pre-school concerns - NZ Press Association NZEI Supports 20 Hours Free, Concern On Funding - Press Release - NZEI 20 Hours Free Optimistic – New Survey- Press Release - New Zealand Childcare Association Nats call for clarity on 20-hours free early education - New Zealand Press Association Maharey backdown will be too late for families - Press Release - New Zealand National Party Free Childcare Rollout Disaster, Say Nats - Newswire Education officials confused over 20 free - Press Release - New Zealand National Party Free preschooler scheme fails to add up - New Zealand Herald Minister admits 20 hours free just a 'discount' - Press Release - New Zealand National Party Government's free childcare scheme impractical say kindergartens - New Zealand Herald Questions And Answers Thursday, 1 March 2007 - Press Release - Office of the Clerk Govt under pressure from Ak Kindergartens Assoc - Press Release - New Zealand National Party Support grows for early childhood 20 free hours subsidy - Manukau Courier Auckland kindies say no to 20 free - Press Release - New Zealand National Party ’20 Hours Free’ Early Childhood Education - Press Release - Auckland Kindergarten Association Kindy parents in limbo - Newstalk ZB Govt's free pre-school hours policy under pressure - Radio New Zealand News Kindy parents told to lobby Maharey - NZ Herald PM needs to tell parents the truth - Press Release - New Zealand National Party $80k spent to explain free early childhood ed policy - NZ Press Assocation Labour MP Shane Jones slams ECE sector - Press Release - New Zealand National Party PM Firm On “Free” Preschool Funding - Newswire 20 Hours Free info campaign off to a great start - Press Release - New Zealand Government Parents want answers, not jokes - Press Release - New Zealand National Party Govt not saying how many childcare centres will provide free hours - TV News Free scheme offered by childcare centres - Timaru Herald Questions And Answers - Press Release - Office of the Clerk Half of Northland’s pre-schoolers will miss out - Press Release - New Zealand National Party

26/01/07 - Sarah Ellich