This page contains a series of links to:
Government Organisations
Sector Organisations
About Technology
Links for Teachers
Other Interesting Websites
For information about the ECC's Member Benefit Programme preferred suppliers, log on and visit that section, including contact details for each supplier.
Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education is the Government's lead advisor on the New Zealand education system, shaping direction for sector agencies and providers. THe EArly Learning section of this website contains information of relevance to early childhood education.
Direct Link: Licensing Criteria
Direct link: Funding handbook information
Direct link: Regulations
Education Counts
This is the Ministry of Education's data and reporting websaite. It includes, amongst other things, a list of every licensed ECE service as well as data about attendance numbers by service, etc.
Inland Revenue The New Zealand Inland Revenue website provides information and services related to taxes.
www.beehive.govt.nz The official website of the New Zealand Government
Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand The Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand is the professional and regulatory body for teachers in New Zealand.
New Zealand Qualifications Authority NZQA works closely with other education sector agencies, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry of Social Development on various initiatives.
Education Review Office ERO reviews schools and early childhood education services, and publishes national reports on current education practice.
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Employment Service This site contains basic information on laws relating to the workplace.
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Early Childhood Council
New Zealand Kindergarten Inc.
Playcentre Federation
Rudolf Steiner Federation
Hospital Play Specialists Association
The Christian Early Childhood Education Association of Aotearoa
Barnardos New Zealand
Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust Board
Montessori Aotearoa
New Zealand Education Institute
Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand (ECNZ)
EC Leadership The Early Childhood Leadership Group speaks for a group of kindergarten associations responsible for teaching almost 40 per cent of the kindergarten children in New Zealand.
Auckland Kindergarten Association 107 kindergartens operate under this umbrella organisation providing education for over 9,000 children.
Independent Tertiary Education NZ (ITENZ) (NZAPEP)a national organisation representing private tertiary institutions in New Zealand.
New Zealand Home-based Early Childhood Education Association (HBCA)
To meet the evolving needs of your education community, your IT infrastructure must continuously adapt to support new applications and capabilities. Visit the following websites for more information:
www.sharp.net.nz
www.apple.com/education
www.microsoft.com/education
Looking for software to make running your centre simpler? Visit the following websites for more information.
Info-Care
APT Childcare
Firstbase
Discover Childcare Software
EducaEduca is an online portal that enables early childhood educators to record, organise & share updates about each child's education & development. Educa is also part of ECC's Member Benefit Scheme.
He Kupu - online journal
The New Zealand Tertiary College
Teaching and Learning Research Initiative website
Teachers Refresher Course Committee (TRCC) TRCC provides professional development opportunities for professionals within and across the education sectors.
Teachers’ Work - e-journal
TeachNZ
New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE)
New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Childcare Exchange
EC-Menz Supporting New Zealand men in early childhood education
MenTeach Supporting men in teaching roles
Eden Creative RecyclingAn educational recycling centre in Auckland, aiming at providing pre-consumer waste (off cuts etc from manufacturers) for teachers to use in their centres.
Please contact us if you would like to suggest other websites for inclusion here.
