ECC Blog : Early Childhood Council

A word on quality improvement

Quality improvement. It’s a term we hear almost every day, but what does it mean and more importantly – what does it look like in ECE centres?

2021: the ongoing challenges and some new ones for ECE centres

As you and your team return from a well-earned holiday, everyone's thoughts will be on the challenges ahead in 2021.

Sensationalising ECE issues not helping children

Like any data on our sector, the self-selecting ECE survey that was covered in the media today delivered some insights. We're disappointed that in many cases the stats were used to paint a misleading picture of centres and their owners.

Managing difficult workplace behaviours

ECE Q&A - Nicola Willis

ECE Q&A - Chris Hipkins

Let's not stop Pay Parity before it starts

Gazing into the political crystal ball

Positioning your workforce for post-COVID success

Immigration continues to get in the way of the ECE teacher shortage

The ECC has been pushing for change in immigration policy to help solve the ECE teacher shortage for some time.

Nationalisation not the answer for early learning

You could be forgiven among recent negative media coverage around early childhood education for thinking our entire system is broken.

The Draft Early Learning Strategic Plan is now open for consultation and your feedback

Opinion: Christmas wishes

Opinion: ECC views on the ECE teacher shortages

Opinion: Looking underneath the hood of a name change

Opinion: Quality versus Change - a dilemma for our sector

Opinion: Employment law changes treat workplaces as if they are one-size-fits all and they're not

Opinion: Comment on the news that pay equity deal will see women in education support roles receive 30 percent pay rise

Opinion: Measuring the Value of ECE

Opinion piece: ECE: an essential component of the Community of Learning model

Opinion: Looking to the future

Opinion: Budget 2018 conservative and underwhelming for ECE

Childcare centre education and care model reduces barriers to ECE and benefits wider socio-cultural outcomes

Opinion: The pay-talk discussions and the wider impacts

Opinion: Will there be band-aids or healing for sore points in ECE?