Press releases and articles

For over five years, Kiddywinkles with support from parents and whānau, has supported The Salvation Army by donating toys for children who may otherwise go without. At Kiddywinkles, people are at the heart of everything we do, and our Toy Drive initiative provides an opportunity for us to give back to our community and contribute to making positive difference in the lives of children.

The Early Childhood Council is concerned the Education Review Office’s early oral language development report and recommendations increases unfunded workload on ECE teachers.

The government is not delivering the basics brilliantly through a Ministry of Education Pay Parity calculator that’s setting Early Childhood Education centres up to fail, and the Ombudsman is comfortable with them doing it.

An overview of ECE centre closures and new services opened in July 2024.

The Education Review Office has announced they’ve stopped referring Early Childhood Education services to the Ministry of Education for licence reclassification, which can lead to service closures through licence suspension or cancellation.

The Early Childhood Council has welcomed the decision to grant a stay of cancellation of licence so that Manawatu’s Country Kindy can continue operating for 12 weeks while their appeal progresses, and alleged issues can be resolved.