Press releases and articles

The ball is in the Ministry of Education’s court to listen to the Manawatu community and allow Country Kindy to remain open while any outstanding curriculum issues are addressed.

A rural Manawatu early childhood centre is set to lose its operating licence on Monday for alleged breaches of regulations, in a long-running case of the Ministry of Education singling out a vibrant centre with strong community support, according to the Early Childhood Council. The Ministry points, primarily, to alleged breaches of curriculum regulations.

Spiralling relief teacher agency fees can be quickly brought down by excluding Early Childhood Education relief teachers employed in agencies from Pay Parity, say the Early Childhood Council.

The announced removal of Network Management regulation will even up the playing field, reduce unnecessary time and cost and bring some certainty back to the sector, says the Early Childhood Council.

The Early Childhood Council has published an advisory for centres applying for the Waha Rumaki or Pacific Immersion Teacher's Allowance (PITA).

The Early Childhood Council says the new Ministry for Regulation’s sector review is a once in a generation chance to refocus Early Childhood Education.