Support & Advocacy

Support and Advocacy

Explore information and resources essential for operating your centre. You will find policies, checklists, and more on topics such as pay and conditions, employment practices, child protection, and business planning.

See all

Child Protection

Tools to help you develop a child protection policy and safety-check the people working with your centre's children

Pay Parity

Information on ECC's voice to government and the sector on Pay Parity issues, and how you can be involved.

Wages and Salaries Survey

Insights and data for centre employers and employees on fair and reasonable wages

Business Planning

Tips and resources to help you tailor your centre's business plan and comply with regulation

Financial Management

Tools and reports to help you manage cash flow, budget, profit and loss statement, and your balance sheet

Health and Safety

Policies, procedures and guidelines for implementing best-practice Health and Safety, and complying with licensing criteria

Events

The Early Childhood Council offers professional development for ECE centre owners, managers and teachers. We run both online and in-person events for the sector.

See all

Workshops for centre management

Online workshops for centre owners, managers and governance boards

Workshops for teachers

Online workshops for teaching staff hosted on Zoom

Webinars

Informational webinars on the latest issues and topics affecting the sector

ECC Conference 2024

Earlybird sales end midnight Monday 25 March 2024.

Rubiix Lunch n Learn Webinars

Bite-sized informational webinars on topical issues

New Zealand Childcare Finance Policyhub

Get informed and involved on upcoming policy updates, changes and submissions.

Preferred Suppliers

Preferred Supplier Programme

Discounted goods and services and other benefits from a range of preferred suppliers, including companies that provide members with free legal or financial advice.

See all

About the Preferred Supplier Programme

The ECC Preferred Supplier Programme provides ECC members access to a range of goods and services from ECC-contracted Preferred Suppliers at favourable rates and may include additional benefits to the ECC.

Early Childhood Council App

The ECC app gives members access to discounts and special pricing, displays upcoming events, and for employers it gives you a quicker way to contact our exclusive helplines, all in one place.

Exclusive Helplines

Access our member helplines for employment law and financial advice.

Becoming a Preferred Supplier

News & Media

News and Media

Keep up with the latest news and media releases published by the Early Childhood Council.

See all

Moves to simplify ECE regulation will benefit centres and parents

The Early Childhood Council says today’s Early Childhood Education regulation announcements and confirmation of a wider regulatory review will help teachers and managers focus on children, not unnecessary compliance.

Resolution expected for NZ ECE teacher Median Wage issue, but when?

Early in April the Early Childhood Council raised concerns over the Median Wage paid to Early Childhood Education teachers recruited from overseas negatively affecting those trained in New Zealand. The Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation advises they expect the confusion to be resolved following an upcoming Ministerial review, an outcome that will assist a wide range of industries and sectors.

Early Childhood providers landed with increased salary rates for overseas teachers, with no notification or funding from government

The Early Childhood Council is labelling rules as grossly unfair that mean ECE teachers recruited from overseas, through initiatives like the Accredited Employer Work Visa, are paid more than New Zealand trained ECE teachers.

ECC Centre Closures Report: March 2024

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

Guidance on FamilyBoost

FamilyBoost is a childcare payment scheme that takes effect from 1 July 2024 onwards, and is intended to support parents and caregivers of young children in managing childcare fees with a partial reimbursement.

About Contact

Join Us Member Portal

Cart

Your Cart

$0.00

Remove

Subtotal

Pay with browser.

Continue to Checkout

No items found.

Product is not available in this quantity.

Preferred Supplier

New Zealand Childcare Finance

Exclusive to ECC members, NZ Childcare Finance can bring forward up to 50% of your next bulk funding payment, so that you can use the funds to pay everyday expenses and wages before the due date.

Visit NZ Childcare Finance website Apply for funding

More Information

New Zealand Childcare Finance appreciate the financial pressures of running a successful ECE business and offer a unique solution to cash flow issues. With experience in both the ECE and banking sectors, Lena can help operators in their quest to provide the best care and education possible. The Early Childhood Council and New Zealand Childcare Finance have been partnered since 2005.

Exclusive to the early childhood sector, New Zealand Childcare Finance allows you to access your next bulk funding payment early. Funds when you need it most, with over 95% of applications approved.

Contact lena.thomson@chidcarefinance.co.nz for more information.

Need advance funding?

ECC members can loan up to 50% of their next bulk funding through New Zealand Childcare Finance.

Become a member

Phone: 0800 742 742
Email: admin@ecc.org.nz
Level 1, Wakefield House,
90 The Terrace, Wellington
PO Box 5649, Wellington 6140,  
New Zealand

Pages

About News and Media Become a Member Resources Contact

Support and Advocacy

Pay Parity Resources Child Protection Wages and Salaries Survey Health and Safety Webinars and Events

Get Involved

Events Conference Link Eight Link Nine Link Ten

Facebook

Youtube

No items found.