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Oral Language Development Recommendations Can’t Be Delivered For Free
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 12:32 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council is concerned the Education Review Office’s early oral language development report and recommendations increases unfunded workload on ECE teachers. More >>
Ombudsman, Ministry Of Education Not Bothered About Getting Their Sums Wrong
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 9:41 am | Early Childhood Council
“It’s inexplicable that misinformed, inaccurate information is being put out there by a government department and no-one seems bothered. Complaints to the Minister and Ombudsman have failed. The ECE Regulatory Review cannot come soon enough,” ... More >>
Education Review Office Pragmatism Will Really Help The Sector While The Regulation Review Is Underway
Friday, 26 July 2024, 3:03 pm | Early Childhood Council
In the regulatory review, ECC intends to suggest that ERO focus on curriculum delivery reviews rather than the Ministry, because it’s not efficient or effective to have two agencies with radically different approaches climbing over each other. More >>
Country Kindy To Stay Open
Wednesday, 10 July 2024, 10:09 am | Early Childhood Council
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. More >>
Country Kindy’s Fate In Ministry Of Education’s Hands
Monday, 8 July 2024, 9:33 am | Early Childhood Council
Early Childhood Council CEO Simon Laube said “Country Kindy should be supported, not closed. When the Ministry says there’s curriculum non-compliance, but an experienced, independent ECE specialist can’t find curriculum non-compliance just last week, ... More >>
MoE Running Roughshod Over ECE Centres - Manawatu Kindy To Be Closed Without Valid Reason
Thursday, 4 July 2024, 2:09 pm | Early Childhood Council
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 ... More >>
One Simple Fix Needed For Spiralling ECE Relief Teacher Agency Fees
Monday, 1 July 2024, 9:52 am | Early Childhood Council
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. More >>
ECE Network Management’s Removal A Case Of Commonsense
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 12:49 pm | Early Childhood Council
The policy has long been criticised as onerous and unworkable, having been implemented and expanded without adequate sector consultation, with the subsequent lack of certainty scaring off community groups and small private providers alike. More >>
ECE Review An Opportunity To Return Focus To Children Without Costly Over-Regulation
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 1:17 pm | Early Childhood Council
The ECC, who represent 1,523 childcare centres throughout New Zealand, are well underway engaging on the review, starting to gather a second round of feedback from members on their experience and recommendations when working with current regulations. More >>
ECE Sector Innovation Supports FamilyBoost
Friday, 31 May 2024, 5:14 pm | Early Childhood Council
“Every parent wants quality education for their youngest children, and Budget 2024 helps deliver that by subsidising New Zealand’s most unaffordable childcare in the OECD,” said ECC CEO Simon Laube. More >>
Budget 2024 Will Keep ECE Lights On, But Gaps Remain
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 6:09 pm | Early Childhood Council
Early Childhood Education centres will be able to keep the lights on with the cost adjustment announced in today’s Budget, but little else. More >>
Sector Consultation Key To Early Childhood Food Programme Programme Roll Out
Wednesday, 8 May 2024, 2:36 pm | Early Childhood Council
“The benefits of early learning are clear, and combining that with lunches for children who might otherwise miss out is potentially a big win. But with many centres already providing food, so it’s important this new programme doesn’t confuse ... More >>
Resolution Expected For NZ ECE Teacher Median Wage Issue, But When?
Thursday, 2 May 2024, 8:10 am | Early Childhood Council
MBIE’s adjustments to the Median Wage don’t align with similar adjustments to the funding rates all ECE centres are paid, so inflated salary costs must either be absorbed or passed on to parents through increased childcare fees. More >>
Moves To Simplify ECE Regulation Will Benefit Centres And Parents
Tuesday, 16 April 2024, 9:52 am | Early Childhood Council
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. More >>
Early Childhood Providers Landed With Increased Salary Rates For Overseas Teachers
Friday, 5 April 2024, 3:23 pm | Early Childhood Council
“When the government introduces a compulsory pay rise, they should at least tell the employers that pay the bill. The lack of communication is disappointing and sub-standard,” said Simon Laube, ECC CEO. More >>
Early Childhood Council Comment On Family Boost Announcement
Monday, 25 March 2024, 4:21 pm | Early Childhood Council
Comment from Simon Laube, Early Childhood Council CEO: “It’s great to see the government prioritising early childhood education (ECE). “It’s a welcome relief for parents facing rising costs, particularly those with the highest fees. “Childcare ... More >>
96% Of ECE Centres On Pay Parity, But Significant Issues Remain For Teachers And Providers
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 12:22 pm | Early Childhood Council
Ministry of Education data shows that 96% of Education and Care Centres have opted into Pay Parity, with 42% on Full Pay Parity. But in spite of improved teacher pay, it appears to have exacerbated the steady number of centre closures, ... More >>
$118 Million Sunk Into Flawed IT System That Won’t Pay ECE Teachers Properly
Wednesday, 31 January 2024, 1:35 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Ministry of Education keeps sinking money into Pourato, a new IT system meant to deliver funding for employers to pay Early Childhood Education teachers, despite sector concerns since 2015 about the outdated funding approach. Early Childhood Council ... More >>
20 Hours ECE Funding News A Welcome Boost For Providers
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 4:25 pm | Early Childhood Council
The early learning sector has welcomed the confirmation 20 Hours ECE funding increases in March 2024 will be kept in place. With no changes to the published 1 March 2024 funding rates, it means early learning providers can plan with more confidence for ... More >>
ECE Managers’ Pay Lagging Behind, Thanks To Pay Parity Policies
Friday, 8 December 2023, 4:29 pm | Early Childhood Council
A comprehensive survey of early learning sector wages shows Pay Parity is having a positive effect overall on average ECE teacher pay, but reveals the diminishing gap between pay for teachers and managers is ringing alarm bells. The Early Childhood ... More >>
