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Early Childhood Council To Issue Guidelines

Thursday, 13 March 2008, 2:36 pm | Early Childhood Council

The Early Childhood Council is set to release (14 March 2008) a 'how-to-do-it' for those running the boards and committees of community-based early childhood centres. More >>

Poorer kids denied early childhood education

Wednesday, 13 February 2008, 9:54 am | Early Childhood Council

The largest representative body of licensed early childhood centres in New Zealand has spoken in support of Salvation Army concerns that availability of early childhood education is 'heavily biased against poorer urban communities'. More >>

Council recommends 20 free be resisted

Friday, 27 April 2007, 9:54 am | Early Childhood Council

Early Childhood Council recommends 20 free be resisted by both early childhood centres and the parents of preschoolers More >>

Uptake of 20 hours free low, likely to get lower

Friday, 30 March 2007, 4:31 pm | Early Childhood Council

The likely uptake of 20 hours free ECE by early childhood centres was low and likely to get lower, the Early Childhood Council’s (ECC) annual conference was told today. (30 March) More >>

An historic moment for early childhood education

Thursday, 29 March 2007, 4:43 pm | Early Childhood Council

My name is Sue Thorne. I head the Early Childhood Council, the largest representative body of licensed early childhood education centres in New Zealand. We have 1000 member centres that are both community and privately owned, that teach 50,000 children and ... More >>

Many to miss out on free early childhood education

Friday, 2 February 2007, 11:01 am | Early Childhood Council

An Early Childhood Council (ECC) survey has found few early childhood centres intending to offer the Government¹s 20 hours free early childhood education. More >>

Many to miss out on free early childhood education

Friday, 2 February 2007, 10:33 am | Early Childhood Council

An Early Childhood Council (ECC) survey has found few early childhood centres intending to offer the Government¹s 20 hours free early childhood education. More >>

Downsides In Flexibility Law

Wednesday, 8 November 2006, 10:24 am | Early Childhood Council

Employers and employees already have the ability to negotiate flexible working hours and there is no need for a flexibility law, says Early Childhood Council CEO Sue Thorne. More >>

Minister Praised by Early Childhood Sector

Thursday, 19 October 2006, 2:42 pm | Early Childhood Council

The Early Childhood Council (ECC) has thanked Minister of Education Steve Maharey for extending the deadline for early childhood centres to achieve 50 per cent qualified staff. More >>

Absence of men from childcare 'national disgrace'

Monday, 25 September 2006, 5:22 pm | Early Childhood Council

New Zealand's largest representative body of licensed early childhood centres has called for a partnership between Government and childcare organizations to encourage more men into childcare. More >>

Absence of men from childcare a national disgrace

Monday, 25 September 2006, 4:36 pm | Early Childhood Council

New Zealand¹s largest representative body of licensed early childhood centres has called for a partnership between Government and childcare organizations to encourage more men into childcare. More >>

Sue Thorne ECC - annual conference speech

Monday, 1 May 2006, 11:41 am | Early Childhood Council

An extract from a speech by CEO of the Early Childhood Council (ECC), Sue Thorne. This speech was delivered yesterday (30 April) to the council's annual conference in Rotorua. More >>

Hundreds turned away from ECC conference

Tuesday, 11 April 2006, 5:21 pm | Early Childhood Council

The organiser of a conference for early childhood centre managers and teachers is turning away hundreds. More >>

20 free hours should focus on disadvantaged

Thursday, 26 January 2006, 5:09 pm | Early Childhood Council

New Zealand's most disadvantaged children will continue to miss out on early childhood education if Labour's '20 free hours a week' policy is not modified, says research released today. (26 January) More >>

20 free hours policy will result in closures

Thursday, 26 January 2006, 3:23 pm | Early Childhood Council

Labour's '20 hours a week free' policy, unless modified, will force New Zealand's best early childhood centres to either slash quality or close, says research released today (26 January). More >>

Kindergarten movement faces oblivion if union wins

Monday, 12 December 2005, 1:40 pm | Early Childhood Council

If the union wins the current kindergarten dispute, the New Zealand kindergarten movement may face oblivion, says Early Childhood Council (ECC) chief executive Sue Thorne. More >>

Kindergarten movement faces oblivion if union wins

Monday, 12 December 2005, 1:38 pm | Early Childhood Council

If the union wins the current kindergarten dispute, the New Zealand kindergarten movement may face oblivion, says Early Childhood Council (ECC) chief executive Sue Thorne. More >>

20 hours free policy praised by former critics

Monday, 22 August 2005, 5:31 pm | Early Childhood Council

The Minister of Education Trevor Mallard is being praised by former critics for announcing today that he will extend an offer of free early childhood education from children attending community-owned centres only to those attending privately-owned centres ... More >>

Labour's extension of 20 hours free policy praised

Monday, 22 August 2005, 3:16 pm | Early Childhood Council

The Minister of Education Trevor Mallard is being praised by former critics for announcing today that he will extend an offer of free early childhood education from children attending community-owned centres only to those attending privately-owned ... More >>

‘Free’ For a Few

Monday, 25 July 2005, 10:09 am | Early Childhood Council

"The mounting concern over the Government’s 20 'free' hours early childhood education is hardly a surprise, as the realisation of the pitfalls in the policy sink in" said Sue Thorne, Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Council. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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