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ECE Funding Increase Welcomed
Friday, 20 May 2005, 8:33 am | Early Childhood Council
The increase in the early childhood universal subsidy for all children and raising of the income thresholds for targeted assistance for low-medium income families announced in the Budget has been welcomed by the early childhood sector. More >>
Early Childhood Policies in the Spotlight
Tuesday, 10 May 2005, 9:39 am | Early Childhood Council
The Education Spokespersons from all six major political parties will take centre stage together at the Early Childhood Council Annual Conference in Wellington this Friday 13 May. More >>
Early Childhood Funding System Adds to Burden
Thursday, 24 February 2005, 11:11 am | Early Childhood Council
The multitude of complicated recording, reporting and record-keeping requirements for the new early childhood funding system has the country’s 1800 education and care centres in a scramble to get up to speed by its implementation date of 1 April 2005. More >>
Childcare Crisis Grabs the PM's Attention
Wednesday, 2 February 2005, 12:04 am | Early Childhood Council
The Prime Minister correctly identifies quality childcare as an important ingredient in her recipe for economic growth. More >>
Fee Cap Will Reduce Quality and Choice
Wednesday, 26 January 2005, 2:42 pm | Early Childhood Council
The cracks in the Government's much flaunted 'Free 20 hours ECE' policy are starting to appear already and the bandaids are coming out. More >>
Early Childhood: Breastfeeding in ECE Centres
Monday, 13 December 2004, 12:08 am | Early Childhood Council
13 December 2004 A report on Breastfeeding released today in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education academic journal highlights the important role that early childhood services play in both nurturing our youngest children and supporting their ... More >>
Relief for Families
Monday, 6 December 2004, 9:15 am | Early Childhood Council
The Minister of Education's announcement that he intends to avert the closure of nearly 400 early childhood centres by rushing through a regulatory amendment is welcomed with relief by the Early Childhood Council. More >>
Judge Gives Lifeline to the Early Childhood Sector
Monday, 29 November 2004, 9:12 am | Early Childhood Council
The Secretary of Education is obliged to issue a licence to an early childhood centre, where it is unable to comply with new stringent staffing requirements, but it is likely to do so within 12 months. More >>
High/Scope Foundation Coming to New Zealand
Friday, 26 November 2004, 9:06 am | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council is delighted to announce that Clay Shouse, Vice President of High/Scope Foundation (USA) will be visiting New Zealand in 2005. More >>
Education sector: A Step in the 'Right' Direction
Thursday, 25 November 2004, 11:17 am | Early Childhood Council
The new early childhood funding rates announced by the Minister of Education today are a major cause for celebration" said Sue Thorne, Chief Executive Officer of the Early Childhood Council. More >>
Minister Receives Hospital Pass from NZEI
Saturday, 23 October 2004, 3:59 pm | Early Childhood Council
The recently heralded Consenting Parties Collective Agreement is not much more than a promise by employers to pay more, if and when the Minister of Education agrees to provide the "necessary" funding. More >>
EC Staffing Shambles
Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 4:10 pm | Early Childhood Council
To see a small rural early childhood centre taking on the might of the Secretary and Minister of Education in the High Court is surprising but may be just the first of many legal challenges. Hundreds of centres around New Zealand are facing closure ... More >>
Officials confirm "Free 20 Hours" will miss target
Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 8:37 am | Early Childhood Council
Matt Robson's criticism of Treasury's opposition to the Government's "Free 20 hours early childhood education" shows his complete lack of understanding of a policy which funds wealthy children in community centres at higher rates than poor ... More >>
New Incentives Acknowledge Teacher Crisis
Saturday, 25 September 2004, 4:56 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council congratulates the Minister of Education on his recently announced initiatives to increase the supply of qualified early childhood teachers through a range of taxpayer funded incentives and scholarships. More >>
"Relevant Daily Pay creates a Nonsense"
Friday, 17 September 2004, 9:44 am | Early Childhood Council
"Implementation of the new Holidays Act has been a nightmare for small business" says Sue Thorne, CEO of the Early Childhood Council. More >>
Taking Care of Business
Friday, 27 August 2004, 9:37 am | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council congratulates the Small Business Advisory Group on their forward thinking recommendations to hasten economic growth detailed in their annual report released yesterday. More >>
Crisis, What Crisis?
Friday, 23 July 2004, 9:42 am | Early Childhood Council
"The Early Childhood Readiness to Implement the 2005 Qualification Requirements report released by the ERO today shows just how out of touch with the reality of running a quality early childhood centre, and being a good employer our Wellington ... More >>
Mallard slams "Australian" childcare
Tuesday, 13 July 2004, 12:54 am | Early Childhood Council
On Breakfast TV this morning the Minister of Education admitted labelling privately-owned early childhood centres as "Kentucky Fried Childcare". However he unconvincingly said that he was talking about poor quality privately owned Australian centres. More >>
Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 12:00 am | Early Childhood Council
In claiming in the House that privately-owned early childhood services on average receive nearly three times the funding of community-owned services, the Minister of Education has risked seriously misleading his colleagues. More >>
Time now to listen to the "real" stakeholders
Thursday, 10 June 2004, 8:40 am | Early Childhood Council
A long time coming, via a poorly constructed and implemented planning process that took three times longer than was intended, the Early Childhood Regulatory Review Consultation document was released this week by the Ministry of Education. More >>
