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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 >>
Mallard's Damage Control for Budget Day Blunder
Wednesday, 9 June 2004, 2:20 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Minister of Education is desperately trying to counter the bad press received for his early childhood Budget Day blunder which discriminate against families who choose privately-owned centres for their children. More >>
Time to start listening to Parents
Tuesday, 1 June 2004, 8:50 am | Early Childhood Council
The Government would be well advised to take heed of the findings in the Maxim Institute's report "A Snapshot of what Parents think of Schooling in New Zealand" says Sue Thorne, CEO of the Early Childhood Council. More >>
A Bouquet to Steve Maharey
Friday, 28 May 2004, 1:13 pm | Early Childhood Council
"Increasing the rate of the childcare subsidy and number of working families eligible to receive the subsidy has been warmly received by the early childhood sector," says Sue Thorne, CEO of the Early Childhood Council. More >>
The Socialist Road to Free Childcare
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 8:40 pm | Early Childhood Council
"The announcement of 'Free Early Childhood Education' is a great sound bite and has instant political appeal, but parents (and Consumer Affairs) should have a close look at the fine print here" warns Sue Thorne, CEO of the Early Childhood ... More >>
Who May Be Employed In Preschools In The Future
Friday, 14 May 2004, 10:08 am | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council supports the Minister of Education's recent clarification of who may be employed in Preschools in the future. More >>
Renowned family psychologists is coming to NZ
Tuesday, 20 April 2004, 9:11 am | Early Childhood Council
Steve Biddulph, author of "Raising Boys" and the "Secrets of Happy Children" will be speaking in Auckland on 1 and 2 May 2004. Steve's honest, simple and powerful books are in 4 million homes in 27 languages around the world. ... More >>
I¹d rather be a Hammer than a Nail.
Tuesday, 6 April 2004, 2:22 pm | Early Childhood Council
It is intriguing that the Minister can see a sledgehammer coming so early before next year's election (see Mallard release Brash to take sledgehammer to education). He might well be concerned. Not about what Don Brash might introduce as an education ... More >>
Enterprising Women
Wednesday, 10 March 2004, 8:34 am | Early Childhood Council
"We are heartened to hear that at the top of the list of initiatives in Ruth Dyson's Ministry of Women's Affairs integrated plan to improve women's lives, is Promoting women's success in enterprise," said Sue Thorne, CEO of the Early ... More >>
