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ERO Reports Highlight Need For Early Learning Regulation Overhaul
Monday, 12 December 2022, 8:22 am | Early Childhood Council
New Zealand’s early learning regulations have become a punishment regime, without support and recognition for centres who strive to exceed minimum standards says the Early Childhood Council. Current regulations tightly control premises, sleep spaces, ... More >>
Not Even Auckland City Council Can Make Pay Parity Economic
Saturday, 10 December 2022, 5:43 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Kauri Kids situation shows that even with Auckland City Council resources on your side, running an economic early learning centre is beyond many providers. Kauri Kids’ future is being reviewed as part of a Council cost-cutting review, with a ... More >>
ECC Calling For Government Support On Early Learning Relief Teacher Budget Blowout
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 11:03 am | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council is calling on the government to support early learning providers facing ballooning relief teacher costs as the teacher shortage continues to bite. An ECC member survey shows 78% of respondents are currently over-budget ... More >>
Childcare Subsidy Has Little Upside For Early Learning Providers
Monday, 7 November 2022, 3:44 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Labour Party’s childcare subsidy will have limited benefit for ECE providers says the Early Childhood Council. “More funding in our sector is always welcome, but a healthy ECE sector needs healthy providers too. A new approach to solving ECE ... More >>
ECC Calls On The Government To Play Its Part On Early Learning Fair Pay
Thursday, 27 October 2022, 3:51 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council says government must step up on Fair Pay Agreement legislation by funding it properly, if we’re to see sustainable change. “The early learning sector provides public good through choice in quality early learning for our children, ... More >>
Funding For Pay Parity Is Needed By Christmas, Or More Centres Will Close
Thursday, 18 August 2022, 3:42 pm | Early Childhood Council
The rate of early learning centre closures is on track to more than double on last year, showing the government’s teacher Pay Parity initiative still isn’t working two years into its three year timeline. 48 early learning centres closed between ... More >>
Lack Of Early Learning Funding Relief Will Lead To More Centre Closures
Wednesday, 10 August 2022, 10:34 am | Early Childhood Council
Ministry of Education data shows 31 early learning centres closed between March and July this year – a number likely to grow unless meaningful early learning winter funding relief materialises soon, warns the Early Childhood Council. “Centres struggling ... More >>
Early Learning Ventilation And Heating Support Welcomed
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 3:54 pm | Early Childhood Council
Winter energy payments helping early learning centres balance ventilation and heating has been welcomed by the Early Childhood Council. “The ECC has called for extra support for heating and ventilation in centres for some time. Air quality is on everyone’s More >>
Early Learning Forgotten In Government Attendance Push
Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 1:34 pm | Early Childhood Council
A pre-budget announcement of $88 million to address school attendance has completely ignored early learning. If the Government was serious about improving educational attendance they’d start at its foundation with more investment in early ... More >>
Common Sense On ECE Network Management Welcomed
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 4:53 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council welcomes the extended deadline before the Early Childhood Education network management pre-licensing controls take effect, announced by Education Minister Hon Chris Hipkins today at Select Committee. “It’s ... More >>
Early Learning Left Without Government Support Again
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 2:01 pm | Early Childhood Council
On the day free surgical masks for schools was announced, early learning providers received no new support. “Chris Hipkins said ‘Our young people’s wellbeing is at the centre of everything we do. ’If Omicron support excludes our tamariki ... More >>
Mass Closures Threaten Early Learning Centres As Omicron Takes Hold
Saturday, 19 February 2022, 7:20 am | Early Childhood Council
Early learning centres endeavouring to stay open for children through the Omicron outbreak are disappointed with the lack of access to Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs). 89.5% of Early Childhood Council members surveyed were hoping to use RATs ... More >>
Early Learning Sector Needs Ventilation Support Like Schools
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 3:40 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council is calling for the ventilation support on offer for schools to be expanded to support early learning providers. “Early learning providers urgently need assessment of their accommodation to determine where ventilation issues ... More >>
Teachers Leaving Due To The Vaccine Mandate Will Significantly Impact Early Learning
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 3:34 pm | Early Childhood Council
41% of surveyed Early Childhood Council members say they’ll lose at least one teacher because of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. “33% of members surveyed say they’ll lose one or two teachers, and 10% say they’ll lose between three and five. This ... More >>
Early Learning Resilience Being Severely Tested
Saturday, 6 November 2021, 2:11 pm | Early Childhood Council
Early Childhood Education centres are being asked to weather COVID-19, the vaccine mandate and teacher shortages, while uncertainty about Pay Parity funding remains. “Our sector is happy to play its part in re-opening the economy, but we’re under ... More >>
Early Learning Centres Need Clarity Before Auckland Level 3 Re-opening
Monday, 4 October 2021, 4:55 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council is calling for clarity on plans to allow more children to attend Auckland early learning in Level 3. “Providers are happy to play their part in re-opening - but we’re on the front line. To re-assure parents and teachers, ... More >>
75% Of Early Learning Providers Worse Off By Accepting Pay Parity Offer
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 6:58 am | Early Childhood Council
The government’s early learning teacher Pay Parity offer is failing to deliver on its promise, with three quarters of surveyed providers saying they’d be worse off by opting in. Damning feedback shows the offer designed to close the gap between ... More >>
70% Of Early Learning Providers Reject Or Unsure On Pay Parity Offer
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 6:57 am | Early Childhood Council
There’s widespread uncertainly about the government’s teacher Pay Parity offer, with 70% of surveyed Early Childhood Council members either rejecting or still unsure, three days before the deadline to opt in. Providers have been given two weeks to ... More >>
Simon Laube Appointed Early Childhood Council CEO
Monday, 27 September 2021, 12:08 pm | Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Laube as CEO. Simon Laube joins the ECC from the Ministry of Education, and has a long early learning association in key influential positions, including Principle Advisor ... More >>
Late Pay Parity Red Tape Could See Teachers Miss Out On Pay Rise
Friday, 24 September 2021, 11:08 am | Early Childhood Council
70% of surveyed providers won’t opt in to the government’s Pay Parity offer after months of waiting, meaning teachers could miss out on the pay increase promised by the Minister of Education. “Providers were promised Pay Parity progress and ... More >>
