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Kindergartens Welcome Learning Support Spending But Criticise Effective Cut In Base Funding
Thursday, 22 May 2025, 4:36 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The government has announced $2.5 billion over four years for Learning Support services, most of which is targeted at schools. However, the base funding for early childhood services has been increased by less than inflation, so it amounts to a cut. More >>
Kindergartens Support Green Policy On Early Childhood Education
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 12:03 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The Greens propose 20-hours free care and education children from 6 months up to school age with a $10 per day cap on fees for hours above that. Under the plan, the entitlement would increase to 35 hours in 2029. More >>
Kindergartens Call On Government To Value Women
Thursday, 8 May 2025, 12:34 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The pay equity process offered a way for low paid women workers to have their skills and effort valued properly. Kindergartens Aotearoa calls on the government to honour the contribution made by women and to reward them fairly for their work. More >>
Kindergartens Aotearoa Supports Government Move To Pay Teacher Registration Fees
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 1:47 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Education Minister Erica Stanford announced that $53 million in budget 2025 will pay Teaching Council fees for early childhood, primary and secondary teachers through to 2028. More >>
Kindergartens Aotearoa Welcomes Minister Stanford’s Support
Sunday, 16 February 2025, 3:05 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa spokesperson Amanda Coulston says kindergartens welcome this commitment at a time when reducing regulations threatens quality and safety for children. More >>
Regulatory Review Report Misses Mark On Quality And Safety
Wednesday, 18 December 2024, 5:34 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
We continue to be concerned that private centres are trying to use the government’s review of regulations to drive down quality and reduce teachers’ pay so they can make greater profits from taxpayer funds. More >>
Kindergartens Aotearoa Opposes Lower Standards For Homebased Services
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 3:58 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The change was announced last week and promoted as an improvement, as everyone needs to enrol in a course within six months of engagement as a home-based educator, however engaging or completing the course are not requirements. More >>
Kindergartens Decry Government Moves To Cut Pay
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 5:52 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The Early Childhood Council which represents private centres says the change will encourage teachers to return to permanent jobs but Kindergartens Aotearoa says the opposite is the case. More >>
Early Childhood Council Submission A Cynical Attempt To Drive Down Standards
Monday, 16 September 2024, 3:49 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Spokesperson Amanda Coulston says the recommendations of the Early Childhood Council would damage early childhood education by reducing quality and exacerbating problems such as the teacher shortage. More >>
Budget Funding Delivers An Effective Cut To Early Childhood Education
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 4:07 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Although kindergartens welcome any increase to funding, the latest Government budget has increased the funding to early childhood services by only half the rate of inflation, meaning an effective funding cut to services,” says Kindergartens Aotearoa spokesperson ... More >>
Family Boost Policy Could Miss Target Group
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 6:33 am | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Spokesperson Sherryll Wilson says families who cannot afford the fees to start with will not be able to benefit from this policy. Nor will families who do not have good English language skills or computer access find it easy to get the rebates. More >>
Kindergartens Dismayed By National’s Plan To Scrap 20 Hours Free To Two Year Olds
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 3:28 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
The National Party’s plan to fund tax cuts by wiping the 20 hours free early childhood funding for two year olds is a dismaying and backwards move, says Kindergartens Aotearoa. Catering for in excess of 14, 000 children attending kindergartens across the country, ... More >>
Early Childhood Education – A Tangible And Positive Difference For Children
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 3:32 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa welcomes the Government announcements relating to early childhood education. Extending the 20 hours subsidy to two year olds will provide much needed relief for parents, whānau and early childhood providers. “The announcement extending ... More >>
Kindergartens Welcome Increase In Focus On Children
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 5:18 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa welcomes the government move to increase benefits in six weeks’ time, with all benefits going up by $20 a week, and further increases next April bringing total rises of up to $55 a week. This was the most significant new ... More >>
Kindergartens Want Pay Parity Delivered Through A Collective Agreement
Thursday, 13 May 2021, 12:09 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa welcomes the government move to spend $170 million over four years to move towards pay parity for early childhood teachers. Kindergarten teachers are covered by a national collective employment agreement that means salaries relate ... More >>
Kindergartens Aotearoa Welcomes Cabinet Announcements
Monday, 2 November 2020, 4:02 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa, the collective representing 365 kindergartens and other early childhood services, congratulates Chris Hipkins on being reappointed Education Minister along with his other new responsibilities. Spokesperson Pauline Winter who ... More >>
Kindergartens Welcome Labour’s Commitment To Early Childhood Education
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 3:39 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa, a collective representing more than half of New Zealand’s kindergartens, supports Labour’s policy initiative to bring pay parity to the early learning sector. Kindergarten teachers have had pay parity with school teachers since ... More >>
Kindergartens Criticise National Proposal To Cut Early Childhood Education Funding Again
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 9:52 am | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa, the collective representing 365 kindergartens and other early childhood services, considers National’s education policy short-sighted for its proposed cuts to early childhood services that employ 100 per cent qualified ... More >>
Kindergartens Call For More Funding For Non-Kindergarten Services
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 4:14 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa, a collective representing more than half of New Zealand’s kindergartens, supports funding increases for non-kindergarten early childhood education services as long as it comes with pay parity. Private employers are saying it is ... More >>
Kindergartens Aotearoa Welcomes Funding For Quality Education For Our Youngest Citizens
Monday, 18 May 2020, 6:10 pm | Kindergartens Aotearoa
Kindergartens Aotearoa welcomes the reintroduction of funding for early childhood services that employ 100 per cent qualified teachers. “This is one of the single biggest steps to improve quality for young children” says spokesperson Amanda Coulstlon. ... More >>
