Demand for qualified ECE teachers spurs return to education
Proposals to move towards a 100 per cent qualified workforce in early childhood centres will prompt many experienced but unqualified ECE teachers to get qualified says one ECE training provider.
Play based learning: producing critical, creative and innovative thinkers
STEPHANIE MENZIES enters a plea to bring play back into the classroom.
Better pay and conditions on the cards for home-based ECE teachers
The Government's review of home-based early childhood education includes a raft of proposed changes now open for consultation.
Moving from ‘screen-worried’ to ‘screen-wise’ – Incorporating technology into early learning
The thought of introducing children to technology can be overwhelming for parents and early childhood educators alike. There are many mixed messages around kids and technology and we are all aware of the warnings...
Opinion: Susan Bates – group size matters in ECE
Early childhood education advocate SUSAN BATES argues that group size in early childhood education settings has an impact on children's development.
Compulsory qualifications planned for home-based early childhood education and childcare
Some childcare providers are expected to quit, and those who stay in the business may raise their fees, under a new policy requiring home-based carers to become qualified.
Hitting the ground running: meeting the National Standards at age 5
Massey University doctoral student SARAH AIONO discusses the impact of National Standards on students in their first year of schooling.
Toddlers and technology
JUDE BARBACK looks at the arguments for technology in early childhood education.
The role of the ECE teacher
How can we do the best we can for young children in early childhood services?
Changes becoming urgent for struggling kindergartens
By: Natasha Jojoa Burling
Struggling kindies in west Auckland and on the North Shore may have to close in five years if changes aren't made.
A meeting was held in Browns Bay last night after 300...
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