Early Childhood Education

Last year the Government announced a $400 million cut to early childhood services. $295 million of the cuts targeted teacher-led services which employed between 80 - 100% qualified and registered teachers.

This year's budget did not reinstate the funding for services affected by last year's cuts. Funding levels are still capped at 80% qualified teachers. The Government is refusing to invest in one of the fundamental elements of high quality ECE - 100% qualified teachers.

The Big Push Coverage

Thankyou to all those who attended the rally and march. It was a big success and achieved widespread media coverage including TV3 News, Stuff and One News.

ECE Taskforce

The ECE taskforce has had its say, and NZEI members have responded.

The Ministry is now setting up work groups to consider how to implement new policy.

NZEI made nominations to those groups.

Here is the Taskforce findings and analysis

Read a minority report from the taskforce about the proposal to end 20 hours free ECE and means test every child.

ECE Campaign Resources

Handprint poster

Fact sheet (0.2mb pdf)

Useful facts and figures (0.3mb pdf)

Resources for local ECE campaigning

Local body support for the ECE campaign

ECE Case Studies (0.1mb pdf)

How to do a successful march (0.1mb pdf)

New Beginnings case study and parent statements (0.1mb pdf)

Survey results for Ashley ECE Centres (0.1mb pdf)

Survey results for ChCh ECE Centres (0.1mb pdf)

Reports of interest

Community-based ECE (0.5mb pdf)
Strengthening Community-based Early Childhood Education in Aotearoa New Zealand Report for the Quality Public Education Early CHildhood Education Project.

OECD report on childcare costs

ECE Taskforce report

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