This page provides the latest news on early childhood education issues, and ways you can get involved.  For information or support, you can contact your local member of the Early Childhood Caucus of NZEI.

New Collective Agreement for Kindergarten Support Staff

• NZEI Te Riu Roa has completed bargaining with six employers for a new collective agreement to cover the Support Staff and Centre-based student teachers in some areas.
• The new agreement will only apply to NZEI members. In order to have a strong voice at negotiations and to ensure all employees get a fair deal, we need them to be members of the union.
• All associations will now be invited to join the agreement.
• The 2008 - 2011 Claim can be downloaded here.

Pamphlets on benefits of joining NZEI:

Support Staff - Want Better Pay and Job Security
Kindergarten Teachers - Is Anyone Missing?

Towards QPECE leaflet

See Towards QPECE leaflet here

The leaflet draws on the report to NZEI’s annual meeting 2007, and summarises the basis for the campaign using the goals of Pathways to the Future: Nga Huarahi Arataki, the strategic plan for early childhood education – quality, participation and collaboration.

Guidelines on Physical Contact with Children

NZEI has guidelines on physical contact with children, to assist its members who work as teachers and support staff in schools and early childhood education centres. You can download a PDF of the Guidelines.