How quality early childhood education and care is delivered in different settings, and what parents can do if they’re concerned about something.
The Education Review Office (ERO) is responsible for reporting on the education and care of children and young people in early childhood settings.
The ERO’s What Matters Most Guide is a useful tool for families considering early education options.
What reinstatement of the Provider Assessment Group means for families and how this decision has been received.
Learn why early learning services charge fees for the days when children aren’t in care and for public holidays.
Results from the ECE census offer interesting insights into the state of play in NZ’s early education sector, read our summary this week.
Alert Levels under COVID-19 and how they impact early learning services, including when services must close and when children can attend.
New Ministry of Health Guidelines relating to food safety and what early learning services need to do to comply with the new rules.
Steps early education services must take to keep young children safe from food related choking.
A summary of the Ministry of Education’s 2019 Complaints and Incidents report, which describes the complaints and the actions taken in response.
As part of it's Early Learning Action Plan, the government is moving towards a fully qualified workforce in home based early education. This article explains the timelines for introduction.
Changes to adult to child ratios in child care centres are on the way as a result of the Early Learning Action Plan. Learn how these will impact children and what the early childhood sector thinks about the new rules.
Learn about the new Education and Training Act 2020, the most significant reform of education legislation in decades, and what it means for children who attend early learning services.
The Early Learning Action Plan outlines a series of initiatives to boost qualifications among our early education workforce. Learn what changes are planned.
After extensive consultation with the early childhood sector, families and whanau the government’s Early Learning Action Plan has been released.
It's important for babies, toddlers and preschoolers to be busy, but the big question is - how active and how rested should under-fives be?