Child Care News
Choosing childcare: A beginner's guide to early childhood education in New Zealand
NZ Herald - Simon Collins - June 29, 2020Private centre, home-based care, playcentre, kindergarten... the world of early childhood education is a complex and often expensive minefield. No wonder parents and caregivers are overwhelmed when it comes to the best options for under-5s. With most mums and dads…
Choosing Childcare: Parents delaying second child because of daycare costs
NZ Herald - June 28, 2020New Zealand parents are having children further apart or even deciding against a second baby because they can't afford to have two kids in daycare at once. For many couples, stay-at-home parenting is not a long-term option because of mortgage or rent costs. But some find...
Free holiday programme for school children ready
Indian Newslink - June 20, 2020Parents, grandparents and anyone who needs an action-packed adventure for children during the forthcoming (July) school holidays would be pleased to read this report. A holiday programme valued at more than $20,000 will be available at Kelly Club and Kelly Sports Club...
Police officer shot dead in Auckland: Nearby preschool forced into lockdown
NZ Herald - Luke Kirkness - June 19, 2020A preschool on Reynella Drive, Massey, was forced into lockdown during the emergency services response to a fatal cop shooting. A male police officer died earlier today after he was shot on the same west Auckland road while trying to attend to a routine traffic stop. Another officer...
$1.2 million childcare plan to add vitality
Otago Daily Times - Luisa Girao - June 17, 2020Plans for a $1.2 million childcare facility to attract more vibrancy to Southland Racing Club land have been revealed. Club president Sean Bellew said it was the first stage of a project including a 20-section residential subdivision in the future. Mr Bellew and developers Will Kennedy...
Childcare firm Kindercare proposes restructure after $7.4m wage subsidy
Stuff - Anuja Nadkarni - June 16, 2020Jobs are on the line at childcare service provider Kindercare despite the company receiving more than $7.4 million in wage subsidies. The company received the Government handout for 1171 staff. But it had not proved sufficient to retain all jobs. Kindercare chief executive...
Same qualifications, same duties, different pay: The 'broken' ECE model
Stuff - Laura Wiltshire - June 8, 2020In a pre-Budget 2020 announcement on May 11, early childhood teachers were told the sector would be given $151.1 million to improve pay. On Budget day, a further $278.2m was given to the sector. But while the country congratulated them on a pay rise, the sector says it is ...
Covid 19 coronavirus: Half of pre-schoolers still not back in daycare
NZ Herald - Simon Collins - June 4, 2020Almost three weeks after schools and childcare centres theoretically returned to normal, Auckland toddler Emrys Frost is still at home with his parents. His dad Jonathan Frost, 35, has lost his job as a chef at SkyCity and is now at home all the time to look after 15-month-old Emrys...
Dannevirke Kindergarten staff continue learning started in lockdown
NZ Herald - Dave Murdoch, Bush Telegraph - June 1, 2020While kindergarten children were officially allowed back to kindergarten on Wednesday, April 29, both Central and Appleton staff in Dannevirke knew there would be relatively few in attendance because they have been in regular contact with parents throughout lockdown...
Pasifika relationships nurtured in early childhood education
NZ Herald - Karen Hughes - May 31, 2020Tertiary learning provider Training For You is taking a proactive approach to supporting Pasifika culture in the early childhood education space. Training For You Tutor, Michaela Newman, teaches the New Zealand Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care, Level 3...
Toddler needs surgery after finger almost severed at Hamilton daycare
Stuff - May 29, 2020A toddler's middle finger was almost severed in a cupboard door at a Hamilton daycare. The child's father is ropeable. He says the centre did not call an ambulance and there were no safety latches on the cupboard. The Ministry of Education is investigating the incident that left ...
New Zealand ECTs call discrimination on latest Government pay announcement
The Sector - Freya Lucas - May 28, 2020Early childhood teachers (ECTs) in New Zealand have responded to a recent Government announcement of funding to bring the minimum pay for ECTs outside the kindergarten sector into alignment with those within it, saying that until they are able access the Kindergarten ...
Paeroa nature childcare centre where children climb trees, explore creeks, paddocks and get muddy
NZ Herald - Alison Smith, Bay of Plenty Times - May 28, 2020A 5.6 hectare nature childcare centre where children are encouraged to build mud slides, climb trees and explore the freshwater creek is set to open its doors in Paeroa. Tamariki Station Ainslee Centre's opening is positive news amid the Covid-19 financial recovery and owner...
Kete Koha To Kohanga Reo And Early Childhood Education Centres
Scoop NZ - Joint Press Release - May 28, 2020Ngātiwai Trust Board and Te Manawaroa o Ngāti Hine continue to partner this time providing Kete Koha for over 20 Early Childhood Centres(ECE) and Kohanga Reo across the mid north and Whangārei area. The Kete Koha are endorsed by Te Kohanga Reo National Trust and support...
'Our pay is the lowest of the low': ECE teachers call for pay to match kindergarten sector
Stuff NZ - Laura Wiltshire - May 26, 2020Teachers in the early childhood sector are calling for pay parity with their kindergarten counterparts, saying the current funding model is discriminatory. On May 11, the government announced funding to bring minimum pay for early childhood education (ECE) teachers...
