Child Care News
Teaching sustainability gains kindergarten bronze Enviroschools award
Stuff - Esther Ashby-Coventry - September 27, 2019It's out with the plastic and in with natural materials, a worm farm and vege garden at Waimataitai Kindergarten. After joining the Enviroschools programme last year, the kindergarten has been recognised for its move towards sustainability by being the first Timaru kindergarten to receive...
Councillors turn down $6000 childcare subsidy
Star News Christchurch - Louis Day - September 27, 2019City councillors have decided not to vote themselves ratepayer-funded childcare just weeks out from the local body elections. The controversial policy received a backlash from the public after The Star revealed city councillors would determine themselves whether to...
Early childhood teacher calls on Government for pay parity with kindergarten educators
Stuff - Jessica Long - September 26, 2019An early childhood teacher is calling for pay parity with kindergarten educators saying the industry's workers need better support from the government. Presenting at the Education and Workforce Select Committee on Wednesday, early childhood education (ECE) teacher...
Palmerston North childcare centre celebrates its 30th birthday
Stuff - Paul Mitchell - September 26, 2019A Palmerston North early childhood centre is celebrating its 30th birthday. BestStart Educare marked the milestone with a morning-tea chocolate cake at its main centre on Ngātā St on Wednesday. Christine Foster has been teaching at BestStart since the early days and she's seen...
Community board members get allowance to help to pay for childcare
Stuff - Tina Law - September 25, 2019Tori Peden gets paid $6 an hour to represent her community and that's before she pays for childcare. The Banks Peninsula Community Board member is happy to hear the Christchurch City Council has this week approved a childcare allowance for board members of...
Childcare developer gets green light for Levin site despite opposition.
NZ Herald - Paul Williams, Horowhenua Chronicle - September 25, 2019A new mega-childcare facility in rural Levin housing more than 100 children has been given the green light. David Sando ... of Sando Williams Ltd were given the go-ahead for their latest venture, a new childcare centre on Roslyn Road with a capacity for 117 children...
What's happening in the Hawke's Bay business world?
NZ Herald - September 24, 2019Cherry Grove Childcare have opened a new childcare space, adjoining their existing site, specifically focused on assisting children to become emotionally and socially school ready. Cherry Grove is part of the Ministry of Education Havelock North Communities of Learning, whereby...
Timaru's Hanan Kindergarten wins wellbeing challenge
Stuff - Samesh Mohanlall - September 23, 2019A South Canterbury kindergarten's five star approach to wellbeing has earned them praise and an award. Hanan Kindergarten recently came out tops in Wave's (Wellbeing and Vitality in Education) 5 Ways for 5 Weeks challenge for early childhood education centres in the region...
ECE teacher awarded $4500 after being accused of being rough with kid
Stuff - Debrin Foxcroft - September 23, 2019An early childhood teacher who was told she was "rough" with a child has been awarded $4500. The Employment Relations Authority found the managers of Bloom Childcare didn't follow correct procedure when issuing a written warning to teacher Sarah Hansen. Hansen received...
'Sad' scenes at preschool
NZ Herald - September 23, 2019Early childhood teachers seek help as the number of children arriving cold and hungry grows. Richards, who runs two early childhood centres in south Auckland, Mokopuna ki Roscommon and Mokopuna ki Clendon, says scenes like this are becoming so common the centres...
Taxpayer could pay stay-at-home mums' KiwiSaver contributions
Stuff - Rob Stock - September 23, 2019A taxpayer-funded "care credit" paid into women's accounts when they took time off work to raise a family could reduce the proportion of women who ended up living in poverty in retirement. The uncosted care credit suggestion comes from the Commission for Financial Capability...
Evolve shareholders demand answers
Scoop - Victoria Young - September 18, 2019New directors at Evolve Education were forced to their feet as shareholders demanded information from the childcare firm’s new management. But there was little forthcoming at today’s annual meeting from the new executives of the beleaguered NZX-listed childcare company...
New Director for Evolve Education Group Limited
Australian Financial Review, Media Release - September 17, 2019Evolve Education Group Limited (Evolve) advises that it has appointed Adrian Fonseca as a Director of the company, effective 19 September 2019. Adrian will replace Grainne Troute, who retired on 6 September 2019. Adrian brings strong credentials to the Board...
An award years in making for Paihia Waitangi Kindergarten
NZ Herald - Northland Age - September 17, 2019The Paihia Waitangi Kindergarten has been awarded Enviroschools Bronze status, and now has a large outdoor Enviro-schools sign and a framed certificate to prove it. Northland Regional Council representatives Cathy Erstich and Susan Karels made the presentations...
The Rotorua childcare centre making a difference to the elderly
NZ Herald - Caroline Fleming, Bay of Plenty Times - September 16, 2019Some people say the best lessons in the world can be found in the minds of the elderly. However, for one care home in Rotorua, it is the youngest members of society who are providing the most help. For the past two years, BestStart Educare in Sunset and The Garden's Care Home...
