Your child is very precious to you, we understand.
It’s a big leap of faith and trust to place your baby or young child with strangers – whether for a few hours a day or more than 40 hours a week.
We’ve sourced the best articles and guidance to help you be better informed about the range of services, what to expect, how to manage, and so on.
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An early childhood service is defined in law as being “Any premises used regularly for the education or care of 3 or more children (not being the children of the person providing the care) under the age of 6.
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When services break the rules, the Ministry of Education may choose to give it a written direction to make an improvement, or change its licence to provisional or suspended.
There is no system of fines or other penalties.
Read the full details here.
What a licence is, the classes of licence, details shown on the licence which must be displayed, and the requirement for the licence holder to be a fit and proper person.
Here’s a full outline on what you need to know about licences.
What parents can do to help their child adjust to being left in care at an early childhood service. How to make drop-offs go more smoothly.
Parents are a main stakeholder in ECE. Parents views have long been overlooked in policy and decision-making regarding ECE issues. We believe that regulations are necessary. Not only are regulations necessary, but compliance also needs to be regularly monitored and enforced.
How to tell if your child has settled-in and is truly happy © myECE.org.nz. Parent Support and Information. Many children settle into an early childhood education
The Kiwi Parent Guide to Early Childhood Education is for anyone considering using an early childhood service for the first time or changing their current
Below is a copy of the Checklist for Choosing an Early Childhood Education Service. Begin your search by going to the online National Register of
Adult-to-child ratios is the minimum number of adults necessary to have depending on the number of children.
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Here’s the number of qualified staff, type and level of qualification required for working in different early childhood education settings.
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