How Do NZ Services Attract and Retain Kaiako in a Tight Market?
How NZ ECE leaders can attract and retain certificated kaiako in a tight market: pay parity, conditions, workload, growth, culture and wellbeing.
What Does the Privacy Act 2020 Mean for Children’s Data in NZ Services?
What the Privacy Act 2020 means for NZ early childhood services: the 13 privacy principles, the notifiable breach scheme, and handling children’s data.
How Do You Support Tamariki Through the Transition from ECE to School?
Support tamariki through the ECE-to-school transition in NZ with continuity of learning, strong relationships, learning stories, visits and shared records.
What Are NZ’s Teacher-Child Ratios and Qualified Kaiako Requirements?
A clear guide to NZ’s teacher-child ratios (1:3 under 2, 1:10 for 2+) and the 50% certificated kaiako rule for centre-based ECE services.
What Does 20 Hours ECE Cover, and How Do You Explain Fees to Families?
A clear NZ guide to what 20 Hours ECE covers, who qualifies, how funded hours and optional charges work, and how to explain fees to whānau.
How Do You Honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Everyday Early Learning?
Practical ways kaiako and centre leaders honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi every day through te reo Māori, authentic whānau and iwi relationships, and bicultural practice.