Changes to Family Boost Scheme

Whānau Manaaki CEO Amanda Coulston was interviewed by TVNZ Breakfast News, alongside Simon Lauber from the Early Childhood Council on whether increasing the threshold will make a tangible difference to families

Nau mai, haere mai KidzWay Kindergarten!

We welcomed the newest addition to our Otago whānau, KidzWay Kindergarten, this month in Tapanui.

Wellington Central MP Tamatha Paul visits Campbell Kindergarten

Kaiako from three kindergartens in Karori met Wellington Central MP Tamatha Paul this week, to talk about the issues in early childhood education

Concerns Raised over Early Childhood Funding Review

The Government has announced a funding review of early childhood education, which has drawn significant criticism from many within the sector—particularly around concerns for quality.

Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens Support Pay Equity Inquiry

Whānau Manaaki Board Chair Martin Robinson represented our association at the launch of a “Peoples’ Select Committee’ of former MPs from parties across the political spectrum, held to gather evidence about pay equity for women workers.

MP Suze Redmayne Visits Kimbolton Kindergarten

Rangitikei MP Suze Redmayne visited Kimbolton Kindergarten last week and featured the kindergarten on her Facebook page. She described the visits as “a fantastic start to my day visiting the incredible team and kids at Kimbolton Kindergarten.

Pay Parity Further Undermined

Yesterday, the government made an announcement that further weakens pay parity provisions for early childhood teachers outside of kindergarten.

Calling on PM to Back Quality Early Childhood Education

The union for early childhood teachers, NZEI Te Riu Roa, has released an open letter to the Prime Minister and Government, calling on them to stop undermining decades of progress in ECE and start supporting quality ECE.

Effective Cut to ECE funding in Budget 2025

Kindergartens Aotearoa welcomes learning support spending but criticise effective cut in base funding

Kindergartens Support Green Policy on Early Childhood Education

The Green Party has presented an alternative budget which includes transforming early childhood education away from corporate provision and towards a community owned system.