Representatives from Piri’anga Alofa Pacific and Community Services appeared before a parliamentary select committee this week to voice their opposition to the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill which they say, will see an extreme uptake of families in emergency housing.
Whānau Manaaki has made submissions on two government bills that are currently before select committees at parliament.
Although kindergartens welcome any increase to funding, the latest Government budget has increased the funding to early childhood services by only half the rate of inflation, meaning an effective funding cut to services.
Island Bay Kindergarten is working with Garden to Table - a charitable trust that helps empower tamariki to whanake (grow), hauhake (harvest), whakarite (prepare), and whāngai (share) fresh, seasonal, and affordable kai.
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens welcomes the government decision to fund morning tea and lunch for up to 10,000 children in equity-funded not-for-profit early childhood services.
Whānau Manaaki released a statement today in response to David Seymour's announcement about changes to regulations in ECE.
Kindergartens Aotearoa welcomes the news that the government is trying to help parents with childcare fees but is concerned that many families will miss out because of the way the scheme is designed and administered.
U-Matter sports tournaments have an entry fee that is not money, but a mandatory health check! This is one of a number tournaments supported by Piri'anga Alofa Pacific and Community Services that aim to improve Pacific health outcomes.
Last month, Whānau Manaaki’s home based early education service, Etu Ao, celebrated its 20th cohort of graduate educators at its Porirua office. The newest TONI educators (TONI stands for Teach, Observe, Nurture In-home) received level four certificates in early childhood education.
In November 2023, Whānau Manaaki celebrated the launch of Piri'anga Alofa - Pacific and Community Services to officially recognise and bless the new name for Pacific and Community Services formally known as Amataga O Le Folauga 'the beginning of the journey'.
