The union for early childhood and primary teachers, school support staff and learning support staff Te Riu Roa is calling for a $2.5 billion boost to learning support funding to properly help every child and student that needs it.
At least eight MPs from Labour, Greens and Te Pati Māori were at parliament today to receive the NZEI petition against cutting regulations in early childhood education.
Last weekend Piri'anga Alofa Pacific and Community Services staff, Whānau Manaaki kindergarten teachers and volunteers ran another successful giveaway day at Nuanua Kindergarten in Cannons Creek Porirua.
Kindergarten kaiako from Ōhāriu and Hutt South electorates visit MP offices with NZEI petition.
This week Gonville Kindergarten in Whanganui hosted a hugely successful Health and Wellbeing event.
Minister for Early Childhood Education David Seymour held a media briefing yesterday announcing that a raft of cuts and changes to ECE regulations will be implemented by the end of the year.
Toru Fetū Assistant Head Teacher Alana Nootai was interviewed last week, for a story on E-Tangata about the loss of the Pasifika literacy project that was axed last year.
Whānau Manaaki has released its first whānau pānui of the year!
Whānau Manaaki Kindergartens through our collective organisation Kindergartens Aotearoa had the chance to be heard by the Justice Select Committee on our submission on the Treaty Principles Bill last week.
This week, the Education Minister Erica Stanford stressed the value of qualified teachers in early childhood education.
