Early Childhood Education (ECE) in New Zealand - Integrated System - Integrated system – overview no distinction between education and care government does.
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Early Childhood Education
(ECE)
in New Zealand
- Integrated System -
Integrated system – overview
no distinction between education and care
government does not own or operate ECE services
centralised authority for education and care
areas of central responsibility:
statutory regulation + associated tiers of administration
government funding
curriculum
monitoring
Policy & system development
system development in New Zealand
early 1900s – some government subsidies
1960 – regulation
1974 – targeted parent support
1986 to 1990 – centralisation of subsidies, support and
development of quality assurance
1990 – introduction of new funding and licensing system
1996 – Te Whāriki (bicultural ECE curriculum) officially introduced
2005 – major funding system changes
Integration
sequence of integration:
revised education legislation
authority for childcare services transferred to Department of
Education from Department of Social Welfare
qualifications benchmark to be phased in
Department of Education becomes Ministry of Education
funding for Māori language services transferred to Ministry
of Education from Ministry of Māori Affairs
new funding system introduced
Teachers
the New Zealand Qualifications Authority manages the
recognition of standards and qualifications
the New Zealand Teachers Council decides which qualifications
can lead to teacher registration in ECE
the funding system is designed to incentivise increases in the
number of registered ECE teachers
recently changed from a 100% target of registered teachers (in
services led by teachers) by 2012 to 80%
Quality Assurance
1960 – first quality assurance – a form of licensing related to physical
welfare of children existed
late 1980s… – sector advocacy for recognition by government
teacher registration and monitoring through ERO / NZQA / NZTC
1990 – new funding system and licensing + Statement of Desirable
Objectives and Practices
late 1980s – early 1990s – sector concerns about quality
late 1990s – 2009 changes in ECE regulations and relicensing
requirements for ECE services are increasingly focused on quality of
education
Policy Lessons & evaluation
Policy lessons
main concerns of the sector
mandate for reform
implementation of changes via a 10 year strategic plan
Evaluation of the 10 year strategic plan initiated in 2002:
1st of 2 parts completed: monitoring of the early stages
integrated approach is successful for delivery of ECE;
targeted intervention needed for those not participating