Consultation opened today on He taonga te tamaiti, the new draft strategic plan for early learning.
We are seeking feedback from families and whānau, kaiako, service providers, educators and the wider community.
The draft plan has been developed by a Ministerial Advisory Group, working with a sector Reference Group and the Ministry of Education.
It sets out a vision and a pathway to develop and strengthen the early learning sector over the next 10 years, to meet the needs of all children and their families and whānau.
Key proposals for change include:
- moving towards a 100% qualified teacher workforce in early learning services
- improving the adult:child ratios for babies and toddlers
- increasing the consistency and levels of teacher salaries and conditions across the sector
- a more planned approach to establishing new services, greater support and increased monitoring of services.
Once finalised, any changes would be introduced gradually and in a planned sequence, to allow time to adjust to the changes.
Consultation, which includes an online survey as well as a series of hui around the country, will close on 15 March 2019 – please pass on this information to anyone you know who may be interested.
Upcoming Regional Hui
Day |
Date |
Location |
Time |
Wellington |
Wednesday |
5-Dec-18 |
Lower Hutt |
6:00-8:00pm |
Thursday |
7-Feb-19 |
Wellington City |
6:00-8:00pm |
Monday |
11-Feb-19 |
Porirua |
6:00-8:00pm |
Tai Tokerau |
Friday |
8-Feb-19 |
Whangarei |
3:30-5:30pm |
Friday |
8-Feb-19 |
Whangarei |
6:30-8:30pm |
Auckland |
Friday |
7-Dec-18 |
Auckland North |
2:00-4:00pm |
Saturday |
8-Dec-18 |
Auckland South |
10:00am-12:00pm |
Wednesday |
23-Jan-19 |
Auckland Central |
3:30-5:30pm |
Wednesday |
23-Jan-19 |
Auckland Central |
6:30-8:30pm |
Thursday |
24-Jan-19 |
Auckland North |
6:00-8:00pm |
Friday |
25-Jan-19 |
Auckland South |
2:00-4:00pm |
Otago, Southland |
Monday |
17-Dec-18 |
Dunedin |
3:30-5:30pm |
Friday |
1-Feb-19 |
Dunedin |
3:00-5:00pm |
Tuesday |
12-Feb-19 |
Gore |
2:30-4:30pm |
Tuesday |
12-Feb-19 |
Invercargill |
6:30-8:30pm |
Wednesday |
13-Feb-19 |
Cromwell |
3:30-5:30pm |
Thursday |
14-Feb-19 |
North Otago/Oamaru |
4:00-6:00pm |
Canterbury |
Thursday |
13-Dec-18 |
Christchurch |
6:30-8:30pm |
Monday |
4-Feb-19 |
Christchurch |
6:00-8:00pm |
Monday |
11-Feb-19 |
Timaru |
6:00-8:00pm |
Thursday |
14-Feb-19 |
Ashburton |
6:00-8:00pm |
Tuesday |
19-Feb-19 |
Rangiora |
6:00-8:00pm |
Nelson, Marlborough, West Coast |
Thursday |
6-Dec-18 |
Nelson |
3:30-5:30pm |
Thursday |
6-Dec-18 |
Nelson |
6:30-8:30pm |
Tuesday |
22-Jan-19 |
Kaikoura |
3:30 -5:30 pm |
Wednesday |
23-Jan-19 |
Blenheim/Marlborough |
3:30 -5:30 pm |
Thursday |
24-Jan-19 |
Greymouth / West Coast |
3:30 -5:30 pm |
Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu |
Tuesday |
12-Feb-19 |
Palmerston North |
6.00-8.00pm |
Wednesday |
13-Feb-19 |
Whanganui |
6.00-8.00pm |
Thursday |
14-Feb-19 |
New Plymouth |
6.00-8.00pm |
Waikato |
Monday |
10-Dec-18 |
Hamilton |
3:30-5:30pm |
Monday |
10-Dec-18 |
Hamilton |
6:30-8:30pm |
Monday |
11-Feb-19 |
Thames |
7.00-9.00pm |
Tuesday |
12-Feb-19 |
Tokoroa / South Waikato |
6.00-8.00pm |
Wednesday |
13-Feb-19 |
Te Kuiti / Taumarunui |
1.00-3.00pm |
Bay of Plenty - Waiariki |
Tuesday |
11-Dec |
Rotorua |
5:30-7:30pm |
Tuesday |
22-Jan |
Whakatane |
10:30am-12:30pm |
Tuesday |
22-Jan |
Tauranga |
5:30-7:30pm |
Tuesday |
19-Feb |
Rotorua |
5:30-7:30pm |
Hawke's Bay - Tairāwhiti |
Wednesday |
12-Dec-18 |
Napier |
3:30-5:30pm |
Wednesday |
12-Dec-18 |
Napier |
6:30-8:30pm |
Thursday |
30-Jan-19 |
Gisborne |
3:30-5:30pm |
Thursday |
30-Jan-19 |
Gisborne |
6:30-8:30pm |
Wednesday |
31-Jan-19 |
Wairoa |
4.00-6.00pm |
For more information about the upcoming hui and to read the Draft Strategic Plan for Early Learning, please see the Education Conversation website.
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