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19 November 2018
New Draft Plan for Early Learning

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.