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At 49, DJ Sowerby finds his calling in early childhood education
Gisborne man DJ Sowerby breaks gender norms as an early childhood teacher.
'He is the proudest little Samoan boy ever'
Ask 3-year-old Samson Salima what his name is and he will answer in Samoan - Samasoni.
Early Childhood funding will make 'all the difference' to families
New conditions around the 20 hours free early learning could save parents even more money.
'A worsening trend': Hundreds of early learning centres close down
285 early learning centres have closed in two years.
'It just wasn't affordable': Childcare costs drive family to leave New Zealand
An expat family says childcare costs were one of the reasons they left New Zealand.
'Ow, it hurts': Teacher 'tweaked' ear of preschooler after he smeared faeces on himself
'These are called ears and they aren’t painted on so please use them,' teacher told child.
Hopes Ellis ruling will see more men working in early childhood sector
Less than three per cent of New Zealand early childhood educators are male.
Outdoor noise concerns prevent new daycare from opening
The toys are on the shelves but the doors won't be opening to a new Christchurch daycare.
'Struggling to hang on': School illness battle as winter Covid wave begins
Schools report one in five staff and students off sick as end of term approaches.
Frank Film: The changing lives of our children
Gone are the days when little ones spent their preschool years at home.
Budget 2022: Education funding not keeping up with inflation
'Air is going out of the tyres faster than it's being pumped back in,' one principal says.
'Child-farming': Teachers slam Govt in scathing early childhood survey
Respondents felt the quality of ECE was poor and would likely get worse.
Children's declining maths, literacy performance to be tackled
'We must do better for our kids,' minister says.
Parent in 'utter disbelief' as preschool emails conspiracy theories
The centre's weekly update encourages parents to view a video on BitChute.
Big jump in high schools, early learning centres with Covid cases
The Ministry of Education has released a snapshot of establishments dealing with Covid.
'Woeful': Border scheme to lure 300 teachers to NZ - only 8 came
Claim process is too costly, confusing and slow to get teachers into the country.
Afterschool and holiday programmes can open in traffic light system
But it's still not clear what public health rules apply.
'Waving hands like a mad person': Woman stops traffic after boy found outside daycare
Police, the Ministry of Education and the child's parents have been notified.
Father shocked after 2yo found wandering outside Auckland daycare
A truck driver found Terrence and returned him to the centre, the boy's father said.
North Shore child infectious when at daycare last week
So far no staff or students have returned positive test results.
Auckland, Waikato schools to reopen on November 17
All Year 1-10 students in Auckland and Waikato will be able to return to school.
Covid scare at West Auckland daycare after teacher tests positive
The case was detected as the result of routine screening for early childhood educators.
One in four respondents to ECE survey say they're 'very likely' to leave over vaccine mandate
Results suggest Government should focus special effort on the ECE sector, expert says.
Early childhood teachers anxious after positive teacher case in Auckland
Teachers feel at risk because they have to face unvaccinated children without masks.
More than half Auckland's pre-schoolers unable to go back to daycare under relaxed Covid restrictions
"We can't meet the demand of every parent who will want early childhood education."
Covid road map: 'Frustrated' daycare centres plead for more info before reopening
With the return of children to early childhood education, providers want guidance.
Toilet queue 'rumble' ends in suspension for drunk ECE teacher
The woman's license was not cancelled because she showed remorse for her actions.