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<i>Dita De Boni:</i> If Sir Peter says so
Someone who has done nothing but alienate large groups of teachers is a deadbeat choice for the job of Education Minister, says Dita De Boni.
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Help parents choose, urge preschool reviewers
Taskforce to advocate better performance reporting so carers can compare centres.
![Pre-schoolers earning gun licences at NZ kindies](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=799)
Pre-schoolers earning gun licences at NZ kindies
Kids with imaginary guns are learning real safety lessons at kindergartens and early childcare centres around the country.
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Editorial: Parental leave proposal offers better balance
The previous Government was much taken with the economic benefit of getting and keeping more women in work.
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Costs make return to work hardly worthwhile
New mum Vanessa Mealings would welcome any change that made it easier for her to stay at home in the first year of her children's lives.
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Childcare changes would cost parents - Govt
Parents would end up footing the bill for many of the recommended changes in a Children's Commissioner report on pre-primary care, the Government says.
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Care for under two-year-olds variable - report
A new report from the Children's Commissioner is a timely call to take the care and education of NZ's under two-year-olds seriously, NZCA says.
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It's double trouble - times four
Four sets of identical twin boys are keeping caregivers on their toes at a Northland childcare centre.