OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: We're the surveillance stateChildren in early-childhood education, ages 3 to 5, are to be given ID numbers.20 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionHelen TwoseSuccess: Starting kids on the right footPreschool education service provides in-home help for 1000 children.04 Jul 09:30 PM
New ZealandSpotlight on selling to our kidsMarketing to children now starts in infancy, but a conference in Auckland tomorrow will ask what we can do about it, reports Simon Collins.03 Jul 05:30 PM
New ZealandPush for on-site preschoolsParents should have the option to drop their 4-year-old off at school, says a principal who is set to open a preschool on his school's grounds.25 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandTough luck, teachersEarly childhood teachers are being asked to take pay cuts, slash hours and even quit while parents face higher fees.15 Jun 05:30 PM
New ZealandCompany changes home childcare policyNew Zealand's biggest home childcare provider is rewording its contracts to impose new conditions in relation to the publicly-funded 20 hours' "free" childcare."13 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandDumped teacher will fight chargesAn early childhood teacher who forged her qualifications is in prison awaiting sentence and has had her name removed from the New Zealand Teachers Council Register.23 Mar 04:30 PM
New Zealand'Alarming' number of kids hurtEarly education centres report eighty-five injuries each year - including amputation, impalings and brain injuries.16 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCarers seek cost reviewPreschool educators are calling for an urgent review of government funding after the <i>Herald on Sunday</i> revealed a large number of parents are paying extra for what was supposed to be a free service.16 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandParents being forced to pay upAlmost half of New Zealand preschools are charging parents for what is supposed to be a free government-funded service, according to a <i>Herald on Sunday</i> investigation.02 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandConned by 'free' childcare promiseA Herald on Sunday investigation has found nearly half of all early childhood providers surveyed supplement their 20 hours Early Childhood Education with extra "optional charges".02 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionShould preschool be compulsory?Two views on the Government's decision to require social welfare beneficiaries with little children to arrange for them to attend preschool education centres from July next year.20 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Compulsory pre-school a boon for allEditorial: Early education has not been a priority for this Government. But having made it compulsory for beneficiaries National will find it hard to argue against wider compulsion.12 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandFear over beneficiary child changesEarly childhood experts are in shock after a government decision to make education compulsory from the age of 3 for children of welfare beneficiaries.11 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandiPads bridge kindy generation gapPreschool pupils are teaching their teachers a thing or two with their grasp of new technology.24 Aug 09:26 PM
