Vow to fight cuts to early education
Vow to fight cuts to early education
Early childhood education providers in Dunedin are not taking last week's budget cuts lying down.
Early childhood education
Early childhood meeting
Early childhood meeting
The effects of cuts to early childhood education (ECE) will be discussed at a community meeting today.
Couple build learning centre
Couple build learning centre
What turns a medical scientist at Southern Community Laboratories into an early childhood education provider?
Parents expected to cover shortfall as preschools lose
Parents expected to cover shortfall as preschools lose
The biggest losers in the Budget could be New Zealand's youngest, as cuts to early childhood education (ECE) threaten quality in the sector.
Row over possible means testing for ECE
Row over possible means testing for ECE
Any means testing for parents to get funding for early childhood education would be an election promise broken, Labour leader Phil Goff says.
Parents could pay more for early childhood education
Parents could pay more for early childhood education
The Government is promising it will continue providing 20 hours early childhood education a week but ministers aren't ruling out changes that could mean parents paying more.