Essential Reading

Ka Hikitia Māori Education Strategy 2008-2012 – Part One [PDF; 745kb]

Ka Hikitia Māori Education Strategy 2008-2012 – Part Two [PDF; 310kb]

The New Zealand Disability Strategy [PDF; 290kb]

Pasifika Education Plan 2009-2012 [PDF; 1.85mb]

Strategic ECE Research Initiative [PDF; 1.50mb]

Meeting Minutes

Minutes of the ECE Taskforce meeting 8 October 2010 [PDF; 379kb]

Minutes of the ECE Taskforce meeting 5 November 2010 [PDF; 329kb]

Minutes of the ECE Taskforce meeting 16 Nov 2010 [PDF; 272kb]

Minutes of ECE Taskforce meeting 10 December 2010 [PDF; 420kb]

Background papers prepared for the ECE Taskforce:

1 – Overview of the NZ Early Childhood Education System [PDF; 500kb]

2 – Research Summary [PDF; 500kb]

3 – International Context [PDF; 400kb]

3.1 – Briefing 3 annexes [PDF; 500kb]

4 – Labour market and broader outcomes [PDF; 400kb]

5 – Capacity and Availability [PDF; 500kb]

6 – Curriculum [PDF; 400kb]

7 – Funding and Fiscal Analysis [PDF; 400kb]

8 -Amended Cost Benefit Analysis April 2011 [PDF; 400kb]
- Please note: This is an updated version loaded April 2011.

9 – Approaches to Terms of Reference A and B [PDF; 350kb]

9.1 – Approaches to Terms of Reference Appendix A [PDF; 194kb]

9.2 – Approaches to Terms of Reference Appendix B [PDF; 381kb]

10 – Non-participating Children in NZ (A3 diagram) [PDF; 91kb]

11 – ECE Per-child Expenditure (A3 diagrams) [PDF; 162kb]

12 – Institutional Analysis of the ECE Sector (A3 diagrams) [PDF; 260kb]

13 – Structure: Regulation of the ECE sector [PDF; 416kb]

14 – Structure: Funding Settings [PDF; 340kb]

15 – Structure: ECE Provider Organisations (Chart) [PDF; 140kb]

16 – Structure: Imposed Structural Environment (Chart) [PDF; 76kb]

17 – Conduct: Market Trends in ECE [PDF; 340kb]

18 – Conduct: ECE Sector Conduct Information (Chart) [PDF; 324kb]

19 – Conduct: Māori and Pasifika Services (Chart) [PDF; 188kb]

20 – The ECE Sector Performance Story [PDF; 328kb]

21 – Possible Performance Metrics (Chart) [PDF; 320kb]

22 – Summary of Esping-Anderson Article [PDF; 320kb]

23 – ECE Fiscal Outlook prepared by The Treasury [PDF; 240kb]

24 – Goverment funding: Policy and context (Chart) [PDF; 112kb]

25 – Entitlement Funding Per Child (Chart) [PDF; 192kb]

26 – ECE Taskforce Submissions Summary [PDF; 840kb]