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Information for parents and whānau

Learn more about how ERO reviews across all the many types of early childhood education you can find across Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Information for parents and whānau

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Licensing and regulatory requirements

Find out about the regulations and criteria that early learning services must meet to operate.

Licensing and regulatory requirements

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Information for parents and whānau

Information and guidance about your child's learning and development from early learning to school and kura and tertiary education.

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Understanding reviews in ECE and kōhungahunga

Learn how ERO reviews early learning services and kōhungahunga, with information for service leaders, kaiako, parents and whānau.

Understanding our regulatory role in ECE and Kōhungahunga

Information about ERO's regulatory responsibilities for early childhood education providers, playgroups, parents and whānau.

Starting an early learning service

Te whakatū i tētahi ratonga kōhungahunga

Find out about the types of early learning services and how to start a service.

Licensing and regulatory requirements

Find out about the regulations and criteria that early learning services must meet to operate.

Managing an ECE service

Information and guidance to help providers manage, operate and meet the requirements for running an early learning service.

Running an ECE service

Te whakahaere whare kōhungahunga

Find out about your ongoing responsibilities once licensed or certificated.

Report an incident

Information about reporting incidents that affect the health, safety or wellbeing of children and mokopuna in early learning settings.

Make a complaint

Guidance for parents, whānau, staff and community members who want to make a complaint or raise concerns about an early learning service.