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The Quality of Assessment in Early Childhood Education

Published: 01 Nov 2007

Assessment informs an early childhood service’s programme and educators’ teaching practices. ERO evaluated the quality of assessment in all the early childhood services reviewed in Terms 3 and 4, 2006.

Services were at varying stages in their understanding and implementation of assessment practices, as not all had yet participated in professional development.

Audience:: Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Assessment; Early Childhood Education (ECE); Te Whāriki; Kei Tua o te Pae/Assessment for Learning: Early Childhood Exemplars; Early childhood services

A guide for parents and whānau on supporting science in early childhood

Published: 12 Apr 2021

Learning science in the preschool years helps children become better problem solvers and critical thinkers. This short guide aims to help parents and whānau of children in early childhood education to understand why science matters for this age group, know what to expect for science teaching and learning for their child, and think about how they can support their child’s science learning journey.

Audience:: Academics; Early learning; Education; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Science; Guidance; Guides for parents

Handbook of contractual obligations and undertakings – early childhood services

Published: 12 Apr 2021

This Handbook covers relevant legislation and requirements that early learning services and kōhanga reo must follow. Our review officers use this Handbook as part of their review. It does not represent the official versions of the Acts, regulations and other requirements. We recommend referring to the full legislation and requirements when needed.

Audience:: Early learning; Education; Māori-medium

Content type:: Basic page

Topics:: Early learning; Home-based education; Hospital-based education; Kōhanga Reo

Priorities for Children's Learning in Early Childhood Services

Published: 27 May 2013

This national report is one of two reports that present the findings of a 2012 national evaluation about curriculum priorities.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Early childhood services; Curriculum; Te Whāriki; Māori; Pacific

Priorities for Childrens Learning in Early Childhood Services: Good Practice

Published: 01 Nov 2013

This good practice report presents examples from five early childhood services where priorities for children’s learning were well considered and reflected on.

Audience:: Early learning; Māori-medium; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Early childhood services; Good practice; Te Whāriki; Māori; Pacific

The Early Learning Years

Published: 15 Jun 2016

This booklet is for all parents and caregivers who have infants and toddlers in an early childhood education service, or who are thinking about enrolling their child in an early childhood service. It gives you an idea of what you can expect from high quality early childhood education and the questions you can ask a service about the education and care of your child.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Early learning; Early childhood services; Infants; Guides for parents

Early Learning Curriculum

Published: 31 Oct 2016

This retrospective study synthesises findings from 17 national reports about curriculum implementation in early learning services, published over the last 10 years.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Early learning; Diversity; Bicultural curriculum

How ERO reviews

Published: 04 Mar 2021

ERO reviews all early childhood services, kōhanga reo, schools and kura to help their learners flourish. We focus on what’s working well for learners/ākonga and what can improve.

Audience:: Academics; Early learning; Māori-medium; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Basic page

Topics:: Kōhanga Reo; Kura; Early childhood services; Evaluation; Schools; School hostels; International students

Awareness and confidence to work with Te Whāriki (2017)

Published: 12 Jul 2018

In this evaluation, ERO wanted to find out how aware and confident leaders and kaiako in early learning services were as they began to work with the updated curriculum, Te Whāriki (2017).

Audience:: Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Teachers | Kaiako

A guide to learning in a Covid-19 world - Supporting parents into 2021

Published: 19 Jan 2021

This short guide is for parents of children in early childhood education, and of school-aged children. It covers that we learnt from talking to schools and early childhood education services in 2020 about the impact of Covid-19. It also sets out some recommendations for how parents can continue to support their child’s learning this year.

Audience:: Early learning; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: COVID-19; Parents; Guides for parents

Preparedness to implement Te Whāriki (2017)

Published: 27 Jun 2019

ERO is undertaking a series of evaluations on the implementation of Te Whāriki: He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa. This report examines how prepared services are to implement Te Whāriki, including their engagement with professional learning and development, and determining 'what matters here' and next steps.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Professional capability; Teachers | Kaiako

Evaluation Judgement Rubric

Published: 02 Sep 2020

This Judgement Rubric is an evaluation tool for use in ERO’s evaluations of early childhood services and by the services in their internal evaluation. The rubric is based on the indicators in Te Ara Poutama|Indicators of quality for early childhood education: what matters most.

Audience:: Early learning; Education

Content type:: Basic page

Topics:: Evaluation; Te Whāriki; Quality; Collaboration to improve learner outcomes

Evaluation Indicators for Education Reviews in Kōhanga Reo

Published: 08 Apr 2021

The Evaluation Indicators for Education Reviews in Kōhanga Reo is a specialist resource to inform the judgements that review officers make about the quality of children’s experiences while they are taking part in a kōhanga reo programme.

Audience:: Early learning; Education; Māori-medium; Parents

Content type:: Basic page

Topics:: Kōhanga Reo; Quality of children's experiences; Evaluation

A guide for parents and whānau on supporting science in primary school

Published: 12 Apr 2021

Learning science in the primary school years helps children become better problem solvers and critical thinkers. This short guide aims to help parents and whānau of children in primary school to understand why science matters for this age group, know what to expect for science teaching and learning for their child, and think about how they can support their child’s science learning journey.

Audience:: Academics; Education; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Science; Schools; Guides for parents

Framework for Kōhanga Reo reviews

Published: 31 Mar 2021

This framework contains information about the process that the Education Review Office (ERO) uses for managing kōhanga reo reviews. This information forms part of ERO’s standard procedures for reviews of kōhanga reo.

Audience:: Early learning; Education; Māori-medium; Parents

Content type:: Basic page

Topics:: Kōhanga Reo; Standard Procedures; Te Aho Matua

Te Whāriki (2017): Awareness Towards Implementation

Published: 12 Dec 2019

ERO’s final report in the Te Whāriki series summarises the findings of previous reports and includes the last two focus areas for the curriculum – how services decide ‘what learning matters here’ and how well they were developing learning-focused partnerships with parents and whānau.

Audience:: Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Te Marautanga o Aotearoa; Teachers | Kaiako

Te Kura Huanui: The treasures of successful pathways

Published: 08 Jul 2021

Te Kura Huanui: The treasures of successful pathways and supporting documentaries explore the Māori-medium education pathway, through a rich collection of interviews and research conducted in partnership with early founders, whānau, leaders, graduates, kaiako, kaimahi and kaumatua.

Audience:: Māori-medium

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Best practice; Community; Diversity; Equitable outcomes; Immersion; Inclusion; Identity; Kōhanga Reo; Kauapapa Māori; Kura; Knowledge building; Māori-medium; Mātauranga Māori; Māori student achievement; Māori parents and whanau; Māori learners; Māori immersion; Māori Education Evaluation; Manaakitanga; Māori; Literacy and numeracy; Methodology; Te Kōhanga Reo; Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust; Te reo Māori; Te Rūnanga Nui o ngā Kura Kaupapa Māori o Aotearoa; Teachers | Kaiako; Teaching; Tikanga Māori; Te ao Māori; Wellbeing; Whānau; Whanaungatanga; Children's success

Hauhaketia Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Kia Puāwai Ai: Unearth Our Ancestral Treasures So that We May Prosper

Published: 31 Dec 2017

Evaluation insights by the ERO, alongside contributions from the Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust and kōhanga reo whānau inform the findings of this report, which highlights effective practice in kōhanga reo, specifically the support children need to grow and thrive through a quality immersion pathway.

Audience:: Early learning; Education; Māori-medium

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Kōhanga Reo; Best practice; Māori immersion; Māori-medium

Engaging with Te Whāriki (2017)

Published: 15 Nov 2018

New Zealand’s early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki, was updated in April, 2017. Te Whāriki (2017) reflects the changes in theory, practice and early learning contexts that have occurred over the last 20 years. ERO is undertaking a series of evaluations focused on the implementation of Te Whāriki in early learning services from mid-2017 until the end of 2019.

Audience:: Early learning; Education; Parents

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Te Whāriki; Early childhood curriculum

Your child's education

Published: 14 Mar 2014

These booklets have been written for everyone who parents a child - those who have care and responsibility for children attending a school. The booklets include questions you can ask, as well as general information that you may find useful. Click on the booklet to read and download.

Your child's education is an overview of education in New Zealand, from early childhood education through to secondary school. The information and questions are a useful insight into what education looks like in New Zealand and the opportunities available to your child.

Audience:: Early learning; Parents; Schools

Content type:: Research

Topics:: Parents; Aiga; Māori parents and whanau; Early Childhood Education (ECE); Primary; Intermediate; Secondary; Alternative education (AE); Kaupapa Māori; Kōhanga Reo; Ngā puna kōhungahunga; Ngā Whanaketanga Rumaki Māori; State schools; Integrated schools; Kindergartens; Education and care services; Home-based education; Playcentres; Playgroups; Guides for parents