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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

Infants and toddlers competent and confident communicators and explorers

Published: 05 Aug 2015

The report examines how well 235 early childhood services supported infants and toddlers to become competent and confident communicators and explorers.

Audience:
Early learning
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Early learning
Early childhood services
Promoting positive learning outcomes

How ERO reviews Ngā kōhanga reo

Published: 31 Mar 2021

Learn about our review process for Ngā kōhanga reo. Find out what you need to do and the resources you need such as the assurance statement.

Audience:
Early learning
Education
Māori-medium
Content type:
Basic page

Meeting requirements for children’s safety and wellbeing in ECE

Published: 29 Feb 2016

This report highlights how early childhood services keep up to date with changing regulations and legal requirements in order to effectively manage for children’s safety and wellbeing.

Audience:
Early learning
Education
Parents
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Wellbeing
Safety
Physical and emotional safety
Health and safety
Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Extending their language - expanding their world: Children’s oral language (birth-8 years)

Published: 09 Feb 2017

Research evidence shows early in a child’s life is a critical time in terms of the rapid language development that takes place, particularly in the first two to three years.

This evaluation investigated how effectively young children’s oral language learning and development were supported in their early years of education.

Audience:
Early learning
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Linguistically diverse learners
Oral language
Much more than words: Manuka takoto kawea ake

Collaboration in practice: insights into implementation

Published: 02 Apr 2019

This case study report features experiences of three Kāhui Ako and includes the strategies and approaches used to create, build, and strengthen collaboration between schools and early learning services to improve outcomes for learners.

Audience:
Early learning
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Collaboration
Communities of Learning | Kāhui ako

Exploring Collaboration in Action: Kahukura Community of Practice

Published: 10 May 2021

ERO was approached by principals from Kahukura to document and evaluate their community of practice in Christchurch. This report identifies what is working well for this community of practice, areas where they might consider further enhancements, and lessons and insights into practices which could be shared with others.

Audience:
Academics
Early learning
Education
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
Collaboration
Decision making
English-medium
Evaluation
Guidance
Improvement
Intermediate
Internal evaluation
Knowledge building
Primary
Relationships
School leaders
Schools
Secondary
Students
Teachers | Kaiako
Teaching
Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre

Official Information Act requests and responses

Published: 06 Apr 2021

People in New Zealand can make a request for official information held by ERO and view the responses where the information is in public interest.

Audience:
Academics
Early learning
Māori-medium
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Basic page

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

Covid-19 Learning in Lockdown

Published: 18 Jun 2020

ERO is undertaking a programme of work to learn the lessons from the lockdown and to support the education system, schools and early childhood centres to respond to the disruption to education caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. As a first stage of this work, ERO surveyed a sample of students and teachers in primary and secondary schools. This report sets out what we found about their wellbeing and experiences of learning and teaching during the lockdown.

Audience:
Early learning
Education
Parents
Schools
Content type:
Research
Topics:
COVID-19
Wellbeing
Te Ihuwaka | Education Evaluation Centre