The Early Learning Curriculum Framework | He Anga Marau Kōhungahunga 2023

On 21 April 2023, the Minister of Education, Jan Tinetti, updated the legal curriculum framework for early learning services.

The framework is:

  • Parts A and B: the principles | ngā kaupapa whakahaere, strands, goals and learning outcomes | ngā taumata whakahirahira of Te Whāriki: He Whāriki mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa
  • Part C: ngā kaupapa whakahaere, ngā taumata whakahirahira and te tauira whāriki (te katoa o te mokopuna) of Te Whāriki a te Kōhanga Reo.

From 1 May 2024, licensed early childhood services and certified playgroups will be required to implement either Part A or Part B of the framework.

Ngā kōhanga reo affiliated with Te Kōhanga Reo National Trust will be required to implement Part C of the framework.

You can read the full notice in Te Reo Māori and English on the New Zealand Gazette website.

Mātauranga (He Anga Marau Kōhungahunga) Pānui 2023 / Education (Early Learning Curriculum Framework) Notice 2023 - gazette.govt.nz(external link)

Read The Early Learning Curriculum Framework | He Anga Marau Kōhungahunga 2023 [DOCX, 44 KB] or The Early Learning Curriculum Framework | He Anga Marau Kōhungahunga 2023 [PDF, 865 KB].

Last reviewed: Has this been useful? Give us your feedback