About the Ministry for Regulation's ECE regulatory sector review#

The Ministry for Regulation sector review team is leading a review into early childhood education, working closely with the Ministry of Education and the Education Review Office.

Scope of review#

The scope of the review is broad, and will examine the regulatory systems for education, health, safety, child protection, food safety, buildings, and workplaces as they apply to the early childhood sector. The review won’t be looking at funding settings for the early childhood education sector.

Download a copy of the early childhood education regulatory review’s terms of reference.

Engagement#

A range of engagement methods were used to gather information for the review, focusing on where rules and regulations result in bad outcomes.

Findings#

The Ministry for Regulation has released the final report:

Our publications – Ministry for Regulation

The Minister for Regulation has accepted the recommendations of the report and will now progress to Cabinet for decisions.

Regulatory impact statement#

Paper 2: Response to the Early Childhood Education Regulatory Sector Review