Government actions in early learning
Government is taking action through the Education Work Programme to support early learning services to implement the Statement of National Education and Learning Priorities (NELP).
The drop down menus below indicate where initiatives of the Education Work Programme have actions or commitments announced that align with the NELP.
Priorities and actions for early learning services [PDF, 148 KB]
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Education Work Programme items
Raising achievement for Māori learners
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Delivering Te Hurihanganui to address racism, strengthen equity and accelerate the educational achievement and wellbeing of Māori learners/ākonga and their whānau |
Investing in professional learning and development to raise critical consciousness and support cultural capabilities, including Te Hurihanganui
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Support places of learning to build their capability to identify and understand learner/ākonga needs and barriers to success |
Allocating $100 million to support Kōhanga Reo and revitalise te reo Māori
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Extending Te Ahu o te reo Māori to support the education workforce to integrate te reo Māori into their practice
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Support education services to develop their capability to engage with Māori learners and whānau in partnership
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Allocating $200 million to support ākonga Māori and whānau to reconnect and succeed in education post COVID-19 and strengthen the integration of te reo Māori into all students’ learning |
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Strengthening the delivery of Māori Language in Education, including support for the education workforce, resource development, and information for learners/ākonga and their whānau |
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Delivering Kauwhata Reo, the online hub for te reo Māori resources, and the development of localised te reo Māori curriculum resources through Te Aho Ngārahu |
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Raising achievement for Pacific learners
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Implement the actions committed to in the Action Plan for Pacific Education |
Deliver Talanoa Ako programme to support Pacific families
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Funding innovative Pacific education initiatives designed and/or delivered by educators, and education providers that respond to curriculum and wellbeing needs exacerbated by COVID-19 |
Providing professional development and learning (PLD), guidance and support to strengthen the governance and management of Pacific early learning centres |
Investing in and supporting the development of programmes and pathways for learning in Pacific languages |
Developing professional learning resources based on the Tapasā: Cultural competencies framework for teachers of Pacific learners
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Funding Pacific community organisations and groups to respond to the education and wellbeing needs of Pacific families and to support them to maintain strong relationships with education providers |
Extend the PELP (Pacific Early Literacy Projects) and realm languages projects into early learning services to help teachers and families grow Pacific children’s language and early literacy capabilities |
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Supporting the development of programmes and pathways for learning in Pacific languages |
Establishing a joint initiative between Education, Health and Social Development to support Pacific families to access the services they need to thrive. |
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Early Learning Action Plan
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Reviewing equity A and B and targeted funding for disadvantage in ECE |
Increasing qualification requirements for homebased educators, and the re-introduction of the 100% certificated funding band, in early childhood education |
Begin initial work to co-construct a range of tools to help early learning kaiako to understand and respond to children’s progress |
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Allocating funding for ECE pay increases |
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Reinstating the 100% certificated teacher funding band from 1 January 2021 |
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Education Workforce strategy
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Implement Ka Hikitia and develop skills and capacity in the education workforce |
Curriculum and assessment (includes CPA and NCEA review)
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Developing tools for rich records of learning which are collaboratively generated with learners/ākonga and their families/whānau to capture aspirations, strengths and learning progress |
Developing tools to support kaiako and teachers’ understanding of children’s learning progress, including for early learning, school and kura entry assessment, and social-emotional learning along the pathways |
Developing an oral language resource to support early learning kaiako to enhance children’s oral language learning and development. |
Learning Support Action Plan
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Strengthen early identification of learning support needs through the development of screening tools |
Reduce waiting times for existing early interventions and Improving early intervention for young children and their family and whānau |
Investing in wellbeing/Child and Youth Wellbeing strategy
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Allocating $50 million to provide immediate support for any learning, social and emotional, mental, behavioural or other wellbeing issues for learners/ākonga in early learning services, schools and kura, as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, or lockdown-related hardships |
Establishing Curriculum Leads |
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