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Early Intervention is support designed for young children from birth, or from the time they are identified as having special educational needs through to their attending school.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) believes every child and young person can be educated and every student in New Zealand has the right to take part in education…

School visits are one of the many chances you have to help ready your little one for the next step on the NZ education ladder.

Dr Maria Montessori founded the first Montessori community in 1907 in the slums of Rome, Italy and an educational philosophy grew from her work with these fifty poor,…

An au pair is a young person from abroad employed by a host family to care for their children. As a member of the family, au pairs provide live-in…

The Rudolf Steiner/Waldorf movement recognises that schools should be truly comprehensive: open to all girls and boys, with a curriculum for all pupils which is as broad as…

Playcentre is early childhood education that promotes and encourages parents to be the first educators.  Read our Playcentre article for more info.

Dr Maria Montessori founded the first Montessori community in 1907 in the slums of Rome, Italy and an educational philosophy grew from her work with these fifty poor,…

At Kohanga Reo all education and instruction is delivered in te reo maori (Maori language).  Learn more about Kohanga Reo and how it works in our article.

So you are about to launch into the Kindergarten phase of your life. Our Kindergarten article explains how Kindy works in New Zealand and what to expect.  

Home based care is care and education provided by adults in either their own home or the child’s.  Find out more about home based care in our article.

Understanding what a Day Care centre is and what exactly they do is important. Our Day Care article will give you this information and answer a lot of…

Te Kura (formally The Correspondence School) offers distance learning programmes for almost 27,000 students per year across New Zealand and overseas.

Researching and choosing an ECE service can be a nerve-racking process.  We’ve got information in our Choosing a Service article that may help you along the way.

The Childcare Subsidy helps low and middle-income families to access childcare services.  Find out more about the Childcare Subsidy and eligibility here.

From 1 July 2010 all three, four and five-year old children are able to go to early childhood education (ECE) services for six hours a day, 20 hours…

Home schooling is basically just that, educating children in their home rather than in a school environment. Home schooling in New Zealand is also referred to as Home Education.