Monday 2 March 2015

Introduction to Under Two's in NZ Childcare

This blog will seek to address the issues concerning the increased numbers of infants and toddlers attending group care and education settings. Historically, kindergartens and early childhood centres catered for children three and over. However, under two year olds in childcare in New Zealand is a rapidly growing phenomena. More and more childcare centres are now incorporating infants and toddlers into their curriculum.
There has been a change in the social attitude regarding this age group in care, which has been brought about by the current governments initiatives to see women return to the workplace as quickly as possible after birth (Rockel, 2013)
 
 
 
 
I am interested in this subject due to the fact that I am based in an infant and toddler centre as part of my ECE degree. I find it fascinating that infant and toddlers have the fastest growing number of enrolments in formal non-parental early childhood services (ECS) in New Zealand (Carroll-Lind & Angus, 2011). I would like to discover what policies and legislations are in place for this age group, and discuss what that means for them. 
 
 

 







Reference List

Rockel, J. (2013). Swings or Roundabouts? Re-Visiting changing views of care and education in the first years. The First Years: Nga Tau Tuatahi.15(1), 3-4.
Carroll-Lind, J. & Angus, J. (2011) Through their lens  An inquiry into  non-parental education and care of infants and toddlers. Retrieved from http://www.occ.org.nz
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3 comments:

  1. Unknown5 March 2015 at 13:13

    I think this is going to be a very interesting topic to research. I look forward to seeing what your findings are and how it impacts infants and toddlers.

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  2. Holly Bowater5 March 2015 at 15:33

    I think that the fact that infants and toddlers have the fastest growing number of enrollments is something that is very significant. This i9s an area I am quite interested in so I will be interested to see where your blog leads you.

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  3. Unknown11 March 2015 at 19:04

    Introduction clearly states the issue and your interest.

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