According to Kathy Wolfe, Chief Executive – Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand, early childhood education is conspicuous by its absence from current political debate on education.
“From the recent education policy announcements by the National party government and opposition parties, you would think that our tamariki’s education doesn’t begin until they step through the door of their first primary school.”
“No government is going to materially improve educational achievement at primary and secondary school unless it tackles head-on our country’s persistent under investment in quality teaching in early childhood education.
