CHILDCARE AND
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE)
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Your Early Childhood Network 
ChildForum is the only national early childhood network encompassing all types of early childcare and education provision in NZ as well as parenting and home care. It is committed to high quality and providing unbiased help and information from different perspectives and therefore attracts significant interest and membership locally and internationally.
What does our ECE Network do?
- We advise on and support the best care and education for young children.
- We serve the needs of parents, students, teachers, ECE operators, health professionals, tertiary educators, researchers, and policy analysts (etc.).
- We are interested in your views and making different opinions known.
- We provide networking opportunities, professional learning and advice, research and publications online. In addition, members are eligible to receive a discount on resources and conference registration fees.
Have you joined us yet? Click here to become a member today.
Notices
1. Free Help For ECE Services With Getting Evidence of Quality
We have developed a survey tool to provide unbiased independently prepared information about quality for children and families at ECE services. ChildForum members who would like to participate in a free trial, at no cost to your service and using very little of your time (we do nearly all the work and provide you with a personalised report), are invited to register their interest at this link: Click here to register your interest.
2. Proceedings of the NZ Early Childhood Research Conference 2012
This is now available. Go to the Conference page by clicking here.
