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- The Excellence of Play By Janet Moyles (Editor)
- Understanding Early Childhood Issues and Controversies by Helen Penn
- Learning from Sure Start: Working with Young Children & their Families By Jo Weinberger et al (Eds)
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- What is Research? Methodological Practices and New Approaches By Jeanette Redding-Jones
- Rethinking Parent and Child Conflict By Susan Grieshaber
- Birth to Three Matters: Supporting the Framework of Effective Practice By Lesley Abbott and Ann Langston (eds)
- The NZ Early Childhood Literacy Handbook by Judy Hamer & Paul Adams
- A City Possessed The Christchurch Civic Creche Case by Lynley Hood
- Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education & Care Postmodern Perspectives by Gunilla Dahlberg, Peter Moss & Alan Pence
- Celebrations, Traditions & Special Days
- Baby Girl Names: Top 10 Choices, Popular Names, Unique Names, Maori Names
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- The Latest Hot Presents For Children Plus Educational Gifts for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Guy Fawkes on 5th November - The History and Age-Appropriate Ideas for Celebrating with Children
- St Patrick's Day in March - Mischievous Leprechauns & More
- ANZAC Day: What You Need to Know to Answer Children's Questions, Activities, and an Easy Anzac Biscuit Recipe
- Waitangi Day - Significance of this Special Day in NZ History and Ways To Mark it With Young Children
- Supporting Diversity in Beliefs and Family Culture
- Children's Day: Ways to Mark this Special Day at Home and In Your Early Childhood Service
- Mother's Day and Father's Day Traditions and Ideas for Marking these Special Days
- Chinese New Year: Traditions and Ways to Mark the New Year with Young Children
- Matariki: Celebrating the Maori New Year
- Easter: Important Issues for Educators to Consider and Easter Activity Ideas
- Shrove Tuesday: A Special Day for Christians and One that Can Involve Doing Things All Children may Benefit From
- Halloween History to Share with Children and Some Different Ways of Celebrating Halloween
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- Celebrating Diwali the Indian Festival of Lights
- Child Abuse, Poverty, Vulnerable Children
- Unravelling the Costs of Poverty, Strategies to Help Children Educationally Under 5 years, and Policy Choices
- Making Babysitting Arrangements Safer
- ‘Keeping Ourselves Safe’ Programme in NZ Primary Schools
- Safe from the Start Project for Children Who Have Been Exposed to Violence
- NZ Government Green Paper on Vulnerable Children
- Teachers Suspected of Child Abuse and their Ability to Have this Kept Confidential
- Covering up Child Abuse in Childcare and Early Childhood Education Services
- Preschool Teacher Sexually Assaults Children and takes Pics on Her Mobile Phone
- Teachers' Physical Contact with Children
- Children's Behaviour and Social Skills
- Coping with Disruptions and Transitions
- Transition to School and How Early Childhood Teachers Can Help to Make Transition Successful
- Starting School - What Parents Find Helps to Make A Successful Transition
- Primary Caregivers and the Primary Caregiving System for Infants & Toddlers in Centres
- Whether to Stay or Go? Lessons from Research about the Effects of Evacuation and Natural Disasters on Children
- Coping in Times of a Natural Disaster - The Impact of the Christchurch Earthquake on One Family
- Returning to Work Can be a Hard Decision
- Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
- Heuristic Play Philosophy and Treasure Baskets for Infants and Older Children
- The Importance of Fun in the Learning Process
- Helping a Preschool Child Learn Pre-Reading Skills
- Self Review: How You Can Work Smarter, Not Harder for Best Practice
- It all Comes Out in the Wash! Teaching Style and Thinking About The Kind of Teacher You Are
- Helping Young Learners to Flourish
- Literacy Learning and Teaching Essentials to Know
- Concept Mapping with 3- to 6-year olds to Support Meaningful Learning
- Men Who Change Nappies, Change the World
- Books Children Prefer
- Exposing Children to [Real] Art
- Use of Colouring-in Books
- An Authentic Version of the Concept of Tuakana-Teina dictated by Whakapapa
- Gifted Young Children
- Gifted Children in the Early Years: Feedback on a Survey of the Education of Gifted Children Under 8 Years of Age
- Gifted in Reading? How to Identify the Gifted Young Reader and Provide a Responsive Learning Environment
- Responding to Gifted Children: Information from Workshop Presentations
- The Joy of Having a Gifted Child
- Healthy & Safe Babies and Children
- When a Child Has a Nose Bleed for No Apparent Reason
- Tips for Enjoying Fireworks Safely and also for Helping Children Keep their Pets Safe
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- Vaccination Changes and Immunisation Information, Issues, and Help
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- How Breastfeeding Friendly is Your Early Childhood Service Really? Read More ...
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- Asthma Signs, Causes, Treatment, and What You Can Do to Improve the Home & ECE Environment
- Diabetes and Helping Children Manage Diabetes
- Eczema - Itchy, Dry, Red, Scaly Skin: How to Help A Young Child (and what teachers need to know too)
- Children with Disabilities in ECE and How an Education Support Worker Can Help
- An Autistic Child Needn’t be a Problem Child
- How-To: Ideas & Activities to Try
- Sandpit Play - Ideas for Extending Play and Making the Sandpit a Social Hub for Learning
- Take a Tip to an Art Gallery
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- Laughter & Humour - Bring Fun into your Relationships with Children and Work
- Rugby Celebration Ideas and Teaching Tips
- Sun Protection and Learning Activities for Teaching About Being Safe in the Sun (songs, art & craft, science, drama etc)
- Help Children Develop a Love for Learning Languages from a Young Age
- Playdough Best Recipes and Making the Fun Last
- Easter Ideas and Fun Activities
- Christmas Ideas and Fun Activities with Young Children
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- Do You Suspect Hearing Loss (or have ringing or buzzing in your ears)? How to Tell and What to Do
- Using Te Reo Maori in Practice: A Standard for all Students Graduating from Teacher Training
- Getting More Out of Practicums and Field Based Training: Recommendations from Research for Student Teachers, Centres, and Lecturers
- What's the English Proficiency Requirement for Teacher Registration?
- Graduates may be Refused Provisional Registration if their Initial Teacher Education is Not Up to Scratch
- Teaching Overseas? How to Minimise Being Disadvantaged When You Return
- Pay, Salaries and Working Conditions in ECE
- Men at Work: Sexism in Early Childhood Education (a report)
- Why Would a Qualified Teacher Do More Study?
- ECE Management
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- Retention of Reports and Records
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- Nurturing New Blood and Having Future Board/Committee Members Ready
- Getting the Most Out of Your Board & Committee Members and Building Commitment and Enthusiasm
- Conflicts of Interest
- Governance Training and Building the Board's/Committee’s Governance Capacity
- The Differences between Management and Governance
- Financial Management & Money Matters
- Pay Roll Systems and Flexibility for Staff on Wages, Casual, Overtime, Annual Leave Calculations
- ECE Service Funding Rates and Subsidies for Services and Families
- Free Checklist Looking at Money Management and Accounting
- Charging for Statutory Holidays
- WINZ Subsidy Payment - Managing Arrears in Fees and Your Cashflow
- ECESTEG Staff in Training Grant - Update on Rules Regarding Repayment
- When Children Are Consistently Absent For Days/Times When Enrolled
- How You Can Keep Up With Ministry of Edn Funding Changes
- The Importance of Building Up Reserves and Not Drawing on this for other Uses
- Is GST exemption a possible golden bullet for the problem of rising costs and funding cutbacks?
- Change in What Can Be Included in 20Hour ECE Optional Charges
- Funding Bands & Calculating Number of Qualified Staff
- Fundraising and Promotion: A Guide for all Early Childhood Services
- GST increase to 15% - With updated Info as at Nov 2010
- Health, Safety & Technology Management
- Power Cut: What to Do at Your Centre When There is No Electricity
- The Sandpit - Health and Safety Considerations
- Sun Protection for Children and Staff: What You Need to Know and Frequently Mentioned Issues
- Blogging and Web2.0 Considerations for ECE
- Emergency - Your Centre Can't Remain Open but You Want/Need to Continue Providing for Children
- Food Allergy Management and Meeting Children's Needs
- Men Should Change Nappies: Don't Restrict this to Female Educators/Staff
- What You Can Do: Practical Advice to Reduce and Control Noise Levels
- Noise Levels and Legal Responsibilites of Service Managers/Owners
- Leadership Information and Guidance
- Planning & Developing Your EC Service
- Sandpits - What Makes For a Good Sandpit
- Shade in Centres and Planning Considerations for Sun Protection, Safety, & Child Learning
- Creating an Optimal Outdoor Environment for Children at your Centre or ECE Service
- Management Forum (2010) - presentations on financial, policy, and staffing matters
- Building Local Partnerships and Creating Family Support
- Policy Tips and Templates
- Relationships with Parents & Families
- Running a Quality Service & Self-Review
- Staffing, Wages & Employment Relations
- Pay Increases in Early Childhood Education in 2012
- Giving an Employee Free Childcare and Fringe Benefit Tax Implications
- Taking Time off Work: Sickness, Leave, Employment Arrangements & Performance Management
- Staff Late for Work - What You Need to Know as an Employer Before Responding/Acting on the Problem
- Union Entry to the Early Childhood Service Workplace
- Issue of Primary Teachers Being Legally Employed and Definition of Qualified ECE Teacher
- Getting Rid of Bad Teachers and Reporting: Legal Processes and Obligations
- Changes in MoE Financial Support for Teacher Training & Teacher Registration
- Proficiency in the English Language: What Employers need to Know
- Interviewing Staff - Questions to Ask
- Recruitment and Employment of Men: An Update for Early Childhood Employers, Recruitment Agencies and Education Ministry/Teach NZ
- How Much to Pay Staff - Wage Rates and Conditions
- Sick Leave Policy Change and Doctor's Certificate
- A Case For Why Men are Needed in Childcare and Teaching
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- Assessing the Evidence on Childcare/Early Education Effects
- Who Cares for Baby? Women's Preferences
- Parents as First Teachers: A Descriptive Study of the NZ PAFT Programme
- The Competent Children Research: A Flagship for Public Policy and Spending in ECE
- Parents as First Teachers Programme: Family Exit Survey
- Developing Breastfeeding Friendly Childcare to Support Mothers in Paid Employment and Studying
- Breastfeeding Support: Practice, Policy & Research
- The UK's Millennium Cohort Longitudinal Study
- Mothers Work and Child Wellbeing - Results of UK and USA Research
- Having a Career and Raising Children: Profile of Prof Heather Joshi
- Leading Researcher Visits NZ to Talk about Working Mothers and Child Development
- Qualifications, Gender & Teaching Quality
- A 2011 Review of Knowledge and Evidence about the Participation of Men in Early Childhood Teaching
- Does Training Make a Difference for Understanding Pedagogy? The Perspectives of Semi-trained and Degree Qualified Teachers
- Characteristics of Quality Teaching: Best Evidence Synthesis
- A Few Good Men or a Few Too Many?
- About Men in Early Childhood Teaching
- Teaching: A Women-Only Profession?
- Gender Inequality and Discrimination
- Quality Childcare/ECE: What is Quality?
- The Production of 'Worthwhile' Knowledge about 'Quality' in Early Years Education
- Policy Requirements for Quality: What Use?
- Descriptive Quality of Different Types of Centres
- Constructions of Quality in Early Childhood Services (PhD thesis)
- Application of 'Quality' Criteria to Different Early Childhood Services
- Government Introduction of Quality Standards: Reactions and Impact
- Journal of NZ Research in ECE
- Author Instructions for Submitting a Manuscript to the Journal
- Contents of Each Volume and Names of Editors and Peer-Reviewers
- Volume 14 (2011) and full-text copies of papers
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- On Doing New Research, Ethics, Publishing
- Ethical Guide for Researching in Early Childhood Settings
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- From a Good Idea to a Robust Research Design: A Discussion of Challenges in Designing Early Childhood Research
- Discovering Meanings in Research with Children
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- Bribery or Reimbursing Research Participants?
- Collaborating with Practitioners to do Research
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- Getting Ethics Approval: A Researcher's Personal Perspective
- Whether to Use Focus Groups or Not
- Interviewing Young Children: A Socio-Cultural Approach
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- National's ECE Policy Intentions - Review Use of Te Whariki, Change Funding, Set Up More Advisory Groups, etc
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