Teacher Member Posts
Picky Eaters and Managing Children’s Eating Habits
Picky eaters? Some children may display anxiety and unhealthy eating habits when they begin early childhood education, others may display behaviours at different times that you are wondering if these are normal, and what to say, do and change. This […]
Nose Bleeds
Nose bleeds in young children are commonly caused by knocks, nose-picking, and objects being inserted into the nose. If the nose bleed is caused by an injury, always check with a doctor as the child’s nose could be broken. Quite often though, a […]
“A City Possessed”: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case by Lynley Hood
“A City Possessed”: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case by Lynley Hood. No other case of child abuse in New Zealand’s history has held public attention so strongly and for so long as the Christchurch Civic Creche case. While charges against […]
Assessing Reading Readiness
Assessing Reading Readiness – 7 Signs a Child is Ready to Go from Listening to Reading. How can you tell if a child is ready to go from listening to stories to reading stories? The best way to know is to look […]
Service Provider Member Posts
Building the Real Quality of Your ECE Service
Beyond Regulatory Standards and Expectations to Building Quality. There seems to be so much to do in trying to provide a quality service, does there not? Is all your work worth it or could a change in focus and method […]
Astroturf, Artificial Grass or Real Grass?
There will always be differing opinion about whether artificial turf or natural grass is the better option for an early childhood service to have. There are ways to make both work; the ultimate goal, regardless of the choice made, is […]
Right of Entry Policy
Regulations require that certain groups of people, including parents, union staff, and public officials, have a right of entry to the early childhood service under certain conditions, and set out the responsibilities of the early childhood service. Below is a […]
Optimal Outdoor Environments
Young children have the right to inhabit optimal early childhood outdoor environments. Optimal outdoor environments have the potential or power to promote and sustain meaningful relationships. Bullard’s (2010) book Creative Environments for Learning uses the term ‘optimal’ when describing outdoor […]
Research Library – Today’s Featured Articles
Fathers’ Voices: Their Participation in Early Childhood Education
Research on the involvement of fathers in early childhood education. Read the full paper below. Or to order a pdf copy of the article go to the main NZIRECE Journal page.
Visible Difference: Photostory as Capacity Building, Research and Evaluation Method
This paper presents research on the use of visual documentation – photo stories – to support reflective teaching practice, disrupt traditional power relations between educators and families, and enable teacher and researcher co-construction of knowledge. Read the full paper below. Or to order a pdf copy of the article go to the main NZIRECE Journal page.
Index for the NZ Research in ECE Journal, 2011, Vol 14
The titles, authors and abstracts for papers published in the NZ Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, Volume 14, 2011 are shown below. To view any paper, scroll to the end of this page for copies. Editorial Dr Andrew Gibbons […]
Nurturing the Learning and Development of Children who are Refugees
Phillipa Harris. Full reference:Harris, P. (2019). Nurturing the learning and development of children who are refugees. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal. Special issue presenting position papers, 22(2), pp. 26 – 34. Page 26 Original Position Paper Abstract […]