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Centres of Innovation

Early Childhood Education Centres of Innovation (COI) were announced in Pathways to the Future: Ngā Huarahi Arataki (2002).  Since then 19 early childhood services have been designated as COI.

COI General Programme Information

This page details the background to, and key aspects of, the COI programme. 

COI Past and Current

This page provides general information about past and present COI rounds and links to more specific information about each centre in these rounds. 

COI Future Rounds

This page indicates when expressions of interest for future rounds are likely to be called for and contains information of interest to services considering applying in the future.

COI Documents and Resources

This page lists, and links to, documents and resources prepared for presentation or publication both at the COI programme level and the service specific level. 

COI Ministry Contact Information

This page contains email and telephone contact details for people who require clarification of information on the Ministry COI web pages or additional information on the COI programme.