ECE Advisory Groups
The Minister of Education has established two ECE advisory groups:
- Improving quality of ECE services sector-wide.
- Improving quality of ECE services for children aged less than two years.
The advisory groups will draw on the expertise of their members to come up with workable solutions and provide practical and new ways of working to improve quality and consistency among ECE services.
Membership of each advisory group provides a range of perspectives from operational to academic, and members have a wide range of skills and experience.
The first meetings will take place on 20 February and will continue throughout March.
Membership
Improving quality of ECE services sector-wide
- Nancy Bell
- Clare Wells
- Carol Stovold
- Alex Gunn
- Fiona Hughes
- Maureen Woodhams
- Janice Taouma
- Karla Tardieu
Improving quality of ECE services for children aged less than two years
- Jayne White
- Dr Janis Carroll-Lind
- Jean Rockel
- Karen Shields
- Natasha Kibble
- Lorraine Sands
- Carmen Dalli
- Nadine Wishnowsky
- Mele Tautakitaki
The Ministry received 66 applications and nominations from a wide range of highly qualified and experienced people.
The Minister of Education has established these ECE advisory groups as a result of recommendations from the ECE Taskforce report. These recommendations suggest that the way to achieve improvement in the ECE sector is through partnership, drawing on the wealth of experience and knowledge within the sector.