ECC Update ECC Update Nau mai, haere mai The Early Childhood Council (ECC) warmly welcomes the following early learning centres that recently joined the ECC: ● Step Ahead, Whangārei ● Jigsaw Preschool, Christchurch ● Mt Wellies Childcare, Auckland ● Lightbulb Learning Care Centre, Auckland ● Rewanui Early Learning Centre, Gisborne ● AppleSeed Educare, Auckland ● Nurture and Bloom Early Learning Centre, Auckland ● Waiuku Learning Space, Waiuku ● Kainga Tamariki Early Leaning Centre, Kihikihi ● Ohope Beach Montessori Preschool, Ōhope ● Amberley Community Preschool Incorporated (Amberley Community Preschool & Amberley Community Prep School), Amberley ● Little Steps ECE Centre, Stratford ● First Steps Kids Academy, Hamilton ● Your Place Childcare, Auckland ● Whitianga Explorers Limited, (Mercury Bay Preschool & Peanuts Early Learning Centre), Whitianga ● Little Beans Preschool, Christchurch ● Shine Montessori Educare, Avalon & Waiwhetu ● Ako Adventures, Auckland ● Rocket Kids Early Learning Centre, Auckland ● Elim Early Learning Centre Cambridge, Cambridge ● The Tot Spot, Tauranga ● Play and Learn, Clarks Beach, Fairfield, King Street & Karaka West, Auckland ● Pīwakawaka Early Learning Centre, Christchurch ● Omaka Early Learning, Blenheim ● Kiwi Clubhouse Learning Centre, Hāwera ● Havelock North Early Learning Centre, Havelock North ● Bright Horizons New Zealand Childcare, Drury ● Four Seasons Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten, Taupō ● Te Puna Reo o Pukehinahina, Tauranga ● Briston Holdings Ltd (Before Six Early Childhood Centre & Play to Learn E.L.C), Northland ● Catlins Early Learning Centre, Southland (Provisional) 2022 ECC Conference: Napier 16 & 17 September The ECC is excitedly planning this year’s conference with a focus on ‘Growing Together: A collaborative approach to success in early childhood education in New Zealand’. Over the two days, there will be a variety of amazing keynote speakers and informative workshops for centre management, owners and teachers. The venue will be at the Napier War Memorial Centre. The ECC want to give their members something positive to look forward to. To find out more visit www.ecc.org.nz. Save the date. ECC Events With the changes happening around the motu with Covid-19, the ECC has created many two-hour online Professional Development opportunities for centre managers/owners and teachers online! Management workshop topics include Governance for ECE Centre Boards (designed specifically for committee and board members in ECE Centres), Effective Marketing for ECE centres, Continuous Quality Improvement and Service Reviews, and much much more. These online management workshops cost $99+GST (ECC members) or $199+GST (non-members). Teaching workshops include Child Protection in ECE, Early Literacy, Inquiries, Assessment, Self-Review, Internal and External Evaluation in ECE (making sense of the jargon and practical advice in making connections to teachers’ work), Physical Health & Movement in ECE, Professional Growth Cycle and many more. The online teaching workshops cost $65+gst for ECC Members or $95+gst for non-members. To find out more about what’s on offer go to, https://www.ecc.org.nz (look under Events / Workshops) or alternatively go straight to the Calendar of Events https://www.ecc.org.nz/events/ to book your spot. March 2022 { 10 }
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