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: ● ● Islington Early Childhood Centre, Dunedin ● ● The Secret Garden Childcare, Fielding ● ● Avondale College Early Childhood, Auckland ● ● Te Puna o Tarawa ECE, Ōpōtiki ● ● Leaps and Bounds, Rangiora ● ● ME Family Services - Early Childhood, Auckland ● ● Grasshoppers Early Learning, Ōhaupō ● ● Nature's Cove, Tauranga ● ● Marian Early Childhood Centre, Auckland ● ● The Vines Early Learning, Auckland New ECC Website The ECC is proud to have launched a new website (www.ecc.org.nz). This change comes as result of feedback from members who found the old website difficult to navigate and unsuitable for use on mobile devices. With the wide range of up-to-date information, tools and resources members have come to expect from the ECC, the new website has been designed to: ● Be user-friendly and enable you to find what you want, when you want it. ● Make member-only resources and products easier to find. ● Better reflect the professional nature of ECC and the work they do. ● Improve the overall look and experience for users. Some of the key changes that members will notice on the new website include the following: ● Registrations for events will now be done through Humanitix. ● Member discounted pricing for events and products will be applied using a special code accessible to members only in the portal. ECC Member Portal ● The member portal replaces the previous member section on the ECC website. You must reset your password as your old login details will no longer be valid. If you can’t find your password reset email, please contact Alison (details below). ● All account and membership details, as well as ECC’s suite of tools and resources will be accessible through the new Member Portal. Members will also find the unique Membership Discount Code (there's only one code for all members) located at the top right of the Portal pages, to be applied at the checkout when purchasing products or event registration through the website. Membership Discount Codes will be renewed on an annual basis. ● When purchasing products or event registrations please ensure the final checkout amount is correct before making payment. If you are experiencing issues, or can’t find the discount code, please contact Alison (details below). Feedback and Problem Solving As the ECC continues to improve what is available on the new website member portal users may experience some technical issues, or not see all the information about their membership straight away. Send us feedback if you find things that don't work properly, and we thank you for your patience and understanding with these changes. Please contact our Senior Project Advisor, Alison Herft, alison.herft@ecc.org.nz or call 04 471 0390. ECC Media Releases $118 million sunk into flawed IT system that won’t pay ECE teachers properly The Ministry of Education keeps sinking money into Pourato, a new IT system meant to deliver funding for employers to pay Early Childhood Education teachers, despite sector concerns since 2015 about the outdated funding approach. Early Childhood Council investigations have revealed that designing and building Pourato has cost the taxpayer $118 million since 2015. Read the full press release here: https://www.ecc.org.nz/news-andmedia/118-million-sunk-into-flawedit-system-that-wont-pay-ece-teachersproperly March 2024 { 10 }
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