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Behaviour
- Zero to Three: Challenging Behaviour Tools
An American site, but still some useful resources on managing behaviour in young children and infants. - Positive Behaviour for Learning: Incredible YearsSite aimed at teachers of children 3-8 to promote good behaviour for learning.
- University of Minnesota's behaviour tip sheetsA collection of brief, useful tips covering various aspects of behaviour.
- Children's Action PlanThis website deals with what to do when there are vulnerable children under your care.
Early Literacy, Numeracy and STEM
- US Department of Education's Early Years ResourcesThis website has some useful resources for learning in the early years.
- NZMaths' resourcesPlenty of resources for various curriculum levels, don't forget to filter for early years!
- Highland Numeracy Blog- Early YearsA Scottish government blog, Has a fair few ideas and resources for numeracy in the early years.
- New Zealand Children's readers for ECEElectronic copies of books by Better Start Literacy Approach|Te Ara Reo Matatini. Free pdf file to print off your own copies of these books, or, you can choose to play a narrated version or non-narrated version of the story using Nearpod (via the website, or download the free app for tablets or phones).
- Science in ECEA report by ERO exploring how kaiako and teachers promoted children’s
development of the foundations for learning in science.
Government Resources
- Te Whariki OnlineThis website has Te Whāriki: He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā mokopuna o Aotearoa Early childhood curriculum and Te Whāriki a te Kōhanga Reo. It offers information, resources, and support for early childhood teachers, educators, and kaiako working with Te Whāriki, the early learning curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Ministry of Education (Early Years)
The site for MoE for early education. Includes the curriculum, learning resources and more! - Education Counts
New Zealand Government's site for disseminating information about statistics and research in education. Buckets of statistics, presented meaningfully. In most cases. - Education Review Office (Early Childhood Reports)How ERO reviews early childhood services
- Education GazetteGovernment-run magazine for educators.
Technology-Enhanced Learning
Māori and early childhood education - Kura pūhou
- Te Kōhanga ReoTe Kōhanga Reo philosophy and education for Tamariki. Total immersion in Māori language, customs and values.
- Te whatu pōkeka (Māori) - Early childhood assessment exemplarsKaupapa Māori Assessment for Learning: Early Childhood Exemplars. Exemplars: Mana Tamariki Te Kōhanga Reo me Te Kura Kaupapa Māori.
- My Very Own World Tōku Anō Ao MāoriA collection of papers covering a broad range of concepts and topics including Mātauranga and Kaupapa Māori, traditional Māori knowledge in the early childhood curriculum, and the importance of te reo Māori in affirming one’s identity.
- ECE webinar: Bicultural leadership and practice in ECEDeanna Niha, leader of He Waka Eke Noa ECE centre, discusses how she and her centre are approaching bilingual and bicultural education and leadership. She addresses specific Te Ao Māori concepts and metaphors that reflect taonga tuku iho attributes and support kaiako to understand that when we work from a mana-inspired leadership model, we can engage in authentic, mana-inspired teaching and learning.
- How to support Māori children with culturally responsive teachingDeveloping culturally responsive teaching and learning for Māori children and their whānau. Supporting Māori children’s identities, building relationships with whānau and involving whānau. Developing culturally responsive content for teaching and learning.
Health and Safety with Children
- Ministry's Guidance Page for Health and SafetyIncludes reference to standards and legislation that you'll need to know about.
- Nga Kupu Oranga Healthy Messages: A health and safety resource for early childhood servicesThough quite old, these health guidelines from the Ministry of Health haven't been superseded.
- Food for under 5'sAnother government resource, giving guidance for nutrition in young children.
- Vulnerable Children Act – a practical guideInformation on the impact of implementing the Vulnerable Children Act for ECE
Learning Through Play
- Play Ideas for PlaygroupsMinistry of Education's ideas for play in the early years.
- Play and Children's LearningResources from US-based NAEYC. Some interesting articles and ideas.
- Play ResourcesA few resources on learning through play from the Canada-based Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development.