How ECE Reform works
ECE Reform develops systems to improve quality of life for children in their early years, especially ideas for ECE and care system change, and takes these proposals to the the government. It is designed to ensure that these proposals get taken seriously.
ECE Reform works as a collective, representing the voices of ECE teachers, owners, managers and others, who want to see the best outcomes for New Zealand children. To achieve this, ECE Reform has robust and open process of discussion, starting with members, and made publication of discussion documents via social media. We then engage in communication to government (normally the Minister of Education and other Ministers of the Crown).
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If you go to a particular project, you will see a bar that shows the progress of that project. It looks like this, with one of the boxes highlighted to show where the project is up to.
Phase1: Discussion
Ideas for systems or policy need to be discussed in the ECE Reform community. This is process of asking questions, challenging concepts, or spotting things that could be improved. There may be a need for a roadshow, with presentations and opportunities to debate the ideas. Once we have feedback from ECE Reform members, we'll post the proposal on other social media sites to gain feedback from anyone interested, inviting comment and discussion. Discussion time will vary between projects, but when the leadership team decides that there has been sufficient discussion, we will move to Phase 2. The document is likely to be a proposal that needs a government-level working group to consider details and implications, and to engage with other organisations. That's OK - we just want to get it to that stage through our process, and to be at the table when it it taken further at government level.
Phase 2: Proposal/submission sent
ECE Reform needs to be responsive to the political environment and submission / engagement opportunities. We may respond to submission opportunities initiated, for example, by the Ministry of Education, proactively contact Ministers, or make use of a Briefing to the Incoming Minister (BIM) at the start of a new Ministerial appointment.
Phase 3: Ministerial response
We'll keep members updated as to the response from the Minister(s), and progress with getting the proposal implemented.
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3