Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Association actively promotes quality early childhood education in New Zealand.
We have compiled useful resources to assist professionals in the early childhood education sector as well as parents and individuals with an interest in early childhood education.
Publications for early childhood
NZCA publishes a range of written resources that are either available for purchase or free for members of NZCA:
- Concerning Women, Considering Children (May, Helen. 2003. New Zealand.) - documents the history of NZCA from 1963 to 2003.
- Assessment in Early Childhood Education (Carr, Margaret. 2004. New Zealand.) - a collection of three papers based on the keynote addresses of Margaret Carr about Assessment in Early Childhood.
- Iti Rearea is the quarterly newsletter distributed exclusively to its members. Iti Rearea features stories on best practice in early childhood education. Selected articles published in Iti Rearea are available in this section of our website.
- Handbook for Employers in Education and Care Services - a resource produced to guide centre management and employers in the education and care services in the New Zealand context. This is free for members and available to download from the members only area of the website.
We have other resources for sale that are relevant in your day to day centre operations. Click the publications link on the menu to see the list of items for sale.
Requests
If there are any documents or information that you would like to have available on our website, please contact our National Office on our 0800 CHILDCARE (244 532) or email: contact@nzca.ac.nz with your suggestions.