A Fulfilling Teaching Opportunity and Career Move
Tiny Nation educator Kylie McLean explains why home-based education is a long-term career path with greater independence for qualified teachers.
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Tiny Nation News – February 2021
As we kick into gear in 2021, we find ourselves once again facing the unknowns of this tricky COVID-19 virus, starting last week off with a move up in alert levels and a change to the return to normality that we’ve all become rather used to!
Food and Nutrition Guideline in ECE Services – Tiny Nation speaks to Hawkes Bay Today.
Tiny Nation Founding Director, Erin Maloney, speaks to Hawkes Bay Today about the food and nutrition advice given to ECE services nationwide. Erin says “Educators will be taking a common-sense approach” and working from an education and support point of view in partnership with families, empowering right decisions not policing.
Tiny Nation News – December 2020
As the festive season approaches, it’s natural to start to reflect on the year that’s been, and it’s been a BIG year of firsts for the team at Tiny Nation!
Tiny Nation News – November 2020
While it has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs, 2020 has reinforced for us at Tiny Nation just what we’re all about and WHY we started. We’re about creating ‘pockets’ (or bubbles!) of quality care and education in safe, natural and familiar home environments.
Tiny Nation News – September 2020
As the days lengthen and the weather allows for more outdoor play and adventure, we are loving seeing our tiny learners grow more in confidence as they explore the world around them.
Matariki : A Time for Reflection
Okay, so Matariki (the Māori New Year) was a few weeks back and we’re a bit late off the mark with this one. However, one thing that Matariki brings is a sense of reflection and it can take some time to think about everything that a special event like Matariki signifies. The idea of a …
Tiny Nation News – July 2020
It’s been a busy last few weeks as we’ve settled into Term 3 and our community programme has fully ramped up again to allow us to connect with our educators, families and tamariki regularly.
Minimum Qualifications Introduced for Early Childhood Home-Based Educators
Tiny Nation welcomes Minister Hipkins’ announcement yesterday that the home-based early childhood education (ECE) and care sector will move to a fully qualified workforce by 2025. The announcement comes following a review into home-based education and care in 2018 and a move to ensure better and more consistent quality for more than 17,000 New Zealand …
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The art of being mindful
As we try to manage these uncertain times and make sense of the changing world around us, practising mindfulness is an incredibly important part of supporting our wellbeing and helping us to work through our big feelings. Mindfulness is a bit of a ‘buzz term’ right now in early childhood education, but what does it …