I feel like there are no words that can really describe what is happening in our communities, our country and our world right now. As COVID-19 takes hold and we head into our first day of national lockdown, there is an overwhelming feeling that nothing will ever truly be the same again. As parents, we’re
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On Monday 24 February, a list noting the names and locations of early childhood services that breached minimum standards in 2019 was published by the Ministry of Education. While it’s disheartening to see an increase in ECE services that have breached minimum standards across the country (and across all different ECE service types), what is
He Taonga te Tamaiti with Erin Maloney from Tiny Nation; December 10, 2019 We were joined by Erin Maloney of Tiny Nation to discuss the release of He taonga te Tamaiti: Every child a taonga: The Early Learning Action Plan 2019-2029, a foundational plan from the Coalition government to create long-lasting changes to early learning. A big thank you to
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New home-based early learning provider, Tiny Nation, welcomes today’s release of He taonga te tamaiti – every child a taonga: early learning action plan 2019-2029. The action plan outlines 25 actions intended to raise quality, improve equity and enable parents to have greater choice when considering early learning for their children. Today’s launch of the
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A new early childhood education company has launched in Hawke’s Bay. Tiny Nation is a home-based education and care provider with a vision to shake up the sector by delivering a model based on innovative and high quality care and education. Tiny Nation was founded by parents who are passionate about giving New Zealand pre-schoolers
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Erin Maloney, Founding Director of Tiny Nation Today I was there. My biggest boy (Jack, 6) ran his second school cross country today and I was there. Last year I wasn’t. Today, I made it from work just in time and cheered, supported, hugged and high fived my way through an afternoon of school activity