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Child Care News for Parents & Carers
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August 18, 2021
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Kia ora, this week how NZ early childhood education compares to the rest of the world according to Unicef. Also, meet the author of the Magoo series for children, Briony Stewart.
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Unicef ranks NZ child care high for quality, low for affordability
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We're lucky to live in a rich country, here in New Zealand, with a government that recognises the importance of quality early childhood education for all Kiwi kids.
Our 10-year Early Learning Action Plan is well underway to raise quality, improve equity and enable choice, and according to a new Unicef report, we’re doing well already.
Unicef ranks New Zealand third in the world for child quality, but this does come at a price, because the report also suggests that our child care is among the least affordable.
Here, we explore the findings in more detail, and see how child care in Aotearoa measures up globally.
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An interview with creative dynamo, Briony Stewart
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Briony Stewart is a mum-of-two and award-winning children's book creator. Her wondrous words and imaginative illustrations have won many young fans since her first book was published back in 2007, and there's excitement aplenty in Briony's dog-tastic Magoo series.
Her first Magoo book - We Love You, Magoo - has captured the hearts of book lovers, dog lovers and publishing gurus, and Briony's second title in the series, Where Are You, Magoo?
is hot off the press.
To learn about Magoo's back story, and see how picture books can inspire a love of reading in early childhood, we spoke with Briony herself.
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