Regulation Minister David Seymour has confirmed the first regulatory sector review will be into early childhood education.
You can read Minister Seymour’s announcement here.
Our sector review team will start the review immediately. We’re working closely with the Ministry of Education and the Education Review Office.
The scope of the review will be broad, and will examine the regulatory systems for education, health, safety, child protection, food safety, buildings, and workplaces as they apply to the early childhood sector. We won’t be looking at funding settings for the ECE sector.
You can see a copy of the ECE regulatory review’s terms of reference here.
We’ll use a range of engagement methods to gather information for the review, focusing on where rules and regulations result in bad outcomes.
We intend to engage with those impacted by, and subject to, the early childhood education regulatory system, including regulated parties, such as ECE business owners, and those who regulate the sector such as the Ministry of Education, as well as interested groups, such as unions, child advocacy organisations, research bodies, the early childhood education workforce, and the parents and caregivers who use the services of ECE providers.
We will be setting up a variety of face to face and virtual hui with a range of groups soon.
We’ll have our online engagement platform ready to accept written submissions available soon.
This review is going to be important because it will help make sure that the rules are good for everyone and make economic sense, saving time and improving outcomes for our children.
See more information on the ECE regulatory sector review page.
