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About the Ministry for Regulation's ECE regulatory sector review
The Ministry for Regulation sector review team is leading a review into early childhood education, working closely with the Ministry of Education and the Education Review Office.
Scope of review
The scope of the review is 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. The review won’t be looking at funding settings for the early childhood education sector.
Download a copy of the early childhood education regulatory review’s terms of reference.
Engagement
A range of engagement methods were used to gather information for the review, focusing on where rules and regulations result in bad outcomes.
Findings
The Ministry for Regulation has released an initial report summarising submissions:
Corporate publications - Ministry for Regulation
The final report with findings and recommendations will be released at a later date.
Current Ministry of Education work to give regulatory relief to the ECE sector
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If you have questions or suggestions about the Ministry ECE regulatory work programme, contact us.