Early childhood education in Aotearoa in a post-Covid world
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Title
Early childhood education in Aotearoa in a post-Covid world
Description
This article draws on recent research on the impact of Covid-19 on the early childhood education (ECE) sector in Aotearoa. It discusses the innovative ways that ECE services found to communicate with families and children and maintain an education programme during lockdowns, the essential role they played in childcare for children of essential workers, and the approaches some took to “working in solidarity” with children, families, and community. The article discusses crucial issues that need attention at policy and organisational levels. These include new issues that arose during lockdowns, and enduring issues that have intensified. The consequences of three decades of neoliberalism, privatisation and marketisation are briefly discussed and a reimagined vision is put forward.
Creator
Linda Mitchell
Source
New Zealand Annual Review of Education
Publisher
Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Date
2021-07-20
Rights
Open source
Format
pdf
Language
English
Type
Journal article
Identifier
https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/nzaroe/article/view/6913
Coverage
Aotearoa New Zealand
Collection
Citation
Linda Mitchell, “Early childhood education in Aotearoa in a post-Covid world,” Teaching & Learning in COVID-19 times study, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.cloud.unimelb.edu.au/teaching-and-learning-in-a-pandemic/items/show/186.