All licensed early learning services need at least one person responsible for every 50 children in attendance. In ECE centres, they are the person primarily responsible for the day-to-day education and care of children.
Currently, only teachers with a recognised ECE qualification can be a person responsible in ECE centres
The Ministry would like to hear views about two proposed options to change the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations, which would allow primary qualified teachers to be a person responsible in ECE centres.
The first proposal would allow primary qualified teachers to be a person responsible for the first and last 90 minutes of licensed hours at ECE centres.
The other proposal would allow primary qualified teachers to be a person responsible at all times.
Person Responsible: discussion document and short survey
More detailed submissions can be sent to either legislation.consultation@education.govt.nz or this postal address:
Legislation Consultation
Ministry of Education
PO Box 1666
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Consultation closes on Sunday 20 October 2019. All feedback will inform advice to Ministers on final policy proposals that would be submitted to Cabinet and, if approved, would be reflected in new wording in the Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008.