ECE Funding Review survey |
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A Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) has been set up by the New Zealand Government. It will provide advice and recommendations to re-shape the Early Childhood Education (ECE) funding system to deliver more for children, families, the sector and the economy.
Consultation is open on options for change to early childhood education (ECE) funding in New Zealand.
We think the ECE funding system could do more to:
- support children’s development and help them learn, in turn leading to success in education and better life outcomes and
- help parents and caregivers to work, to help families to thrive and
- support a strong economy by helping people caring for children to work.
Based on our work so far, we’ve identified seven areas where we believe change could make a difference. We’ve identified a range of possible options in each of these areas, but this doesn’t mean we are going to recommend change in all these areas.
This is your chance to see what type of change is being considered, tell us how this would affect you and whether you support the possible changes.
Consultation closes on 6 August, we will review the feedback and consider it alongside research, modelling, survey results, and advice from government agencies. We will use this information to develop our final recommendations to government by the end of the year.
We are committed to developing practical recommendations that deliver more from ECE for children, families, the sector, and the wider community.
We look forward to hearing your views.
In this survey
The survey will take about 20 minutes and contains questions about the ECE Funding Review consultation document.
Privacy statement
Collecting personal information
We are not seeking personal information, though we realise that such information may be provided in feedback submissions. Any personal information which is collected will be anonymized and all reports will use aggregated information.
Your responses, once downloaded from SurveyMonkey – will be held in secure Ministry of Education systems and will only be able to be accessed by staff associated with the review. This information will not be used for any auditing purposes.
Publishing submissions
We may publish a summary of the feedback we receive from this consultation. This will include aggregated information only. This will not include your personal information, even if you voluntarily provide that information to us. We will only publish your submission with your permission.
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This privacy notice applies to personal and other information collected as part of this consultation. Our privacy policy is governed by the Privacy Act 2020.
We will keep your personal information secure if you voluntarily provide that information. Any personal information supplied will only be used for the purpose for which it was provided or permitted by the Privacy Act 2020. Your personal information will not be disclosed to any third party except where necessary for the provision of services, or as authorised or required by law.
If you want to check personal information that we hold, or request the correction of that information when required, please write to:
The Privacy Officer
Ministry of Education
PO Box 1666
Wellington 6140
or email privacy@education.govt.nz
Relevant legislation
Your submission may be subject to the Official Information Act 1982, the Privacy Act 2020, and the Public Records Act 2005. These laws cover how we handle, manage and share protected personal information given in confidence. We will never release an individual’s personal information or contact details without their permission.