Assessment practices and aspects of curriculum in early childhood education

Results of the 2007 NZCER national survey of ECE services

This is one of three reports from NZCER’s second national survey of the early childhood education sector, carried out in late 2007. The others are:

• Provision of ECE services and parental perceptions, and
• Early childhood education services in 2007: key findings from the NZCER national survey.

The survey reports the views of teachers/educators from education and care centres, kindergartens, playcentres, and home-based services, and from a small number of kohanga reo, along with the views of parents.

This report explores assessment practices in early childhood education centres, including use of data, use of Kei Tua o te Pae and parental involvement. It also looks at resources, professional development, support for children with special educational needs, and relationships between early childhood centres, and between the sector and schools.