ECE Diamonds

For our diamond anniversary, we’re sharing stories about people who have played an invaluable part in early childhood education in Aotearoa, New Zealand over the last 60 years.

Sonja Davies – founder, visionary, activist

1/10/2023

Noreen Moorhouse – an advocate for training and bicultural ECE

2/21/2023

Marge Williams – an early childcare activist

2/21/2023

Cathy Lythe – as long as you did nothing for childcare, you could keep women in their place

2/21/2023

Joan Kennett – I’m going to look after children

2/21/2023

Crispin Gardiner – childcare activist

2/20/2023

Don Wilson – childcare is about people – their potential, our duty towards them

2/21/2023

Helen May – documenting the herstories of childcare and early years education

2/20/2023

Joyce Coss – a pioneer for childcare

2/21/2023

Margaret Lamb – a slow battle to improve childcare

2/21/2023

Mary Alice Bramwell – I was in a profession at the bottom of the heap. My ire was raised

5/10/2023

Pat Hubbard – a missionary zeal for childcare and women’s opportunities

4/17/2023

Helen Orr – early learning is magical

2/20/2023

Pam Croxford – a social justice champion with children at heart

2/21/2023

Berys Scouse – the child is at the heart

2/21/2023

Barbara Hale – a visionary leader

2/20/2023

Katherine Baxter – we all had the same end goal

2/21/2023

Joyce Mitchell – changing the landscape for early childhood education

2/21/2023

Maureen Te Wehioterangi Jehly – fighting the inequities for Māori in education

2/20/2023

Kahuwaero Chase Katene – one who is aware of the forgotten ones

2/21/2023

Parematarangi Fawcet (Nanny Pare) – rowing together for tamariki

2/21/2023

Heather Te Huia – I demand that children are given a better world

2/21/2023

Jan Taouma – a champion for Pacific children

2/21/2023

Jude Simpson – we can do better than this

2/21/2023

Jessie Donald – a fighting spirit

4/26/2023

Alison Leonard - embracing biculturalism

3/29/2023