Making a Noise for ECE

Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand is now 60 years young! This, our third jubilee book (2013–2023) celebrates the organisation one decade on from our last 50th jubilee book.

First called the New Zealand Association of Child Care Centres, then Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/New Zealand Childcare Association, and now Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand, each name change reflects our transformation as a membership organisation and teacher education provider, with our bicultural journey woven throughout the decades.

In this latest book, Making a noise for ECE, Helen has carefully documented the changing political landscape alongside our commitment to biculturalism and quality early childhood education for every child. Throughout the trials and tribulations of the past decade, this book chronicles what it really means to be an advocacy organisation, while at the same time developing and launching a plethora of teacher education and specialist qualification programmes, ranging from diploma to master’s level (for both the early childhood and primary sectors).