Introduction to Early Education of New Zealand Immigrant Children

? Are New Zealand immigrant working mothers struggling with their children's education? Yes, we should start a series of planning from kindergarten and even nursery school, and register in advance. As New Zealand immigrants, let's take a look at the following introduction about children's early childhood education! ? Introduction to early childhood education in New Zealand? The age of primary school entrance in New Zealand is generally 5 years old. For children under 5 years old, parents can freely choose various childcare services and high-quality preschool education. In early childhood, New Zealand does not use exams and homework to evaluate children's learning ability, but uses photos, stories, handmade works and other vivid ways to show parents every progress of children; Parents can get this valuable record when their children leave school. The admission time is also quite flexible. Parents can choose to send their children to kindergarten for a few days a week, whether it is half a day, all day or a certain period of time according to their own needs. Registered kindergarten teachers have a general bachelor's degree, with IELTS score above 7. ? 1. What types of kindergartens are there in New Zealand? Early childhood education in New Zealand is mainly divided into two categories, one is teacher-led and the other is parent-led. Most of them are new immigrants from New Zealand, especially young parents of office workers, generally choose teacher-led service organizations for their children. ? 2. What is the learning content? In any formal preschool education institution, children can learn: to establish harmonious and mutual-help interpersonal relationships, win trust and trust others, implement the spirit of negotiation, teamwork and exploration? 3. Tuition and subsidies? The government provides free admission allowance (20-hour early childhood education) for children aged 3-5, which does not exceed 6 hours a day and 20 hours a week. Any child who has a legal visa in New Zealand can enjoy it, regardless of whether he has resident status or not. It should be noted that not all preschool institutions can accept this subsidy, please confirm with the school in advance. ? The tuition fees of each preschool institution are different, some charge three or six hours, some charge half a day, and some charge a whole day. Generally speaking, the full tuition fee for children over 3 years old is about 250-300 New Zealand dollars/week, and they can enjoy 20 hours of government subsidies, which is about 1000 yuan/week. The tuition fee for children under 3 years old is more expensive, especially for children around 1 year old, up to 300-400 New Zealand dollars/week, and they cannot enjoy subsidies. In western countries, it takes a long time for children to be sent to kindergartens, which does not necessarily mean that parents attach importance to education, but may be considered irresponsible. ? 4. Children's catering? Some early education institutions do not provide lunch and need to bring their own meals. Please confirm with the school before entering the park. ? 5. Admission procedures? 1) Log on to the website of the Ministry of Education of New Zealand and search for all preschool institutions in the designated area, or directly search for preschool institutions that can provide 20-hour free subsidies. ? 2) According to the phone number and address displayed in the search results, directly contact the favorite preschool education institution, make an appointment for home visit, and confirm the specific charges, 20-hour free subsidy, lunch, preschool education activity schedule, class size, teacher qualification, language environment, cultural background, pick-up time and other information. Some institutions can allow parents to visit directly without an appointment, but in this case, the garden may not be able to prepare all the information you need in time. ? 3) generally need to go through the admission procedures? Bring the child's age certificate (such as passport or birth certificate), immunization certificate, contact information of parents, contact information of the second person in case of emergency, name and contact information of family doctor; If your child has allergies, asthma and other health problems that need the teacher's attention, please provide detailed information when entering the park. Some parents may need to provide proof of guardianship. At the same time, confirm to the garden what items children need to bring, such as diapers, food, water, bedding, etc. ? 4) Apply with the help of the garden? Free government subsidies for 20 hours a week, and the part that exceeds 20 hours shall be paid by itself. ? 5) If you are not satisfied with the preschool education institution, please discuss with the garden management first; If the problem is still not solved, ask the garden about the complaint procedure (formal registration agencies will post the complaint procedure on the bulletin board); You can also contact the Ministry of Education directly to express your concern. ? If you think that your child has been or may be injured mentally, physically or sexually in an early education institution, please inform the Department of Children, Adolescents and Family Services or call the police directly. ? 6. English ability? Humans are in the golden age of language learning in early childhood, so parents don't have to worry about their children's poor English and can't keep up. Under normal circumstances, a 3-year-old child who can't even recognize the alphabet can take the initiative to talk to his classmates after entering the park for one year. Two years later, his pronunciation was as pure as his mother tongue, and his English ability reached the primary school entrance standard. ? 7. Pre-school exam? When your child reaches the age of four, the registered nurse will give him/her a 45-60-minute pre-school examination to ensure that the child will enter primary school with healthy body and sufficient cognitive ability. If your child is over four years old and still hasn't received the invitation for pre-school examination, please consult his teacher. ? 8. gifted children? Gifted children cover a wide range of fields. If you think your child has special talents and is receiving early childhood education, please ask his teacher for more information or contact information of relevant institutions. ?