Cabinet agrees to enable nature-based early childhood education

The Government is taking steps to formally recognise and enable nature-based early childhood education in New Zealand, Associate Education Minister David Seymour says. “I’m pleased to announce that Cabinet has this week agreed to establish a legislative framework for nature-based early childhood education, giving these services a clear pathway to operate and grow in New Zealand,” Mr Seymour says. “Nature-based early childhood education embodies the Kiwi spirit. It celebrates the outdoors, encourages children to explore the natural world from an early age, and uses our unique environment to deliver the important learning experiences that early childhood education provides. “New Zealand is blessed with an extraordinary natural environment. It makes sense that our youngest New Zealanders should have the opportunity to learn and develop in it. “Early childhood education has been taking place in nature for decades, but some services have existed in a regulatory grey area. This has created uncertainty for providers and families, and limited the ability of the sector to grow. “Internationally, there is a strong body of evidence supporting nature-based early childhood education and the pos

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