? Are New Zealand immigrant working mothers struggling with their children's education? Yes, we should start a series of planning from kindergarten or even nursery school, and register in advance. As New Zealand immigrants, let's take a look at the following introduction on children's early childhood education! ? Introduction to early childhood education in New Zealand? The age of admission to primary schools in New Zealand is generally 5 years old. For children under 5 years old, parents are free to choose a variety of childcare services and 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 how many days to send their children to kindergarten every week according to their own needs, whether for half a day, for the whole day or for a certain period of time. Registered kindergarten teachers generally hold a bachelor's degree, with IELTS score above 7. ? 1. What are the types of kindergartens 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 who are office workers generally choose teacher-led service institutions for their children. ? 2. what is the learning content? In any regular preschool education institution, children can learn: building harmonious and mutual-help interpersonal relationships, winning trust and trusting others, implementing the spirit of consultation and negotiation, teamwork and exploration? 3. Tuition and subsidy? The government provides free admission allowance (21 hours ECE) for children aged 3-5 years, which does not exceed 6 hours a day and 21 hours a week. Any child with 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 education institutions can accept this subsidy, please confirm with the school in advance. ? The tuition fees of each preschool education institution are different, some charge for 3 hours or 6 hours, some charge for half a day, and some charge for the whole day. Generally speaking, the full tuition fee for children over 3 years old is about 251-311 New Zealand dollars/week, and they can enjoy 21-hour government subsidies, which will cost more than 1,111 yuan/week. The tuition fees for children under 3 years old are more expensive, especially for children around 1 years old, which can reach 311-411 New Zealand dollars/week at the highest, 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 childhood education institutions do not provide lunch, so you need to bring your 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 early childhood education institutions in the designated area, or directly search for early childhood education institutions that can provide 21-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 a home visit, and confirm the specific charges, 21-hour free subsidy, lunch, preschool 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 making an appointment, but in this case, the garden may not be able to prepare all the information you need in time. ? 3) Admission procedures are generally required? 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; Please provide detailed information when you enter the park if your child has allergies, asthma and other health problems that need teachers' attention. Some parents may need to provide proof of custody. At the same time, confirm to the garden what items children need to bring when they enter the park, such as diapers, food, water, bedding and so on. ? 4) Apply with the help of the garden? Free government subsidies for 21 hours a week, and the part that exceeds 21 hours is at your own expense. ? 5) If you are not satisfied with the preschool education institution, please discuss with the management of the garden first; If the problem is still not solved, ask the garden about the complaint procedure (the formal registration agency will post the complaint procedure on the bulletin board); You can also directly contact the contact the Ministry of Education to express your concerns. ? If you think that your child has been, or is likely to be, injured mentally, physically or sexually in an early childhood education institution, please tell the Department of Child, Youth and Family Services in time or call the police directly. ? 6. English ability? Human beings 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 actively talk with his classmates after entering the park for one year. After two years, his pronunciation is as pure as his mother tongue, and his English ability reaches the primary school entrance standard. ? 7. Pre-school examination? When your child reaches the age of four, a registered nurse will give him/her a 45-61-minute pre-school examination to ensure that the child will enter primary school with healthy body and sufficient cognitive ability. If your child has reached the age of four and still hasn't received the invitation for pre-school examination, please consult his teacher. ? 8. gifted children? Gifted children involve a wide range of fields. If you think your child has special talents and is receiving early childhood education, please consult his teacher for more information or contact information of relevant institutions. ?