Institute for Early Childhood Studies

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Introduction The Aims The Work of the Institute Staff & Contact Information

Introduction

The Institute for Early Childhood Studies was established in 1995 to promote quality in:

• young children's learning
• early childhood teacher education
• professional development
• early childhood research
• early childhood policy
• information services for early childhood

(The name, Te Pūmanawa Rangahau kōhungahunga, describes "a place of study and research on important matters related to young children". Pūmanawa = getting to the heart of the matter, Rangahau = research and study, kōhungahunga = young children.)

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The Aims

The Institute brings together early childhood teachers, researchers and other professionals to work collaboratively on a range of projects to contribute to the knowledge base for early childhood education.

The Work of the Institute

The work of the Institute includes:

• research and publications on early childhood education and issues related to the learning and development of young children;
• national and international consultancy to government and non-governmental agencies on early childhood issues;
• public seminars and workshops as a resource for early childhood professionals;
• support for early childhood researchers in tertiary institutions, early childhood organisations, and early childhood centres;
• maintenance of an archive of early childhood historical documents, and a reference library of a series of specialist early childhood books, journals, video tapes and personal collections;
• provision of a welcoming place for visiting international and national early childhood scholars and for local early childhood groups.

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Staff and Contact Information

Director
Associate Professor Carmen Dalli

Early childhood staff from across the Schools of the Faculty are members of the Institute

Institute for Early Childhood Studies
Karori Campus
Donald Street
Karori
Wellington

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