ECE (Early Childhood Education)

Since 2019, only 6,000 students have received the lunches across 200 early childhood centres funded solely on donations.

Te Ao Māori News has compiled all the pre-budget announcements that affect rangatahi across Aotearoa.

After five decades in service, financial pressure, loss of qualified staff and dropping enrolment numbers has led to the closure of the Whangārei Childcare Centre.

Ka Ora, Ka Ako is going to feed 10,000 more mouths with the Healthy School Lunches Programme opening up for two-to-five-year-olds, while those year seven and up get a new model.

Government announced early this week, that whānau will receive some money to help with early childhood care education costs.