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Pasifika Early Childhood Education Priorities for Pasifika Early Childhood Education Research Report to the Ministry of Education Anne Meade, Hellen PuhiPuhi & Susan Foster-Cohen ISBN 0-478-27284-7 ISBN no. (Internet copy): 0-478-27285-5 © Ministry of Education, New Zealand — 2003 Research reports are also available on the Ministry’s website: www.minedu.govt.nz under the Research heading.
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Pasi
fika
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
E
duca
tion
Prio
ritie
s for
Pas
ifika
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Edu
catio
n R
esea
rch
Rep
ort t
o th
e M
inist
ry o
f Edu
catio
n
Ann
e M
eade
, Hel
len
Puhi
Puhi
& S
usan
Fos
ter-
Coh
en
ISB
N 0
-478
-272
84-7
IS
BN
no.
(Int
erne
t cop
y): 0
-478
-272
85-5
M
inis
try
of E
duca
tion,
New
Zea
land
20
03
Rese
arch
repo
rts a
re a
lso
avai
labl
e on
the
Min
istr
ys w
ebsi
te: w
ww
.min
edu.
govt
.nz
unde
r the
Res
earc
h he
adin
g.
-
iPASI
FIK
A E
AR
LY C
HIL
DH
OO
D E
DU
CA
TIO
N
FIN
AL
REP
OR
T
Part
A: P
asifi
ka e
arly
chi
ldho
od e
duca
tion
serv
ices
pro
file
Part
B: P
rior
ities
for
Pasi
fika
earl
y ch
ildho
od e
duca
tion
rese
arch
Part
C: R
evie
w e
ssay
on
imm
ersio
n an
d bi
lingu
al e
arly
edu
catio
n
Ann
e M
eade
, Hel
len
Puhi
Puhi
& S
usan
Fos
ter-
Coh
en
Ann
e M
eade
Ass
ocia
tes
Wel
lingt
on
ii.
-
iii
TABL
E O
F C
ON
TEN
TS
Ack
now
ledg
emen
ts1
Fore
wor
d3
PAR
T A
: PA
SIFI
KA
EA
RLY
CH
ILD
HO
OD
SER
VIC
ES P
RO
FILE
5An
ne M
eade
& H
elle
n Pu
hiPu
hi5
Intr
oduc
tion
5La
ngua
ge5
Pict
ure
of th
e Pa
sifik
a E
CE
sect
or5
Ana
uA
ko P
asifi
ka5
Pasi
fika
Early
Chi
ldho
od G
roup
s6
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n an
d C
are
Cen
tres
6Pa
cific
Isla
nds E
arly
Chi
ldho
od C
ounc
il of
Aot
earo
a (P
IEC
CA
)7
Gov
ernm
ent s
truc
ture
s and
Pas
ifika
ear
ly c
hild
hood
edu
catio
n8
Min
istry
of E
duca
tion
8Ed
ucat
ion
Revi
ew O
ffic
e9
Early
Chi
ldho
od D
evel
opm
ent
10M
inis
try o
f Pac
ific
Isla
nd A
ffai
rs10
Plan
ning
11Pa
sifik
a Ed
ucat
ion
Plan
11Pa
cific
Cap
acity
Bui
ldin
g12
Auc
klan
d C
ity13
Wai
take
re C
ity13
Nor
th S
hore
13H
amilt
on14
Porir
ua14
Hut
t Val
ley
14C
hris
tchu
rch
14Pa
thwa
ys to
the
Futu
re: A
10-
Yea
r Stra
tegi
c Pl
an fo
r Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Edu
catio
n15
Goa
l: In
crea
se p
artic
ipat
ion
in q
ualit
y EC
E se
rvic
es: P
asifi
ka p
eopl
es15
Goa
l: Im
prov
e qu
ality
of E
CE
serv
ices
: Pas
ifika
15G
oal:
Prom
ote
colla
bora
tive
rela
tions
hips
: Pas
ifika
15In
crea
sing
Par
ticip
atio
n17
Dem
ogra
phic
par
ticip
atio
n st
atis
tics
17Pa
sifik
a Ea
rly C
hild
hood
Gro
ups (
PEC
Gs)
17Li
cens
ed a
nd c
harte
red
early
chi
ldho
od se
rvic
es17
Incr
easi
ng p
artic
ipat
ion
21EC
E Pa
rtici
patio
n Pr
ojec
t21
Oth
er P
artic
ipat
ion
Proj
ects
Und
erw
ay22
Bud
get 2
002
22Im
prov
ing
qual
ity23
Teac
her e
duca
tion
for s
taff
in P
asifi
ka e
arly
chi
ldho
od c
entre
s23
Rec
ruitm
ent a
nd re
tent
ion
23Pr
e-se
rvic
e te
ache
r edu
catio
n23
Rec
ogni
tion
of p
rior l
earn
ing
25Sc
hola
rshi
ps25
Prof
essi
onal
dev
elop
men
t for
Pas
ifika
edu
catio
n an
d ca
re c
entre
s26
iv
Early
Chi
ldho
od D
evel
opm
ent
26A
uckl
and
Col
lege
of E
duca
tion
Prof
essi
onal
Sup
port
28W
ellin
gton
Col
lege
of E
duca
tion
Prof
essi
onal
Sup
port
28Ed
ucat
ion
Revi
ews
28Fi
ndin
gs fr
om a
naly
sis o
f rev
iew
s29
Res
ourc
es31
Fund
ing
31Fu
ndin
g fo
r Pac
ific
Isla
nd e
arly
chi
ldho
od g
roup
s (lic
ence
exe
mpt
gro
ups)
31R
ate
1 an
d R
ate
2 fu
ndin
g fo
r lic
ense
d an
d ch
arte
red
Pasi
fika
ECC
s31
Equi
ty F
undi
ng31
Num
ber o
f Pac
ific
32EC
Cs
32D
iscr
etio
nary
Gra
nts S
chem
e32
Prin
t res
ourc
es32
Web
reso
urce
s34
Rec
ent r
esea
rch
on P
asifi
ka e
arly
chi
ldho
od e
duca
tion
34C
oncl
usio
ns37
PAR
T B:
SC
OPI
NG
PR
IOR
ITIE
S FO
R P
ASI
FIK
A E
AR
LY C
HIL
DH
OO
D
EDU
CA
TIO
N R
ESEA
RC
H39
Anne
Mea
de a
nd H
elle
n Pu
hiPu
hi39
Intr
oduc
tion
39C
onsu
ltatio
n m
eetin
gs39
Sear
ch o
f the
lite
ratu
re39
Res
earc
h pr
iori
ties
40Pr
iorit
ies r
anke
d ac
cord
ing
to w
eigh
t of n
umbe
r of s
ugge
stio
ns40
Pasi
fika
lang
uage
acq
uisi
tion
and/
or m
aint
enan
ce to
pics
40O
ther
prio
ritie
s42
Prio
rity
topi
cs re
orde
red
acco
rdin
g to
tim
ing
43Es
tabl
ish
child
ren
s lan
guag
e no
rms a
nd d
evel
op la
ngua
ge m
easu
res
43W
hat p
aren
ts/c
omm
uniti
es w
ant?
44D
escr
ibin
g th
e la
ngua
ge/s
exp
erie
nces
of y
oung
Pas
ifika
chi
ldre
n44
Long
itudi
nal r
esea
rch
on o
utco
mes
for t
hose
from
diff
eren
t lan
guag
e se
tting
s 44Te
ache
r edu
catio
n an
d ca
reer
pat
hway
s44
Eval
uatin
g go
vern
men
t'sro
le v
is-
-vis
Pas
ifika
EC
S44
Topi
cs fr
om th
e Li
tera
ture
Rev
iew
on
Paci
fic E
duca
tion
Issu
es F
inal
Rep
ort
45R
efer
ence
s45
PAR
T C
: A
REV
IEW
OF
BIL
ING
UA
LISM
AN
D S
ECO
ND
LA
NG
UA
GE
AC
QU
ISIT
ION
IN E
AR
LY C
HIL
DH
OO
D47
Susa
n H
. Fos
ter-
Coh
en47
Intr
oduc
tion
47Fr
om h
ome
to e
arly
chi
ldho
od c
entr
e48
Bili
ngua
l and
seco
nd la
ngua
ge a
cqui
sitio
n49
Who
is b
iling
ual?
49H
ow d
o L1
, L2,
and
bili
ngua
l lan
guag
e ac
quis
ition
diff
er in
ear
ly c
hild
hood
?50
Is th
ere
a cr
itica
l per
iod
for c
hild
seco
nd la
ngua
ge a
cqui
sitio
n?53
Wha
t is t
he id
eal w
ay o
f bec
omin
g bi
lingu
al in
ear
ly c
hild
hood
?55
-
vIs it
OK
for c
areg
iver
s and
teac
hers
to m
ix th
eir l
angu
ages
whe
n ta
lkin
g to
a b
iling
ual
child
?56
Do
child
ren
vary
in th
eir c
apac
ity to
acq
uire
a se
cond
lang
uage
?58
Wha
t hap
pens
to th
e fir
st la
ngua
ge w
hen
the
seco
nd is
add
ed?
60W
hat s
ort o
f lan
guag
e ca
n an
d sh
ould
chi
ldre
n le
arn
in e
arly
chi
ldho
od?
61W
hat i
s the
role
of t
he e
arly
chi
ldho
od c
entre
?62
Con
clus
ions
63R
efer
ence
s63
APP
END
ICES
71
APP
EN
DIX
1:
71D
iscr
etio
nary
Gra
nts S
chem
e
Pasi
fika
Pool
-Su
mm
ary
71A
PPE
ND
IX 2
73D
iscr
etio
nary
Gra
nts S
chem
e
Gen
eral
Poo
l73
Paci
fic E
arly
Chi
ldho
od E
duca
tion
Allo
catio
ns73
APP
EN
DIX
375
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n R
esea
rch
Fram
ewor
k (2
001)
75A
PPE
ND
IX 4
76Fi
nal R
epor
t of t
he S
trate
gic
Plan
for E
arly
Chi
ldho
od E
duca
tion
Wor
king
Gro
up to
the
Min
iste
r of E
duca
tion
(200
1)77
DIR
ECTI
ON
ON
E: P
AR
TIC
IPA
TIO
N, E
NG
AG
EMEN
T A
ND
AC
CES
S77
DIR
ECTI
ON
TW
O:
CO
LLA
BO
RA
TIV
E R
ELA
TIO
NSH
IPS
78D
IREC
TIO
N T
HR
EE:
QU
ALI
TY E
AR
LY C
HIL
DH
OO
D S
ERV
ICES
79D
IREC
TIO
N F
OU
R:
SUST
AIN
AB
LE E
AR
LY C
HIL
DH
OO
D S
ERV
ICES
81A
PPE
ND
IX 5
83EC
D P
rofe
ssio
nal D
evel
opm
ent O
utpu
ts83
in re
latio
n to
Pas
ifika
edu
catio
n &
car
e ce
ntre
s83
APP
EN
DIX
684
Oth
er P
ossi
ble
Res
earc
h To
pics
85A
PPE
ND
IX 7
87A
nnot
ated
Bib
liogr
aphy
87D
r Sus
an F
oste
r-C
ohen
, Uni
vers
ity o
f Can
terb
ury
87
vi
.
-
1Ack
now
ledg
emen
ts
Ann
e M
eade
and
Hel
len
Puhi
Puhi
ext
end
war
m th
anks
tolit
eral
ly h
undr
eds o
f peo
ple
who
hav
e he
lped
with
this
repo
rt. W
e ha
ve le
arne
d m
uch
on th
e jo
urne
y, a
nd h
ope
our r
epor
t will
hel
p re
pay
the
gene
rosi
ty sh
own
to u
s.
We
are
grat
eful
to th
e M
inis
try o
f Edu
catio
n fo
r the
opp
ortu
nity
to c
ompi
le a
pro
file
of P
asifi
ka E
arly
Chi
ldho
od E
duca
tion
(EC
E) in
Aot
earo
a an
d to
scop
e re
sear
ch
prio
ritie
s for
Pas
ifika
EC
E. T
hank
s als
o to
the
Min
istry
for t
heir
supp
ort i
n ex
pand
ing
the
repo
rt to
incl
ude
a sy
stem
atic
revi
ew e
ssay
on
bilin
gual
ism
and
seco
nd la
ngua
ge
acqu
isiti
on in
the
early
yea
rs, a
nd to
Dr S
usan
Fos
ter-
Coh
en fo
r jum
ping
on
boar
d an
d do
ing
such
an
expe
rt jo
b in
writ
ing
the
revi
ew.
It w
ill b
e a
valu
able
reso
urce
to
pare
nts,
staf
f and
man
agem
ent f
or y
ears
to c
ome
Num
erou
s peo
ple
in th
e M
inis
try o
f Edu
catio
nin
volv
ed in
the
Bili
ngua
l and
Im
mer
sion
The
me
Team
and
bey
ond,
in th
e na
tiona
l off
ice
and
regi
onal
off
ices
, hav
e sh
ared
rele
vant
info
rmat
ion
and
know
ledg
e. O
ffic
ials
in th
e M
inis
try o
f Pac
ific
Isla
nd A
ffai
rs, t
he E
duca
tion
Rev
iew
Off
ice
and
Early
Chi
ldho
od D
evel
opm
ent h
ave
incr
ease
d ou
r kno
wle
dge
and
unde
rsta
ndin
g.
Pasi
fika
com
mun
ities
hav
e w
elco
med
us t
o EC
E fo
no in
Auc
klan
d an
d W
ellin
gton
an
d sh
ared
issu
es a
nd p
riorit
ies w
ith u
s, pa
rticu
larly
in re
latio
n to
Pas
ifika
EC
E re
sear
ch p
riorit
ies.
Lea
ders
ofn
atio
nal P
asifi
ka E
CE
orga
nisa
tions
hav
e al
so b
een
in
dial
ogue
with
one
or b
oth
of u
s to
shar
e th
eir o
rgan
isat
ion
s per
spec
tive.
War
m
than
ks g
o to
you
for t
his a
nd w
e w
ish
you
wel
l in
the
valu
able
wor
k yo
u do
for y
our
peop
le.
Our
gra
titud
e an
d th
anks
als
o go
to P
asifi
ka a
cade
mic
s for
thei
r inp
ut.
Res
earc
hers
hav
e al
so sp
ent t
ime
desc
ribin
g cu
rren
t pro
ject
s to
help
us e
labo
rate
on
and
upda
te th
e Li
tera
ture
Rev
iew
of P
asifi
ka E
duca
tion
Issu
es (C
oxon
, et a
l, 20
01).
Th
ank
you.
An
alph
abet
ical
list
of o
rgan
isat
ions
and
indi
vidu
als c
onsu
lted
follo
ws:
1.A
nau
Ako
Pas
ifika
Po
ko M
orga
n.
2.Ea
rly C
hild
hood
Dev
elop
men
t:-
Nat
iona
l Pas
ifika
Man
ager
, Le'a
tuli
ilagi
Mal
aeta
Sau
vao
-N
atio
nal P
asifi
ka C
oord
inat
ors'
fono
-So
me
Auc
klan
d Pa
sifik
a C
oord
inat
ors.
3.Ea
rly C
hild
hood
Pol
icy
Res
earc
h A
dvis
ory
Gro
up (c
onve
ned
by K
athy
Sm
ith).
4.Ed
ucat
ion
Rev
iew
Off
ice
-Nat
iona
l Off
ice
(Fra
nces
Sal
t).5.
Gro
up S
peci
al E
duca
tion:
Pas
ifika
Man
ager
, Ika
Tam
eifu
na, a
nd o
ne P
asifi
ka
spec
ialis
t.6.
Ling
uist
s:-
Dr S
usan
Fos
ter-
Coh
en-
Dr J
effr
eyW
aite
-
(and
Drs
Bel
l & T
aum
oefo
lau,
see
belo
w).
7.M
inis
try o
f Edu
catio
n:-
Auc
klan
d O
ffic
e (T
ai'er
i Fen
wic
k, R
osi F
itzpa
trick
, Cor
inne
Han
sell,
Lily
Le
e, M
a'ana
ima
Soa,
Faa
saul
ala
Tago
ilela
gi-L
eota
. (C
orin
ne a
nd T
ilala
wor
k w
ith E
CPL
.)
2
-N
atio
nal O
ffic
e (E
lizab
eth
Bar
tlett,
Ros
s Boy
d, C
athy
Dig
gins
, Mar
ee
Hou
siau
x, F
ranc
es K
elly
, Dor
een
Laun
der,
Lesi
eli T
onga
ti'o,
Ric
hard
War
d,
and
mem
bers
of t
he B
iling
ual a
nd Im
mer
sion
The
me
Team
.-
Reg
iona
l Off
ice
ECE
liais
on st
aff.
-Pa
sifik
a A
dvis
ory
Gro
up.
8.M
inis
try o
f Pac
ific
Isla
nd A
ffai
rs:
-A
nnet
te L
ole
Kar
epa
(in M
inis
ter G
osch
e's o
ffic
e)-
Va'a
Mak
isi.
9.Pa
sifik
a ac
adem
ics:
-
Dr A
irini
, Auc
klan
d C
olle
ge o
f Edu
catio
n-
Dia
ne M
ara,
Wel
lingt
on C
olle
ge o
f Edu
catio
n-
Lesi
eli M
cInt
yre,
Mas
sey
Uni
vers
ity C
olle
ge o
f Edu
catio
n.10
.Pas
ifika
ear
ly c
hild
hood
edu
catio
n na
tiona
l org
anis
atio
ns:
-C
ook
Isla
nds
Mii
Teo
kota
i an
d M
ama
Te P
aeru
-Fi
ji
Am
alai
ni L
igal
evu
Legg
e, K
asa
Cag
iace
va, R
atu
Isoa
Soq
osoq
o &
Bub
u Sa
i-
Niu
e
Tapu
aki V
aha
-Sa
moa
Ti
ana
Fauo
lo a
nd F
eren
i Ete
-To
nga
C
illa
Jord
an a
nd A
lfred
Pul
e-
(and
oth
ers i
n th
e co
ntex
t of M
oE fo
no).
11.P
acifi
c Is
land
s Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Cou
ncil
Aot
earo
a (P
IEC
CA
) -Pr
esid
ent,
Rev
A
lfred
Pal
u.12
.Pas
ifika
Nat
ions
Edu
cato
rs A
ssoc
iatio
n (P
NEA
) Li
ly T
uiot
i & M
aciu
Vuc
ago.
13.S
trate
gic
Plan
for E
CE
wor
king
gro
up, P
asifi
ka c
aucu
s rec
omm
enda
tions
, 200
1.14
.Uni
vers
ity o
f Auc
klan
d/A
UT
Mar
sden
Fun
d re
sear
cher
s -D
rs A
llan
Bel
l &
Mel
enai
te T
aum
oefo
lau.
15.W
oolf
Fish
er R
esea
rch
Cen
tre, A
uckl
and
-Pro
f Stu
art M
cNau
ghto
n an
d te
am.
Met
aki m
aat
a, fa
afe
tai l
ava,
vin
aka
vaka
levu
, mal
o au
pito
, and
man
uia.
Ann
e M
eade
and
Hel
len
Puhi
Puhi
-
3Fore
wor
d
Ni s
a bu
la, t
alof
a la
va, k
ia o
rana
, mal
o e
lele
i, fa
kaal
ofa
atu,
talo
ha n
i, gr
eetin
gs.
The
Pasi
fika
Early
Chi
ldho
od E
duca
tion
Prof
iles a
nd S
copi
ng P
roje
ctw
as
com
mis
sion
ed in
ear
ly 2
002
to c
ompi
le a
pic
ture
of P
asifi
ka e
arly
chi
ldho
od
educ
atio
n (E
CE)
in A
otea
roa
New
Zea
land
pur
suan
t to
the
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
nPl
an(M
inis
try o
f Edu
catio
n, 2
001)
and
the
Early
Chi
ldho
od E
duca
tion
Stra
tegi
c Pl
an
wor
king
gro
ups
Rep
ort t
o th
e M
inis
ter o
f Edu
catio
n(2
001)
. Th
e pr
ojec
t tea
m is
Dr
Ann
e M
eade
and
Hel
len
Puhi
Puhi
(bot
h m
embe
rs o
f the
EC
E st
rate
gic
plan
wor
king
gr
oup)
, and
Dr S
usan
Fos
ter-
Coh
en, l
ingu
ist.
The
y re
port
to th
e B
iling
ual a
nd
Imm
ersi
on E
duca
tion
Them
e Te
aman
d th
e Pa
sifik
a Ed
ucat
ion
team
, via
the
Res
earc
h D
ivis
ion
of th
e M
inis
try o
f Edu
catio
n.
The
purp
ose
of th
e pr
ojec
t is:
1.To
bui
ld a
pro
file
of P
asifi
ka E
CE
in A
otea
roa
in 2
002;
2.To
pro
vide
pre
limin
ary
guid
ance
on
the
role
of i
mm
ersi
on a
nd b
iling
ual
educ
atio
n in
EC
E (a
nd tr
ansi
tion
to sc
hool
) for
Pas
ifika
stud
ents
lan
guag
e ac
quis
ition
and
cog
nitiv
e de
velo
pmen
t; 3.
To c
oord
inat
e re
sear
ch a
nd e
valu
atio
n re
ports
on
Pasi
fika
ECE;
and
/or
4.To
scop
e an
d su
gges
t res
earc
h pr
iorit
ies v
is-
-vis
Pas
ifika
bili
ngua
l and
im
mer
sion
EC
E.
This
repo
rt co
ntai
ns th
ree
mai
n pa
rts:
Part
A: P
asifi
ka e
arly
chi
ldho
od e
duca
tion
serv
ices
pro
file;
Part
B: S
copi
ng p
riorit
ies f
or P
asifi
ka e
arly
chi
ldho
od e
duca
tion
rese
arch
;Pa
rt C
: Rev
iew
ess
ay a
nd g
uida
nce
on im
mer
sion
and
bili
ngua
l ear
lyed
ucat
ion.
The
appe
ndic
es in
clud
e fu
ller s
tatis
tics a
nd a
brie
f ann
otat
ed b
iblio
grap
hy.
Part
A is
a c
ompi
latio
n of
info
rmat
ion
abou
t pol
icy
and
prov
isio
n fo
r and
pa
rtici
patio
n in
Pas
ifika
EC
E in
Aot
earo
a N
ew Z
eala
nd, i
nclu
ding
som
e tre
nd d
ata
(whe
n re
leva
nt) f
or th
e pa
st fe
w y
ears
. It
sum
mar
ises
info
rmat
ion
from
seve
ral
sour
ces w
ithin
the
Min
istry
of E
duca
tion,
the
Educ
atio
n R
evie
w O
ffic
e, a
nd th
e M
inis
try o
f Pac
ific
Isla
nd A
ffai
rs.
Part
B, i
n its
dra
ft fo
rm, w
as fo
rwar
ded
to th
e M
inis
try o
f Edu
catio
nin
ear
ly A
pril
2002
. It
indi
cate
s the
prio
ritie
s for
Pas
ifika
EC
E re
sear
ch d
istil
led
from
a sc
an o
f rel
evan
t lite
ratu
re a
nd c
onsu
ltatio
n w
ith a
rang
e of
of
ficia
ls a
nd in
tere
sted
par
ties i
n th
e co
mm
unity
. Pa
rt C
is th
e w
ork
of D
r Sus
an
Fost
er-C
ohen
and
focu
ses o
n is
sues
rela
ted
to b
iling
ual a
nd im
mer
sion
edu
catio
n fo
r yo
ung
child
ren.
.
4
-
5PAR
T A
: PA
SIFI
KA
EA
RLY
CH
ILD
HO
OD
SER
VIC
ES P
RO
FILE
Anne
Mea
de &
Hel
len
Puhi
Puhi
Intr
oduc
tion
This
sect
ion
cont
ains
a p
rofil
e of
Pas
ifika
ear
ly c
hild
hood
edu
catio
n in
Aot
earo
a. T
he
sour
ces o
f the
info
rmat
ion
have
gen
eral
ly b
een
publ
ishe
d m
ater
ial o
r mat
eria
l on
file
in g
over
nmen
t dep
artm
ents
and
age
ncie
s.
Lan
guag
e
We
foun
d th
e te
rm to
des
crib
e he
ritag
e or
com
mun
ity la
ngua
ges c
an ra
ise
deba
te.
Peop
le u
sed
the
follo
win
g te
rms (
ofte
n gi
ving
reas
ons w
hy th
ey u
sed
it in
pre
fere
nce
to o
ther
s): h
erita
ge la
ngua
ge, m
othe
r ton
gue,
nat
ive
lang
uage
, com
mun
ity la
ngua
ges,
and
hom
e la
ngua
ge.
On
the
advi
ce o
f the
ling
uist
on
the
team
(see
Par
t C),
we
have
ad
opte
d th
e te
rm c
omm
unity
lang
uage
/s.
At t
imes
, it i
s stil
l im
porta
nt to
di
ffer
entia
te b
etw
een
L1 (f
irst l
angu
age)
and
L2
(sec
ond/
subs
eque
nt la
ngua
ge/s
). It
ca
n al
so b
e re
leva
nt to
diff
eren
tiate
bet
wee
n Pa
cific
Isla
nd-b
orn
and
NZ-
born
ch
ildre
n. L
1 ca
n be
Eng
lish
for s
ome
NZ-
born
Pas
ifika
chi
ldre
n.
Pict
ure
of th
e Pa
sifik
a E
CE
sect
or
Pasi
fika
com
mun
ities
hav
e be
en a
ctiv
ely
esta
blis
hing
ear
ly c
hild
hood
ser
vice
s sin
ce
the
mid
-198
0s.
The
esta
blis
hmen
t of n
ga k
ohan
ga re
o by
Mao
ri in
198
2 pr
ovid
ed a
m
odel
for P
asifi
ka p
eopl
es to
follo
w
Pasi
fika
early
chi
ldho
od e
duca
tion
serv
ices
run
by P
asifi
ka p
eopl
es fo
r Pas
ifika
chi
ldre
n ta
ught
in th
eir P
asifi
ka la
ngua
ge/s
.
Pasi
fika
early
chi
ldho
od e
duca
tion
serv
ices
fall
into
thre
e br
oad
cate
gorie
s:
xA
nau
Ako
Pas
ifika
;x
Lice
nce-
exem
pt P
asifi
ka E
arly
Chi
ldho
od G
roup
s (PE
CG
s);
xLi
cens
ed a
nd c
harte
red
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n an
d C
are
Cen
tres (
PEC
Cs)
.
Ana
u A
ko P
asifi
ka
Ana
u A
ko P
asifi
ka is
a p
aren
t edu
catio
n, h
ome
tuto
ring
prog
ram
me
with
a p
artic
ular
em
phas
is o
n pa
rent
s who
are
dis
adva
ntag
ed.
As w
ell a
s mak
ing
regu
lar h
ome
visi
ts,
the
hom
e tu
tors
run
inte
rgen
erat
iona
l gro
ups,
train
vol
unte
er h
ome
visi
tors
, fos
ter
hom
e-ce
ntre
-sch
ool c
onne
ctio
ns, p
rovi
de h
olid
ay p
rogr
amm
es, p
repa
re re
sour
ces,
and
faci
litat
e fa
mily
use
of c
omm
unity
faci
litie
s. T
here
are
six
hom
e tu
tors
who
wal
k al
ongs
ide
par
ents
an
d ex
tend
ed fa
mily
mem
bers
, inc
ludi
ng g
rand
pare
nts.
The
y in
clud
e a
focu
s on
faci
litat
ing
the
trans
ition
of c
hild
ren
from
hom
e to
an
early
ch
ildho
od se
rvic
e (E
CS)
or t
o sc
hool
.
6
The
num
ber o
f fam
ilies
par
ticip
atin
g in
Ana
u A
ko P
asifi
ka a
s at D
ecem
ber 2
001
was
37
8. A
tota
l of 1
6 fa
mili
es le
ft th
at y
ear w
hen
a ch
ild tr
ansf
erre
d to
an
ECS,
and
thre
e w
ent t
o sc
hool
. Th
e et
hnic
ity o
f the
hom
e tu
tors
incl
udes
: Sam
oan,
Niu
ean,
Coo
k Is
land
s and
Ton
gan.
Ext
ra fu
ndin
g w
as v
oted
in th
e B
udge
t 200
2 fo
r an
expa
nsio
n.
Pasif
ika
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Gro
ups
Pasi
fika
Early
Chi
ldho
od G
roup
s (PE
CG
s) a
re li
cenc
e-ex
empt
gro
ups r
ecog
nise
d by
sy
stem
and
giv
en a
smal
l gra
nt-in
-aid
by
Early
Chi
ldho
od D
evel
opm
ent (
ECD
).Pa
sifik
a C
o-or
dina
tors
in E
CD
pro
vide
adv
ice
and
supp
ort t
o PE
CG
s.
Pare
nts a
nd e
xten
ded
fam
ily m
embe
rs a
re re
spon
sibl
e fo
r run
ning
PEC
Gs.
The
y m
ostly
ope
rate
in c
omm
unity
faci
litie
s.
Pasi
fika
Edu
catio
n an
d C
are
Cen
tres
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n an
d C
are
Cen
tres (
PEC
Cs)
are
lice
nsed
and
cha
rtere
d ed
ucat
ion
and
care
cen
tres.
The
y re
ceiv
e ei
ther
Rat
e 1
or R
ate
2 fu
ndin
g1.
Tab
le 1
:Eth
nici
ty o
f Lic
ense
d Pa
sifik
a Ed
ucat
ion
& C
are
Cen
tres
Sam
oan
40C
ook
Isla
nd10
Tong
an8
Niu
ean
7Pa
sifik
a (n
ot sp
ecifi
ed)
6To
kela
uan
1Tu
vala
uan
1
Educ
atio
n St
atis
tics a
s at J
uly
2001
reco
rd 7
3 ed
ucat
ion
and
care
cen
tres c
lass
ified
as
PEC
Cs,
but s
ome
of th
e da
ta su
pplie
d by
DM
A re
late
to 7
5 PE
CC
s bec
ause
one
ki
nder
garte
n an
d on
e pl
ayce
ntre
wer
e de
note
d as
a P
asifi
ka c
entre
in th
eir r
ecor
ds.
(The
kin
derg
arte
n is
no
long
er so
den
oted
.) T
he b
igge
st g
roup
of P
ECC
s is S
amoa
n.
Ther
e ar
e 10
Coo
k Is
land
cen
tres.
All
othe
r eth
nici
ties h
ave
few
er th
an 1
0 ce
ntre
s.
Tab
le 2
:Ow
ners
hip
of L
icen
sed
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n &
Car
e C
entre
s
Inco
rpor
ated
soci
ety
31C
harit
able
Tru
st24
Stat
utor
y Tr
ust
8O
ther
trus
t3
Priv
atel
y ow
ned
3N
o fo
rmal
ow
ners
hip
stat
us4
Inco
rpor
ated
soci
ety
and
trust
s are
the
mos
t com
mon
form
s of o
wne
rshi
p st
atus
. Th
ere
are
only
thre
e Pa
sifik
a ce
ntre
s tha
t are
priv
atel
y ow
ned.
1R
ate
1 fu
ndin
g is
the
basi
c le
vel o
f bul
k gr
ants
. R
ate
2cr
iteria
are
giv
en in
the
sect
ion
on fu
ndin
g,
see
p.34
.
-
7Paci
fic Is
land
s Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Cou
ncil
of A
otea
roa
(PIE
CC
A)
PIEC
CA
is a
cha
ritab
le o
rgan
isat
ion
that
act
s as a
n um
brel
la g
roup
for P
asifi
ka E
CE
serv
ices
. It
links
the
Pasi
fika
ECE
orga
nisa
tions
in A
otea
roa/
New
Zea
land
. It
has
also
bee
n co
ntra
cted
by
Gov
ernm
ent t
o pr
ovid
e so
me
advi
ce a
nd su
ppor
t ser
vice
s to
Pasi
fika
EC se
rvic
es.
8
Gov
ernm
ent s
truc
ture
s and
Pas
ifika
ear
ly c
hild
hood
edu
catio
n
Min
istr
y of
Edu
catio
n
All
Gro
ups a
nd O
ffic
es in
the
Min
istry
of E
duca
tion
have
a re
spon
sibi
lity
for P
asifi
ka
educ
atio
n. T
he P
asifi
ka E
duca
tion
Team
in th
e na
tiona
l off
ice
of th
e M
inis
try o
f Ed
ucat
ion
has f
ive
peop
le in
it (i
nclu
ding
a su
ppor
t per
son)
, hea
ded
by th
e Pu
le
Ma
ata
Pasi
fika
(Man
ager
Pac
ific
Educ
atio
n), L
esie
li To
ngat
io.
In a
dditi
on, t
here
is
a Pa
sifik
a Ed
ucat
ion
Co-
ordi
nato
r in
thre
e re
gion
s: A
uckl
and,
Wel
lingt
on a
nd
Chr
istc
hurc
h. T
he P
asifi
ka E
duca
tion
Team
wor
ks in
par
tner
ship
with
rele
vant
co
lleag
ues i
n ot
her p
arts
of t
he M
inis
try to
car
ry o
ut th
e fu
nctio
ns d
escr
ibed
bel
ow.
Pasi
fika
educ
atio
n fu
nctio
ns a
re m
ainl
y th
e pr
ovis
ion
of p
olic
y, a
dvic
e an
d su
ppor
t, an
d re
sour
ces.
The
team
als
o m
anag
es c
ontra
cts p
rom
otin
g th
e va
lue
of e
duca
tion
to
Pasi
fika
peop
les.
The
Min
istry
has
pro
duce
d Ta
iala
mo
le G
agan
a Sa
moa
i N
iu S
ilu/S
amoa
n in
the
New
Zea
land
Cur
ricu
lum
(c.1
996)
, the
firs
t New
Zea
land
cur
ricul
um st
atem
ent f
or
lear
ning
and
teac
hing
a P
asifi
ka la
ngua
ge fr
om E
CE
thro
ugh
to th
e en
d of
seco
ndar
y sc
hool
. Ta
iala
incl
udes
an
ECE
leve
l for
lear
ning
and
teac
hing
Sam
oan,
whi
ch is
ba
sed
on T
e W
haar
iki:
Earl
y ch
ildho
od c
urri
culu
m.
The
Min
istry
is c
urre
ntly
in
volv
ed in
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f a si
mila
r cur
ricul
um st
atem
ent f
or C
ook
Isla
nd M
ori,
in
con
junc
tion
with
the
Coo
k Is
land
s Gov
ernm
ent.
For t
he P
asifi
ka E
CE
sub-
sect
or, r
ecen
t pol
icy
activ
ities
incl
ude:
xth
e EC
E se
ctio
n in
the
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n Pl
an(s
ee b
elow
);x
the
stra
tegi
c pl
an fo
r EC
E;x
the
Prom
otin
g Pa
rtici
patio
n Pr
ojec
t;x
reco
gniti
on o
f prio
r lea
rnin
g fo
r Pas
ifika
stud
ent t
each
ers,
deve
lopm
ent o
f a
unit-
stan
dard
s-ba
sed
Nat
iona
l Dip
lom
a in
Tea
chin
g (E
CE,
Pas
ifika
), Te
achN
Z EC
E sc
hola
rshi
ps (s
ee T
each
er E
duca
tion
sect
ion)
, and
trai
ning
ince
ntiv
e gr
ants
, all
for P
asifi
ka E
CE
teac
her e
duca
tion;
and
xth
e M
inis
try o
f Pac
ific
Isla
nd A
ffai
rs c
apac
ity b
uild
ing
prog
ram
me.
The
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n Te
am ru
ns S
treng
then
ing
Pasi
fika
Early
Chi
ldho
od E
duca
tion
(SPE
CE)
fono
for P
asifi
ka se
rvic
es m
anag
emen
t com
mitt
ees a
nd st
aff i
n A
uckl
and
and
Wel
lingt
on th
at a
im to
shar
e in
form
atio
n an
d fa
cilit
ate
wor
ksho
ps o
n to
pica
l is
sues
.
The
team
man
ages
the
Pasi
fika
Pool
of t
he d
iscr
etio
nary
gra
nts s
chem
e fo
r ear
ly
child
hood
serv
ices
(see
Fun
ding
sect
ion)
. It
prod
uces
a P
asifi
ka E
duca
tion
new
slet
ter,
Tala
noa
Ako:
Pac
ific
Educ
atio
n Ta
lkto
pro
vide
Pas
ifika
com
mun
ities
w
ith k
ey in
form
atio
n ab
out t
he M
inis
trys
wor
k.
APa
sifik
a Ed
ucat
ion
Adv
isor
y G
roup
has
bee
n se
t up
to c
ontri
bute
to th
e w
ork
of th
e M
inis
trys
Pas
ifika
Edu
catio
n Te
am, c
haire
d by
Les
ieli
Tong
atio
and
Kat
hy P
hilli
ps,
Seni
or M
anag
er N
atio
nal O
pera
tions
.
-
9Bey
ond
the
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n Te
am, o
ther
Min
istry
stru
ctur
es a
nd st
aff s
uppo
rt Pa
sifik
a EC
E. I
n N
atio
nal O
ffic
e, a
bili
ngua
l and
imm
ersi
on th
eme
team
has
bee
n es
tabl
ishe
d, w
ith m
embe
rs fr
om a
cros
s the
div
isio
ns.
It is
em
phas
isin
g EC
E in
its
first
yea
rs w
ork
prog
ram
me,
and
Mo
ri an
d Pa
sifik
a se
rvic
es.
Key
que
stio
ns in
thei
r pr
ogra
mm
e ar
e ar
ound
: lan
guag
e ac
quis
ition
, stu
dent
pat
hway
s, qu
ality
, out
com
es a
nd
achi
evem
ent,
reso
urci
ng a
nd b
ound
arie
s (su
ch a
s bet
wee
n EC
E an
d sc
hool
s in
the
case
of P
asifi
ka b
iling
ual e
duca
tion)
. In
resp
onse
to th
e Pa
sifik
a Ed
ucat
ion
Plan
, a
Pasi
fika
Rese
arch
Fra
mew
ork
(200
1) h
as b
een
esta
blis
hed.
Tho
se w
orki
ng in
this
te
am w
ill su
ppor
t the
Min
istry
s w
ork
by: (
i) id
entif
ying
key
are
as o
f res
earc
h in
Pa
sifik
a ed
ucat
ion
that
will
ass
ist p
olic
y de
velo
pmen
t; (ii
) dev
elop
ing
guid
elin
es fo
r re
sear
ch a
nd c
onsu
ltatio
n; (i
ii) c
o-or
dina
ting
and
prio
ritis
ing
rese
arch
and
eva
luat
ion
that
will
ass
ist i
n m
onito
ring
the
outc
omes
of t
he P
asifi
ka E
duca
tion
Plan
; (iv
) pr
ovid
ing
stro
ng li
nks w
ith o
ther
stra
tegi
c re
sear
ch p
riorit
ies w
ithin
the
Min
istry
; and
(v
) hel
ping
to m
ake
rese
arch
repo
rts a
vaila
ble
to P
asifi
ka p
eopl
es.
In a
dditi
on, i
n th
e re
gion
s, ch
ange
s to
Min
istry
loca
l off
ice
stru
ctur
es a
nd fu
nctio
ns
will
mea
n m
ore
advi
ce a
nd su
ppor
t for
Pas
ifika
EC
E se
rvic
es.
Gro
up S
peci
al E
duca
tion
(for
mer
ly S
peci
alis
t Edu
catio
n Se
rvic
es) h
as a
smal
l Pa
sifik
a Te
am h
eade
d by
a P
asifi
ka M
anag
er, I
ka T
amei
funa
,bas
ed in
Auc
klan
d. A
s at
Dec
embe
r 200
1, P
asifi
ka st
aff i
nvol
ved
in th
e de
liver
y of
cor
e se
rvic
es n
umbe
red
52 n
atio
nally
, and
of t
hese
onl
y ni
ne w
ere
invo
lved
in p
rofe
ssio
nal r
oles
and
a fu
rther
28
in p
arap
rofe
ssio
nal r
oles
. G
iven
the
num
ber o
f ref
erra
ls o
f Pas
ifika
chi
ldre
n,
Pasi
fika
staf
f are
und
er-r
epre
sent
ed.
Yet
Pas
ifika
use
r per
cent
ages
are
not
re
pres
enta
tive
of th
e w
ider
pop
ulat
ion.
409
Pas
ifika
chi
ldre
n re
ceiv
ed e
arly
in
terv
entio
n se
rvic
es in
the
year
1 Ju
ly 2
001
to 3
0 Ju
ne 2
002
(3.6
per
cent
of t
he to
tal
num
ber o
f chi
ldre
n re
ceiv
ing
early
inte
rven
tion
serv
ices
), w
hich
is a
mar
ked
unde
r-re
pres
enta
tion
give
n th
at 1
7 pe
rcen
t is t
he a
ge-r
elat
ed p
opul
atio
n fo
r Pas
ifika
chi
ldre
n.
A P
asifi
ka R
efer
ence
Gro
up a
ssis
ts th
e Pa
sifik
a M
anag
er a
nd te
am to
con
sult
with
Pa
sifik
a co
mm
uniti
es.
With
in G
roup
Spe
cial
Edu
catio
n, a
wor
king
gro
up h
as b
een
deve
lopi
ng p
riorit
ies f
or se
rvic
es to
Pas
ifika
chi
ldre
n, y
oung
peo
ple
and
thei
r fam
ilies
w
ith sp
ecia
l nee
ds.
Edu
catio
n R
evie
w O
ffic
e
The
Educ
atio
n R
evie
w O
ffic
e (E
RO
) has
est
ablis
hed
a un
it ca
lled
Moa
na P
asifi
ka to
co
ncen
trate
its e
xper
tise
for r
evie
win
g EC
serv
ices
(and
scho
ols)
that
hav
e pr
edom
inan
tly P
asifi
ka ro
lls.
Moa
na P
asifi
ka is
loca
ted
in A
uckl
and
as p
art o
f the
ER
O A
rea
1 O
ffic
e. L
eem
o A
h Sa
m, E
RO
s m
atai
, who
is a
lso
a Se
nior
Rev
iew
Off
icer
, hea
ds th
e un
it. C
urre
ntly
, th
ree
othe
r Pas
ifika
Rev
iew
Off
icer
s wor
k as
par
t of M
oana
Pas
ifika
. In
the
early
ch
ildho
od se
ctor
they
car
ry o
ut re
view
s of P
ECC
s and
oth
er e
arly
chi
ldho
od c
entre
s w
ith a
hig
h pr
opor
tion
of P
asifi
ka c
hild
ren
atte
ndin
g. S
omet
imes
oth
er P
alag
i Rev
iew
O
ffic
ers w
ith e
xper
tise
in E
CE
join
mem
bers
of M
oana
Pas
ifika
on
thes
e re
view
s.
ERO
has
est
ablis
hed
an e
xter
nal r
efer
ence
gro
up, c
haire
d by
Dia
ne M
ara,
to g
ive
advi
ce to
ER
O a
nd M
oana
Pas
ifika
. In
the
light
of t
he c
hang
es to
EC
E re
view
s
10
follo
win
g th
e R
odge
r rep
ort o
n ER
O, t
he ro
le o
f thi
s gro
up is
cur
rent
ly b
eing
re
view
ed b
y ER
O.
ERO
exp
ects
to im
plem
ent c
hang
es to
its e
arly
chi
ldho
od re
view
s fro
m 2
003.
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
Dev
elop
men
t
Early
Chi
ldho
od D
evel
opm
ent (
ECD
) is a
Cro
wn
educ
atio
n en
tity
with
nat
iona
l re
spon
sibi
litie
s for
a sp
ectru
m o
f ear
ly c
hild
hood
edu
catio
n an
d pa
rent
supp
ort.
Sin
ce
its e
stab
lishm
ent,
it ha
s had
a te
am o
f Pas
ifika
Coo
rdin
ator
s. T
he T
aita
i Pa
sifik
a (N
atio
nal M
anag
er) i
s Le
atul
iila
gi S
auva
o. E
CD
prov
ides
a ra
nge
of P
asifi
ka
Serv
ices
. Th
ey in
clud
e:x
Aw
hina
Mat
ua
Fana
u Pa
sifik
a: th
is p
rogr
amm
e is
focu
sed
on in
crea
sing
Pa
sifik
a ch
ildre
ns p
artic
ipat
ion
in E
CE.
xPa
sifik
a Ea
rly C
hild
hood
Gro
ups
Lice
nce-
Exem
pt G
roup
s (PE
CG
s): E
CD
w
orke
d w
ith o
ver 1
00 P
ECG
s in
2001
, giv
ing
them
a h
ighe
r lev
el o
f sup
port
than
man
y lic
ence
-exe
mpt
gro
ups.
EC
D m
ade
a sp
ecia
l one
-off
smal
l gra
nt
(gen
eral
ly $
2000
) to
24 P
ECG
s for
dev
elop
ing
thei
r gro
up la
st y
ear.
xLi
cens
ing
and
char
terin
g ad
vice
and
supp
ort:
ECD
pro
vide
s adv
ice
abou
t lic
ensi
ng a
nd c
harte
ring
to P
asifi
ka g
roup
s tha
t wis
h to
bec
ome
licen
sed
and
char
tere
d ce
ntre
s.x
Dis
cret
iona
ry G
rant
s: E
CD
supp
orts
gro
ups t
o ga
in g
rant
s for
cap
ital o
r pl
anni
ng p
urpo
ses t
o be
com
e lic
ense
d PE
CC
s. E
CD
supp
orte
d 15
Pas
ifika
gr
oups
in d
evel
opin
g th
eir g
rant
app
licat
ion
in 2
001.
xPa
rent
s as F
irst T
each
ers (
PAFT
): th
ere
are
arou
nd 2
0 Pa
sifik
a pa
rent
ed
ucat
ors.
A to
tal o
f 723
Pas
ifika
fam
ilies
wer
e en
rolle
d as
at S
epte
mbe
r 20
01, b
eing
9 p
erce
nt o
f all
PAFT
enr
olm
ents
. EC
Ds
Par
entin
g Pr
ogra
mm
es
Pasi
fika
Co-
ordi
nato
r wor
ks to
incl
ude
a Pa
sifik
a pe
ople
s p
ersp
ectiv
e in
the
curr
icul
um a
nd tr
aini
ng o
f PA
FT p
aren
t edu
cato
rs.
xFa
mily
Sta
rt.x
Prof
essi
onal
Dev
elop
men
t H
e K
ete
Pasi
fika:
see
the
sect
ion
on T
each
er
Educ
atio
n/Pr
ofes
sion
al D
evel
opm
ent.
xH
e Ta
onga
Te
Mok
opun
a
Dom
estic
Vio
lenc
e C
hild
ren
s Pro
gram
me:
Pa
sifik
a ch
ildre
n ar
e in
clud
ed in
this
pro
gram
me.
xPr
omot
ing
Parti
cipa
tion
Proj
ect:
ECD
has
bee
n co
ntra
cted
for t
wo
year
s to
carr
y ou
t thi
s pro
gram
me
in th
e W
ellin
gton
regi
on.
The
targ
et is
180
Pas
ifika
th
ree-
and
four
-yea
r old
chi
ldre
n.
Min
istr
y of
Pac
ific
Isla
nd A
ffai
rs
The
Min
istry
of P
acifi
c Is
land
Aff
airs
has
a st
rong
focu
s on
educ
atio
n. C
onsi
dera
ble
atte
ntio
n to
EC
E is
evi
dent
in th
e ei
ght r
egio
nal P
rogr
amm
es o
f Act
ion
for P
asifi
ka
capa
city
bui
ldin
g (s
ee P
asifi
ka C
apac
ity B
uild
ing
sect
ion)
. The
Pas
ifika
Edu
catio
n Pl
anpr
ovid
ed th
e fr
amew
ork
for t
he M
inis
try o
f Edu
catio
n in
resp
ondi
ng to
the
drea
ms,
visi
ons a
nd a
spira
tions
of P
asifi
ka c
omm
uniti
es a
s arti
cula
ted
in th
e Pr
ogra
mm
es o
f Act
ion.
-
11
Plan
ning
Thre
e im
porta
nt p
lann
ing
proc
esse
s hav
e be
en c
ompl
eted
sinc
e th
e tu
rn o
f cen
tury
. Th
e Pa
sifik
a Ed
ucat
ion
Plan
(a re
visi
on o
f Ko
Ako
a e
Kak
ai P
asifi
ka) w
as
deve
lope
d as
the
Min
istry
of E
duca
tion
colla
bora
ted
with
the
Min
istry
of P
acifi
c Is
land
Aff
airs
in it
s Pas
ifika
Cap
acity
Bui
ldin
gco
nsul
tatio
n to
form
ulat
e pr
ogra
mm
es
of a
ctio
n. T
he E
CE
cont
ent o
f bot
h th
ese
docu
men
ts is
pro
vide
d be
low
. Sl
ight
ly
late
r, an
d w
ith in
put f
rom
Pas
ifika
peo
ple,
a w
orki
ng g
roup
dev
elop
ed a
stra
tegi
c pl
an
for E
CE
polic
y in
gen
eral
. Th
e Fi
nal R
epor
t of t
he S
trat
egic
Pla
n W
orki
ng G
roup
to
the
Min
iste
r of E
duca
tion
(200
1) c
onta
ined
sect
ions
des
crib
ing
the
rele
vanc
e of
its
prop
osal
s to
Pasi
fika
fam
ilies
and
serv
ices
. (P
assa
ges f
rom
the
wor
king
gro
up re
port
perta
inin
g to
Pas
ifika
EC
E ca
n be
foun
d in
App
endi
x 4.
) C
abin
et e
ndor
sed
mos
t of
the
reco
mm
enda
tions
of t
he w
orki
ng g
roup
. So
me
exce
rpts
from
sect
ions
add
ress
ed
to P
asifi
ka e
arly
chi
ldho
od se
rvic
es in
Pat
hway
s to
the
Futu
re N
g H
uara
hi A
rata
ki:
A 10
-yea
r str
ateg
ic p
lan
for e
arly
chi
ldho
od e
duca
tion
(200
2) a
re p
rovi
ded
late
r in
this
sect
ion.
The
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n Pl
an, t
he g
oals
in P
asifi
ka C
apac
ity B
uild
ing,
and
Pat
hway
s to
the
Futu
re sh
are
com
mon
goa
ls o
r the
mes
:x
Incr
easi
ng p
artic
ipat
ion
in q
ualit
y EC
E; a
ndx
Impr
ovin
g th
e qu
ality
of P
asifi
ka E
CE
serv
ices
. In
add
ition
, Pat
hway
s to
the
Futu
rees
tabl
ishe
s a th
irdm
ajor
goa
l; na
mel
y,
pro
mot
ing
colla
bora
tive
rela
tions
hips
.
Pasi
fika
Edu
catio
n Pl
an
The
Gov
ernm
ent l
aunc
hed
the
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n Pl
anin
Apr
il 20
01.
The
Min
iste
rs
prea
mbl
e to
the
plan
aff
irms t
he G
over
nmen
ts c
omm
itmen
t to
redu
cing
dis
parit
ies
and
impr
ovin
g th
e w
ell b
eing
of P
asifi
ka p
eopl
es in
the
New
Zea
land
edu
catio
n sy
stem
. It
supp
orts
the
capa
city
bui
ldin
g ap
proa
ch.
(See
the
sect
ion
on P
asifi
ka
Cap
acity
Bui
ldin
g.)
The
mai
n av
enue
s for
incr
easi
ng P
asifi
ka a
chie
vem
ent i
n ed
ucat
ion
are
thro
ugh
incr
easi
ng p
artic
ipat
ion,
impr
ovin
g re
tent
ion
and
focu
sing
on
effe
ctiv
e te
achi
ng st
rate
gies
. Ex
cerp
ts o
f the
Pas
ifika
Edu
catio
n Pl
anfo
llow
.
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n Pl
an
For
Pas
ifika
ear
ly c
hild
hood
edu
catio
n, th
e m
ain
focu
sis o
n in
crea
sing
par
ticip
atio
n an
d im
prov
ing
the
qual
ity o
f Pas
ifika
EC
E se
rvic
es.
The
sub-
goal
s are
:
-In
crea
se P
asifi
ka c
hild
ren
s par
ticip
atio
n in
EC
E;-
Incr
ease
the
num
ber a
nd q
ualit
y of
Pas
ifika
EC
E se
rvic
es;
-St
reng
then
the
links
bet
wee
n Pa
sifik
a fa
mili
es, p
aren
ts a
nd c
omm
uniti
es a
nd E
CE
serv
ices
and
scho
ols;
-In
crea
se P
asifi
ka c
hild
ren
s acc
ess t
o Sp
ecia
l Edu
catio
n se
rvic
es a
s app
ropr
iate
.
The
pol
icie
s app
rove
d as
at t
he re
leas
e of
the
Pasif
ika
Educ
atio
n Pl
anto
faci
litat
e th
e ac
hiev
emen
t of t
hese
goa
ls a
re:
12
-Wor
king
with
com
mun
ity g
roup
s to
over
com
e ba
rrie
rs to
acc
ess,
prom
ote
parti
cipa
tion,
an
d re
crui
t at l
east
400
thre
e an
d fo
ur-y
ear o
lds i
nto
ECE
serv
ices
ann
ually
;-U
sing
the
mul
ti-m
edia
Pas
ifika
Com
mun
icat
ions
Stra
tegy
to p
rovi
de in
form
atio
n an
d to
re
ceiv
e fe
edba
ck fr
om P
asifi
ka fa
mili
es;
-Dev
elop
ing
polic
ies t
hat a
re re
spon
sive
to P
asifi
ka fa
mili
es a
nd E
CE
serv
ices
, in
clud
ing
the
ECE
stra
tegi
c pl
an a
nd e
quity
fund
ing
repo
rts;
-Inc
reas
ing
the
ECE
Dis
cret
iona
ry G
rant
s Sch
eme
for b
oth
the
Gen
eral
and
Pas
ifika
Po
ols,
to w
hich
Pas
ifika
EC
E se
rvic
es c
an a
pply
;-I
ncre
asin
g th
e op
portu
nitie
s for
Pas
ifika
peo
ples
to g
ain
ECE
qual
ifica
tions
by
deve
lopi
ng th
e Pa
sifik
a EC
E un
it st
anda
rds t
o be
regi
ster
ed a
t lev
el 7
on
the
Nat
iona
l Q
ualif
icat
ions
Fra
mew
ork;
-Pro
vidi
ng a
dditi
onal
supp
ort t
o Pa
sifik
a EC
E se
rvic
es to
impr
ove
viab
ility
, enh
ance
qu
ality
and
enc
oura
ge e
arly
lite
racy
; ext
endi
ng p
re/p
ost-l
icen
sing
supp
ort a
nd
adm
inis
trativ
e up
- ski
lling
for P
asifi
ka se
rvic
es; a
nd w
orki
ng w
ith P
asifi
ka c
omm
uniti
es
to in
crea
se E
CE
capa
city
;-E
valu
atin
g th
e ef
fect
iven
ess o
f pro
gram
mes
, suc
h as
thos
e in
Spe
cial
Edu
catio
n, fo
r Pa
sifik
a fa
mili
es, a
nd u
sing
thes
e to
dev
elop
futu
re re
spon
ses.
(Ibid
, 200
1, p
.1)
The
Min
iste
rs p
ream
ble
to th
e Pa
sifik
a Ed
ucat
ion
Plan
linke
d it
to P
asifi
ka c
apac
ity
build
ing,
and
em
phas
ized
the
goal
s of i
ncre
ased
par
ticip
atio
n an
d im
prov
ed q
ualit
y.
A d
escr
iptio
n of
act
ions
in re
latio
n to
cap
acity
bui
ldin
g, p
artic
ipat
ion
and
impr
ovin
g qu
ality
thro
ugh
effe
ctiv
e te
ache
rs a
nd te
achi
ng st
rate
gies
will
be
prov
ided
in th
e ne
xt
sect
ions
.
Pasi
fika
Cap
acity
Bui
ldin
g
Pasi
fika
peop
les a
nd th
eir v
isio
ns h
ave
been
mad
e a
Cab
inet
prio
rity.
Thi
s is a
n hi
stor
ic d
evel
opm
ent.
The
Min
istry
of P
acifi
c Is
land
Aff
airs
has
run
a m
ajor
initi
ativ
e to
bui
ld th
e ca
paci
ty o
f Pas
ifika
peo
ple
in e
ight
sele
cted
regi
ons.
Its r
epor
t on
the
cons
ulta
tions
and
regi
onal
pro
gram
mes
of a
ctio
n w
as p
ublis
hed
last
yea
r,ca
lled
Build
ing
a sh
ared
vis
ion
for o
ur c
omm
unity
: Bui
ldin
g an
inte
rsec
tori
al a
ppro
ach
to
Pasi
fika
capa
city
bui
ldin
g (2
001)
.
Follo
win
g ex
tens
ive
cons
ulta
tion
in e
ight
regi
ons,
regi
onal
Pro
gram
mes
of A
ctio
n fo
r Pa
sifik
a ca
paci
ty b
uild
ing
(invo
lvin
g se
vera
l Min
istri
es, l
ocal
aut
horit
ies a
nd
com
mun
ity g
roup
s) w
ere
deve
lope
d. T
he re
gion
s are
: Auc
klan
d C
ity; W
aita
kere
C
ity; M
anuk
au, N
orth
Sho
re; H
amilt
on; P
oriru
a; H
utt V
alle
y, a
nd C
hris
tchu
rch.
ECE
is a
focu
s in
the
educ
atio
n pr
ogra
mm
es in
mos
t reg
ions
. Th
ere
is a
fairl
y co
nsis
tent
form
at fo
r the
pro
gram
me
repo
rts, w
ith a
gen
eral
intro
duct
ion
to e
duca
tion
sect
ion
with
the
regi
ons
goa
ls, a
nd a
stan
dard
resp
onse
from
the
Min
istry
of
Educ
atio
n (a
ttach
ed in
the
appe
ndic
es),
follo
wed
by
deta
ils o
f the
com
mun
ity g
oals
, su
gges
ted
solu
tions
from
the
com
mun
ity, m
ilest
ones
(with
resp
onse
s fro
m th
e M
inis
try o
f Edu
catio
n ab
out d
o-ab
ility
of t
he p
ropo
sal),
com
mun
ity re
spon
sibi
litie
s an
d G
over
nmen
t res
pons
ibili
ties/
com
men
ts.
-
13
The
Pasi
fika
Educ
atio
n Pl
anpr
ovid
ed th
e fr
amew
ork
for t
he M
inis
try o
f Edu
catio
n in
re
spon
ding
to th
e dr
eam
s, vi
sion
s and
asp
iratio
ns o
f Pas
ifika
com
mun
ities
as
artic
ulat
ed in
the
Prog
ram
mes
of A
ctio
n.
Thos
e w
ith a
n in
tere
st in
the
deta
il fo
r eac
h re
gion
can
read
the
regi
onal
Pas
ifika
C
apac
ity B
uild
ing
repo
rts.
Rel
evan
t min
istri
es a
re a
lso
repo
rting
pro
gres
s at s
ix-
mon
th in
terv
als,
with
EC
E co
vere
d by
the
Min
istry
of E
duca
tion.
Ear
ly C
hild
hood
D
evel
opm
ent (
ECD
), an
d ot
her a
genc
ies a
s rel
evan
t. A
sam
ple
of th
e M
inis
trys
ge
nera
l res
pons
e to
all
plan
s of a
ctio
n is
atta
ched
(not
in e
lect
roni
c ve
rsio
ns).
In
addi
tion,
the
mile
ston
e re
ports
pro
vide
ach
ieve
men
ts o
r pro
gres
s on
all g
over
nmen
t po
licy
for P
asifi
ka E
CE.
Exce
rpts
from
the
stra
tegi
c go
al a
nd c
omm
unity
goa
ls fo
r the
regi
ons a
re re
prod
uced
be
low
.
Auck
land
City
Stra
tegi
c go
al fo
r ear
ly c
hild
hood
: All
Pasi
fika
child
ren
in A
uckl
and
City
age
d 0-
5 ye
ars
will
hav
e fa
cilit
ated
acc
ess t
o hi
gh q
ualit
y Pa
sifik
a EC
E ce
ntre
s and
lang
uage
gro
ups,
with
full
supp
ort o
f the
ir pa
rent
s, co
mm
uniti
es a
nd sc
hool
s.
Com
mun
ity g
oals:
xA
ll Pa
sifik
a ch
ildre
n w
ill h
ave
faci
litat
ed a
cces
s and
opp
ortu
nity
to p
artic
ipat
e in
Pa
sifik
a EC
E se
rvic
es;
xA
ll Pa
sifik
a EC
E ce
ntre
s and
lang
uage
gro
ups i
n A
uckl
and
City
will
pro
vide
qua
lity
serv
ices
to P
asifi
ka c
hild
ren
and
thei
r fam
ilies
;x
Rel
evan
t and
app
ropr
iate
info
rmat
ion
on E
CE
will
be
diss
emin
ated
to P
asifi
ka
fam
ilies
and
com
mun
ities
in A
uckl
and
City
;x
Ther
e w
ill b
e a
form
al tr
ansi
tion
linka
ge b
etw
een
Pasi
fika
ECE
cent
res a
nd sc
hool
s;x
All
Pasi
fika
ECE
cent
res w
ill b
e ap
prop
riate
ly re
sour
ced
to p
rovi
de q
ualit
y se
rvic
es
to P
asifi
ka c
hild
ren,
par
ents
and
com
mun
ities
in A
uckl
and
City
.
Wai
take
re C
itySt
rate
gic
goal
for E
CE: B
y 20
03, P
asifi
ka c
hild
ren
from
birt
h to
age
5 y
ears
in W
aita
kere
w
ill b
enef
it fr
om q
ualit
y EC
E se
rvic
e de
liver
y.
Com
mun
ity g
oals:
xSi
gnifi
cant
ly in
crea
se th
e pa
rtici
patio
n of
chi
ldre
n fr
om b
irth
to a
ge 5
yea
rs in
W
aita
kere
EC
E ce
ntre
s;x
Sign
ifica
ntly
incr
ease
the
num
ber o
f lic
ense
d EC
E ce
ntre
s in
Wai
take
re w
ith
parti
cula
r em
phas
is o
n th
e Te
Ata
tu P
enin
sula
.
Nor
th S
hore
Stra
tegi
c go
al fo
r ECE
: By
2003
, all
Pasi
fika
child
ren
aged
0-5
yea
rs w
ill h
ave
faci
litat
ed
acce
ss to
qua
lity
ethn
ic-s
peci
fic P
asifi
ka E
CE.
Com
mun
ity g
oals:
xSi
gnifi
cant
ly in
crea
se th
e nu
mbe
r of l
icen
sed
ethn
ic-s
peci
fic E
CE
cent
res o
n N
orth
Sh
ore;
xEs
tabl
ish
form
al tr
ansit
ion
linka
ges b
etw
een
Pasi
fika
ECE
cent
res a
nd sc
hool
s on
Nor
th S
hore
;x
Incr
ease
aw
aren
ess a
nd p
artic
ipat
ion
of P
asifi
ka p
aren
ts a
nd c
omm
uniti
es in
the
activ
ities
of P
asifi
ka E
CE
cent
res.
14
Ham
ilton
Stra
tegi
c go
al fo
r ECE
: By
2001
, all
Pasi
fika
child
ren
in H
amilt
on w
ill h
ave
incr
ease
d ac
cess
to h
igh
qual
ity, w
ell-r
esou
rced
Pas
ifika
EC
E.
Com
mun
ity g
oals:
xPa
sifik
a ch
ildre
n ag
ed 0
-5 y
ears
will
hav
e ac
cess
to q
ualit
y, w
ell-r
esou
rced
Pas
ifika
la
ngua
ge c
entre
s in
Ham
ilton
;x
Ther
e w
ill b
e ap
prop
riate
teac
hing
reso
urce
s and
pro
visi
ons m
ade
avai
labl
e to
in
crea
se th
e qu
ality
of s
ervi
ce d
eliv
ery
at P
asifi
ka E
CE
cent
res a
nd la
ngua
ge g
roup
s;x
Ther
e w
ill b
e qu
ality
EC
E in
form
atio
n di
ssem
inat
ed a
ppro
pria
tely
to P
asifi
ka
com
mun
ities
in H
amilt
on.
Pori
rua
Stra
tegi
c go
al fo
r edu
catio
n:B
y Fe
brua
ry 2
001,
a re
gion
al e
duca
tion
stra
tegy
will
be
impl
emen
ted
to ra
ise
the
achi
evem
ent l
evel
s and
par
ticip
atio
n of
all
Pasi
fika
stud
ents
in
Porir
ua to
mat
ch n
atio
nal l
evel
s.
Com
mun
ity g
oals
for e
arly
chi
ldho
od:
xTh
e nu
mbe
r of P
asifi
ka c
hild
ren
parti
cipa
ting
in E
CE
cent
res i
n Po
rirua
will
mat
ch
the
natio
nal l
evel
for a
ll ch
ildre
n;x
All
Pasi
fika
ECE
cent
res i
n Po
rirua
will
be
appr
opria
tely
reso
urce
d an
d su
ppor
ted
to
prov
ide
qual
ity E
CE
serv
ices
to P
asifi
ka fa
mili
es.
Hut
t Val
ley
Stra
tegi
c go
al fo
r ECE
:By
Febr
uary
200
1, a
regi
onal
Pas
ifika
edu
catio
n st
rate
gy w
ill b
e im
plem
ente
d to
ach
ieve
the
educ
atio
n as
pira
tions
of P
asifi
ka p
eopl
es o
