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Acknowledgements

The Ministry of Education wishes to thank:

  • the weavers, Mary Ama and the late Erenora Puketapu-Hetet, who contributed their advice and enthusiasm to the development of the weaving metaphor
  • Rita and Tony Walker, who developed the whakatauākī in this document, for their wisdom over the duration of the project
  • members of the Advisory Working Group, Liz Depree, Anne Grey, Barbara Jeanette Jordan, Cheryl Rau, Brenda Soutar, Anne Thomas, and Deborah Wansbrough, who shaped many of the ideas that are presented in this document
  • the early writing team, Sala Edna Falato'ese, Diane Mara, Rita Walker, Alison Stephenson, and Di Davies, who provided a rich cultural lens to the work
  • the academics, Lyn Foote and Joce Nuttall, who critiqued the document through its various phases
  • the early childhood education services that contributed their review insights and experiences to this document through the trial process. They include:
    • Akaiti Mangarongaro Punanga Reo
    • KidStart Taranaki/Wanganui
    • Best Years Childcare, Upper Hutt
    • Southland Kindergarten Association
    • Dunedin Rudolf Steiner Kindergarten
    • Wa Ora Montessori School
    • Matiti Tokelau Akoga Kamata
    • Play and Learn Early Education Centres
    • Southbridge Playcentre
    • Kiddz Home Based Early Childhood Education Service
    • Don Buck Kindergarten of the Auckland Kindergarten Association
    • Papamoa Kindergarten of the Tauranga Regional Free Kindergarten Association
    • Dunedin Hospital Early Childhood Centre
    • Aubert Child Care Centre
  • all the services that contributed feedback that helped shape this document.

The Early Childhood Education Self-review project team, Ministry of Education: Sandra Collins, Pat Davey, and Jayne White.
Editor: Margaret Cahill
Designers: Liz Tui Morris and Penelope Newman

The Ministry of Education would like to thank Mason Durie for permission to include material from his capacity framework.

Text, design, front cover artwork and photographs are copyright © The Crown 2006 except the following photographs:

Section 1

  • ie toga, which is reproduced with the permission of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (1.012707)
  • papa laufala, which is reproduced with the permission of Liki Tino/Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (1.002944)
  • the photograph under 'Governance and management practice', which is by Honoria Skinner copyright © Honoria Skinner 2006.

Section 2

  • the photograph of 3 kete under 'Some questions to think about', which is by Mark Strange and reproduced with the permission of the Puketapu-Hetet family.

Section 3

  • the photographs in the home-based service example, which are by Lei-Anne Bashir-Elahi copyright © Lei-Anne Bashir-Elahi 2006
  • the photograph of the fish mosaic, which is by Julie Sullivan copyright © Julie Sullivan 2006.