Innocenti Report Card No. 8– The childcare transition: A league table of education in economically advanced countries.
Innocenti Report Card 8 – The childcare transition: A league table of early childhood education and care in economically advanced countries.Report Card 8, the latest in the report card series from UNICEF’s Innocenti Research Centre, ranks the rich countries of the world for their performance on a set of benchmark indicators for early childhood care and education.
NZ placed seventh equal on a set of 10 benchmarks that outline basic minimum standards for the care and protection of young children. Although NZ beat out all the other English-speaking countries -- the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and Ireland -- the report highlights serious deficiencies in NZ’s early childhood services. Read the full press release.
Report Card 8 (PDF)
Summary of the key messages (PDF)
Summary of the 10 Benchmarks (PDF)
Clarification of Poverty Measures (PDF)
Click here to read comments on the UNICEF press release 'NZ scores 6 out of 10 in OECD early child care education league table' from Bryan Perry, Principal Advisor, Social Sector Strategy at the Ministry of Social Development (PDF)
what are the experts saying?
UNICEF New Zealand has invited expert commentators to contribute their thoughts about the implications of this report. Download a summary of their responses (PDF) or click on the links below to view their individual responses.
- Dr Ian Hassall, Paediatrician, former Children’s Commissioner and Advocacy Adviser to UNICEF NZ
- Dr. Nikki Turner, Paediatrician, Starship Hospital, Immunisation Specialist, and Advocacy Advisor to UNICEF NZ
- Dr Stuart Middleton, award-winning educator and international education commentator, Manukau Institute of Technology
- Dr Linda Mitchell, Senior Lecturer (Early Childhood Education), University of Waikato
- Janet Dixon, Children’s and Parent Advocate, ECE facilitator/advisor
- Dr Carmen Dali, Associate Professor, School of Education Policy and Implementation, Director of Institute for Early Childhood Studies
- Dr Sarah Farquar, Chief Executive Officer, Early Childhood Council, former researcher and expert on early childhood quality
- Dr. Judith Duncan, Associate Professor (ECE) School of Maori, Social and Cultural Studies in Education, University of Canterbury, College of Education
- Michael Gaffney, Deputy Director, Children’s Issues Centre, Otago University
