Table of Contents “...Trevor Mallard -- The "playground" of early childhood policy : social and political change versus social and political order / Helen May -- Focus on practice in early childhood programmes : visual art education / Alex Gunn -- Numeracy in early childhood / Sally Peters -- Parental involvement in children's learning : auai o matua i a'oa'oga a tamaiti / Le'autuli'ilagi Sauvao -- Transition to early childhood education : how teachers make a difference / Carmen Dalli -- In our pockets and in our workplaces / Janette Kelly -- / A line in the sand : implementation of government policies on qualifications and training / Clare Wells -- Professional standards in early childhood / Jill Tyler -- Time for a new direction : fundng and regulations in early childhood education / Linda Mitchell -- NZEI Te Riu Roa policy on Pacific education in Aotearoa, New Zealand / Caroline Mareko and Marion Norton -- Special education : a way forward for early childhood / Karen Whibley -- Teacher registration and the professional development continuum / Margaret Whitford -- Future directions / Clare Wells -- Pay parity for early childhood teachers / Janette Kelly -- Closing the gaps workshop, July 2000 / Laures Park and Olive Hawira -- Childcare, families and work : compatibility and tension for mothers in employment with children's early childhood education / Heather MacDonald -- Council of Trade Unions (CTU) economic policy / Peter Conway -- A new debate about children and childhood. ...”

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