As we move closer to election day, OMEP Aotearoa supports its members to carefully consider what will be the best choices for early childhood education and the rights of the child.




When considering each Party's statements, other frameworks you may like to keep in mind are:
 
- Commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi:
“It recognises both the tino rangatiratanga of Māori and the kawanatanga of the Crown in the design and delivery of the education system, and acknowledges the vital interest of whānau, hāpu, and iwi in the system’s effectiveness for Māori.”
See https://tewhariki.tki.org.nz/en/design-your-curriculum/principles-in-action/te-tiriti/
 
- Commitment to the United Nations Convention of the Rights of the Child (1992), and the New Zealand Human Rights Act 1993:

• Children identified as key stakeholders in policy development and their voices are heard.
• Children’s rights and best interests at the heart of all policy development.
• Inclusive and equitable access to quality early childhood education /early leaning services and resources; respect for every child as a member of a family and community, and including support for their aural and oral languages, the teacher to child ratio, group sizes, and indoor and outdoor spaces, required for all children to thrive.
• Non-discriminatory education - child is not discriminated against on the grounds of parental status.

 
We would like to share the following links, from our fellow organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand, who are equally focussed upon children’s best interests in policy.  
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