Parents and staff of a Waitara community childcare centre are shellshocked it has been forced to close. Early Childhood Council CEO Simon Laube says the 52 children who attend Waitara & District ...

The current regulations drive a lot of extra costs, with parents ultimately footing the bill,” said ECC CEO Simon Laube. “Many providers already go above and beyond the government regulated ...

Land Information NZ has been called 'gutless' over no-show at a meeting about the daycare centre's fate.

Early Childhood Council chief executive Simon Laube said the main benefit of the policy would be to encourage more casual teachers to return to permanent jobs. "It will stop that flow of permanent ...

Land Information New Zealand was a no-show at a meeting to consider the future of a Taranaki daycare centre the government agency last week evicted from a building it had occupied for 44 years. The ...

Early Childhood Council CEO Simon Laube said on Monday the Government's announcement was a welcome relief, however, expressed concerns that non-fee centres could introduce fees to capture Family ...

Simon Laube of the Early Childhood Council said: "We are relieved in the sector, really, really relieved. We are faced with layer after layer of regulation." Jan Tinetti, Labour's education ...