Management

Management of early childhood services

In New Zealand there are nearly 30 different sorts of early childhood services. These services are managed in a variety of ways depending upon the type of service they are. Teacher-led services usually are managed by the licensee or centre owner.

You can find more information about both teacher-led and parent-led services, and how they are organised and managed, in early childhood education.

Primary and secondary schools

In New Zealand the employment or placement of teachers is the responsibility of the board of trustees at each school.

There is no central agency responsible for the employment or placement of teachers.

Boards of trustees employ all staff, including teaching staff, for each particular school.

Boards of trustees are made up of elected parent and community volunteers, the school principal and a staff representative. Secondary school boards may also have a student representative.

Boards are accountable for meeting the objectives in their charter and for managing the funds they receive from the government to run the school as well as locally raised funds.

The role of the principal is to manage the day-to-day activities of the school within policies established by the board. A principal is also responsible, in most cases, for assessing staff performance.

For examples of how the diverse range of early childhood services in New Zealand are managed go to Opportunities in Early Childhood Education.