Men in Childcare and Education New Zealand
In New Zealand their has been a number of successes in recruiting Men to work in Early Education. The most notable of these has been the Maori language being promoted in early years and a number of men are working in Early Years to promote this.
A National Network for Men in Early Childhood Education (New Zealand)
To promote Early Childhood Education as a great career for men
To network with other men involved in Early Childhood Education
To support men in the early childhood education sector and those in training
To promote the role of men as carers and educators of children
To collect and promote research in relation to men in early childhood care and education.
To research and disseminate the benefits to children of having males as educators and care givers
To advocate on behalf of men involved within the Early Childhood Sector within New Zealand/Aotearoa
To lobby for initiatives to increase numbers of men teaching in early childhood education.
