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THE KINDERGARTEN COMMUNITY Kindergarten publications Journals and newsletters Cartoons Links Presentations Home The publications cited are held mainly in the National Library NZ of Wellington, but selected documents can also be found in the Hocken Collections at the University of Otago Library, NZCER Library Wellington and other university libraries. New Zealand Kindergartens Te Pūtahi Kura Puhou o Aotearoa (NZK) […]

THE KINDERGARTEN COMMUNITY Mobile kindergartens Notable kindergartens Plans Documents Home Post-World War 11 spurred rapid expansion of kindergarten provision that saw increased involvement of Government in the movement and from 1958 the requirement that kindergartens be established only in specially designed buildings. Photographs and documents of the built heritage comprising buildings and grounds of the […]

THE KINDERGARTEN COMMUNITY 1890s to 1940s 1950s to 1970s 1980s onwards Māori children Pasifika children Home Photos and documents associated with children and kindergarten activities tells the rich story of kindergarten in communities, including families whose role in earlier years was mainly ascribed through Mothers’ Clubs and Fathers’ Club activities. Kindergartens in communities The earliest […]

THE KINDERGARTEN COMMUNITY Campaigns and protests Publicity week Recipe books Other fundraisers Home Prior to the first government subsidy in 1904 kindergartens were totally dependent on charitable funding if they were to remain free. Until the late 1940s kindergarten associations were still dependent on fundraising to cover basic costs. Rallying behind kindergarten In 1904 the […]

THE KINDERGARTEN COMMUNITY Training Documents Artifacts Media Photographs Home Teachers and training from the 1880s on… The nineteenth century teachings of Friedrich Froebel strongly influenced the nature of teachers of young children, how they should be trained and the pedagogical focus to be used. Froebel’s kindergarten and his strong belief in women as the first […]

THE KINDERGARTEN COMMUNITY Kindergarten people Home The history of early childhood is a tapestry created by voices that have been famous and many more that have worked unheralded in communities throughout the world with children and families. We are weavers of the unbroken thread; we are the voices of early childhood. Jennifer Wolfe, Learning from the […]

THE KINDERGARTEN COMMUNITY National network Regional associations Home Kindergarten Heritage Collection in New Zealand The historic documents, stories, artifacts, images and commentaries are the first phase of a project to provide a comprehensive web-based repository of information on New Zealand kindergartens. This initial collection has been sourced and collated by Dr Kerry Bethell and Professor […]