Tessa Fontaine

Articles

1. Aligning early childhood education practice with regulatory compliance in Aotearoa New Zealand: A case study of an independent primary schoolrticle Abstract:
   
   Early childhood education (ECE) shapes children's socio-emotional development and later academic attainment, yet the practices that constitute quality provision vary across national systems. Aotearoa New Zealand's arrangements are distinctive: schooling is compulsory from age six, children may enrol from their fifth birthday, and schools may operate a transitional Year 0 with continuous or cohort intakes. This configuration produces classes with substantial variation in age…