11 Sep 2020

Number of ECE complaints unacceptable - Child Forum CEO

From Morning Report, 7:45 am on 11 September 2020

An early childhood educator says the number of complaints about preschools lodged with the Ministry of Education remains unacceptably high and may only represent the tip of the iceberg.

The Ministry has released a summary which shows 415 complaints were received last year.

Half of them, 213, were upheld.

Dr Sarah Alexander is the chief executive of Child Forum, which provides independent advice on early childhood education.