Fountain of Knowledge Trust

Our hearts are sad to hear the passing of the beautiful Jan Taouma. Jan pioneered and inspired many of our faiaoga, mamas and women to lead with passion and elevate pacific early childhood services to serve their communities upholding their identity language and culture. Thank you Jan for leading and inspiring, serving the cause faithfully. Rest in His loving arms and the Lord comfort your aiga at this time. Ia Manuia Lau Malaga, Mama Malelega and team ❤️🙏🏽🌺

Congratulations to MPECET on your services & contributions for the community 🌺

Congratulations to the Māngere Pasifika Early Childhood Educational Trust for winning the Pacific Service Excellence Award at the Sun Pix Pacific People’s Awards. 🏆 👏
They were recognized for 30 years of service - providing Pasifika Early Childhood Education.

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📣 the workforce have spoken

Child ratios have not changed since the 1960s, what we are asking for is not unreasonable 1:4 under 3 year olds make it law.

Early childhood teachers deliver petition at Parliament calling for improved teacher-to-child ratios "Right now we are a profession in absolute crisis."

Talofa lava! 🌺

TODAY marks the start of Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - Samoan Language Week! 🙌

Celebrate with us by creating your own content. We have all the goodies you need here, including our beautiful poster, booklets, alphabet sheets, and more 😍 👉
https://www.mpp.govt.nz/programmes/pacific-language-weeks/samoa-language-week/

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Te wiki O te Reo Māori

🇹🇴 Happy Tongan language week

This year’s theme for Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga - Tonga Language Week - is Ke Tu'uloa 'a e lea faka-Tönga′ 'i Aotearoa, which means Sustaining the Tonga Language in Aotearoa.

Ke Tu'uloa 'a e lea faka-Tonga 'i Aotearoa has a positive and progressive connotation. To support the overarching Language Weeks theme of Sustainability, the word TU'ULOA in the theme this year means to continuously grow, nurture, and sustain a valued idea, practice, event, or memory in an enduring way.

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Cook Islands Language Week will close generational gap We are the Ministry for Pacific Peoples, we bring the Pacific voice, perspective and understanding to policy and initiatives.

Taeao Manuia 🌺

Samoa Language Week 2022 acknowledgement by Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio Samoa Language Week 2022 - Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa - acknowledgement by Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William Sio.

Celebrating our amazing early childhood teachers/kaiako/faiaoga who are predominately women for the tireless mahi they do in teaching our very young tamariki. Part of that responsibility is to break down biases every day so children learn diversity and inclusivity and celebrate differences. We celebrate teachers today for their thoughtfulness and their actions in their classrooms and workplaces. Thank you for making our childrens world a place of safety and belonging.

Another great article and the impacts on ECE

Situation Critical For Children’s Early Childhood Education And Care   Tamariki are at risk of missing out on vital early childhood education and care with worsening teacher shortages and some services facing closure under Covid-19 requirements. Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood Education chief executive Kathy ...