Children's safety and development is at risk at some early childhood centres because staff are overworked, teachers claim. More than 200,000 Kiwi kids are enrolled in early childhood education - but teachers say parents don't know what happens behind centres' closed doors. WHEN PARENTS LEAVE, TEACHERS SHOW THEIR TRUE COLOURS"I have been an ECE teacher for nearly 25 years. MARKUS SPISKE/UNSPLASH ECE teachers say they wouldn't want their kids in early childhood centres (file photo). 'AFTER 20 YEARS, I'VE WALKED AWAY'"I began my career as an early childhood teacher in the 1990s, in a decade that valued teachers.

Source: Stuff February 09, 2019 22:07 UTC