Migrants and refugees who provide home-based childcare face an additional hurdle in the leap towards new qualification standards. The Education Ministry has announced plans to introduce a requirement for home-based educators to have at least a level 4 early childhood qualification to provide more consistent levels of quality across the sector. But Paua Early Childhood Care Service affiliated educator Nanda lal Chauhan​, a Bhutanese refugee, said he simply won't be able to meet the new requirement without extra help. He became an early childhood educator to help teach his grandchildren their culture and language, before assisting with other children from his homeland. Crawford said Chauhan was an excellent educator but, like many migrant community educators she worked with, he would need more support and time to gain the qualification.

Source: Stuff February 26, 2019 20:29 UTC