A Study Of New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum Standards

Early childhood education has far-reaching significance for the development of people's life.Early childhood education in New Zealand is at the forefront of the world,and its early childhood curriculum reform is particularly significant.At present,early childhood education is also one of the key points of in China education reform,and its practical implementation requires a relatively complete early childhood curriculum.Therefore,a comprehensive study of New Zealand early childhood curriculum standards can provide inspiration and reference for the promotion of early childhood courses and the development of early childhood education in China.The current of New Zealand's early childhood curriculum standards is under the Domestic and foreign background of international community's continuous advancement of early childhood education and New Zealand's inheritance and development of Maori culture,and based on the overall development of early childhood education in New Zealand and problems those are existing in early childhood curriculum,issued by the New Zealand Ministry of Education in 2017.The New Zealand early childhood curriculum standards built on the foundation of its children concept,curriculum concept and curriculum principles,and among them,the children concept thinks that children are confident and capable learners and communicators,independent individuals.The early childhood curriculum Standards has openness,implied meaning and comprehensiveness;and follow to empowerment principles,comprehensive development principles,family and community principles,and relationship principles.The New Zealand early childhood curriculum Standards consist of goals,and learning outcomes.The clues include happiness,belonging,contribution,communication,and exploration.Every clue corresponds to the goals and learning outcomes.The New Zealand early childhood curriculum standards generally presents four characteristics: the curriculum is based on the scientific concept of children,focusing on core literacy training,connecting with the basic education curriculum,and teachers assume multiple roles.Early childhood curriculum in china has experienced more than 30 years of exploration.While achieving important developments,it also faces new problems.Learning from the New Zealand early childhood curriculum standards,early childhood curriculum in China needs to develop implement integrated early childhood courses,improve the operability of early childhood curriculum texts,and improve Advance standards for kindergarten teachers and efforts to promote the implementation of young connections.