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Title / Describe the implications of ECE curricular documents and practices for Pasifika children in an ECE service
Level / 5 / Credits / 10
Purpose / People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the implications of ECE curricular documents and practices for Pasifika children in an ECE service.
Classification / PacificIslands Early Childhood Education > Pacific Early Childhood Education: Curriculum
Available grade / Achieved
Explanatory notes
1This unit standard is intended for those who are student teachers, trainee managers, or supervisors of Pasifika children in ECE services.
2Three 'broad age groups' are defined in Te Whāriki for children. These are overlapping age categories and aredefined as:
infant – birth to 18 months;
toddler – one year to three years;
young child – two and a half years to school entry age.
Evidence of all three age categories is required in this unit standard.
3An early childhood education (ECE) service may include a centre-based service, hospital-based service, or home-based service. The home-based service may be nominated by the child’s parent, be the child’s own home, or the home of the educator.
Evidence of one type of service is required in this unit standard.
4People seeking credit for this unit standard will be required to show that their demonstration of the evidence requirements arises from teaching and/or practicum experience in an ECE service, through observing and implementing current ECE curriculum and current legislative requirements relating to curriculum.
5Definition
Pasifika children are pre-school members of Pasifika communities in New Zealand, and may include but are not limited to – Cook Islands Māori, Fijian, Niuean, Samoan, Tokelauan, Tongan, Tuvaluan.
6Legislation and regulatory framework includes but is not limited to:
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Licensing Criteria for Early Childhood Education and Care Centres 2008
Vulnerable Children Act 2014
and subsequent amendments.
7References
Education Council New Zealand, The Education Council Code of Ethics for Certificated Teachers; available at
Ministry of Education, Kei Tua o te Pae/Assessment for Learning: Early Childhood Exemplars – Books 1-20 (Wellington: Learning Media, 2004-2009); available at
Ministry of Education, Licensing criteria for ECE services; available at
Ministry of Education, Te Whāriki: He Whāriki Mātauranga mō ngā Mokopuna o Aotearoa. Early Childhood Curriculum (Wellington, Learning Media, 1996); available at
The general aims and objectives for teaching a Pacific Islands language are set out in The New Zealand Curriculum Framework (Wellington: Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 1993); available at Further information and documents are available from and
Ministry of Education, Guidelines for Cook Islands Māori Language Programmes: planning guidelines to accompany developing programmes for teaching Pacific Islands languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Ministry of Education, Guidelines for Niuean Language Programmes; planning guidelines to accompany developing programmes for teaching PacificIslands languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Ministry of Education, Guidelines for Samoan Language Programmes: planning guidelines to accompany developing programmes for teaching PacificIslands languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Ministry of Education, Guidelines for Tokelauan Language Programmes: planning guidelines to accompany developing programmes for teaching PacificIslands languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Ministry of Education, Guidelines for Tongan Language Programmes: planning guidelines to accompany developing programmes for teaching PacificIslands languages (Wellington: Learning Media, 2000).
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the implications of ECE curricular documents and practices for Pasifika children in an ECE service.
RangePasifika language document and current licensing criteria for an ECE service.
Evidence requirements
1.1The purpose and key points of the documents are summarised in terms of their implications for the language, learning and development of Pasifika children in an ECE service.
1.2Links between current legislative requirements and the ECE curriculum are described in terms of implications for Pasifika children.
1.3Implications of the documents and practices in the teaching and learning process of Pasifika children are described.
1.4Implications of the documents and practices for the physical ECE environment for Pasifika children are described.
1.5Implications of the documents and practices for the development of the cultural identity of Pasifika children are described.
Replacement information / This unit standard replaced unit standard 18773.Planned review date / 31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process / Version / Date / Last Date for AssessmentRegistration / 1 / 9 December 2010 / 31 December 2017
Revision / 2 / 8 December 2011 / N/A
Rollover and Revision / 3 / 20 August 2015 / N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference / 0182
This CMR can be accessed at
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Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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NZQA National Qualifications ServicesSSB Code 130301 / New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2019