一、概况80年代以后,新西兰学前教育的管理发生了巨大的变化。从1986年开始,学前教育已由过去教育部门和社会福利部门分别管理,转变为教育部门单独管理。1988年政府有关工作报告也涉及到了对学前教育的一些指示。比如,要进一步提高学前教育的地位,尊重毛利人(新西兰原居民)的权利,重视妇女的作用,规定儿童设施的标准,拟定学前教育师资的资格及工资待遇。1989年政府发起了教育改革运动,有关学前教育变革的内容有:制定学前教育机构的一系列条件及标准,广泛建立家庭日托中心,设立学前教育发展基金,帮助特殊儿童及其家庭,规定学前教育工作者的任 I. Overview Since the 1980s, the management of preschool education in New Zealand has undergone tremendous changes. Since 1986, pre-school education has been managed by the education department and the social welfare department in the past respectively and transformed into a separate management by the education department. The 1988 government report also touched on some of the instructions for preschool education. For example, to further improve the status of pre-primary education, respect the rights of Maori (indigenous New Zealand), value the role of women, set standards for children’s facilities, and qualify and preschool teachers for preschool education. In 1989, the government launched the education reform movement. The pre-school education reform includes a series of conditions and standards for establishing preschool education institutions, extensive family day-care centers, the establishment of preschool education development funds, special children and their families, pre-school rules Educator’s job