by Steve Brown | Apr 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
From the start of 2022 all home-based caregivers and nannies must have at least the NZ Certificate in ECE & Care at Level 4. If you gained the NZ Certificate in ECE and Care at Level 3 before 31st December 2021, your certificate will remain legally recognised as a...
by Steve Brown | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog
It’s lockdown AGAIN and many of us have exhausted all our ideas for keeping the children happy and occupied at home. Maybe some of these may help? One of my earliest memories is as a toddler hiding in a large cardboard box to leap out and scare Dad when he...
by Steve Brown | Feb 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Did you know that as well as our Diploma Course we also offer the NZ Certificate in Early Childhood and Care (L3)? You don’t need a qualification to get in, it’s a fun course, free for school-leavers and takes about 6 months. It’s a great start if...
by Steve Brown | Jan 22, 2021 | News
Hey Amanda,. Thought I’d let you know that I am absolutely loving the job with the twins and the mum is so lovely!! So thank you so much for helping me get the job.
by Steve Brown | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog
#1 GETTING A QUALIFICATION IS VITAL While schoolteachers have needed a university degree for years, the care and education of children aged less than five was often provided by people with few or no qualifications, and care was often limited to feeding the kids,...
by Steve Brown | Feb 20, 2019 | News
We welcome the government’s announcement today that all home-based carers (including nannies) will in the future be required to have a qualification in early childhood education. It seems the change is long overdue! The Nanny Academy has been providing...
by Steve Brown | Dec 20, 2018 | News
We now just have a couple of places left for our first intake of 2019, so if you’re thinking of starting with us in February, you’ll need to move fast. Otherwise we’ve space on our second intake in April and are interviewing now. Contact us for more...
by Steve Brown | Sep 26, 2018 | News
Every four years NZQA sends evaluators to carry out a highly detailed evaluation of the Academy. This year the evaluators spent two days with us, and have again awarded us Category One – their highest quality rating. The Academy has been rated Category One by...
by Steve Brown | Apr 12, 2018 | News
Our programme towards the New Zealand Diploma in Early Childhood and Care is unique in New Zealand because it also contains all the extra things you need (eg infant care and cooking) that you need for a rewarding career as a Professional Nanny. If you have not...
by Steve Brown | Nov 7, 2017 | News
Great news! for students interested in getting an early childhood teaching degree but who perhaps have not got the UE credits they need to go straight to University. Our Professional Nanny Programme for the NZ Diploma in Early Childhood Education & Care L5 now...