Government Agencies

Respondents were asked how government agencies could do more to fulfil strategic goals. 262 gave their views on the matter.

In order of how frequently they were mentioned in comments by respondents, the agencies which could do more to help fulfil strategic goals were:

• Education Review Office - mentioned by 86 respondents (22% of all respondents)
• Specialist Education Services - 67 respondents (17%)
• Ministry of Education - 64 respondents (16%)
• Department of Work and Income - 62 (16%)
• NZ Qualifications Authority - 44 (11%)
• Teacher Registration Board - 34 (9%)
• Early Childhood Development - 33 (8%)

By some way, the improvement identified by most respondents 87 (22%) was that government agencies should have better co-ordination and a focus on ECE goals. Other improvements identified were that: the government needs to give more support to parents 27 responses (7%); provision of advice and support in rural areas should be enhanced 21 responses (5%); and, that a function should be added to the Specialist Education Services - to support non-English speaking families 19 responses (5%).