NZQA registered unit standard
18797 version 4
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Title
Discuss the roles of Pasifika families and communities in an ECE
service
Level
5
Credits
5
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the
roles of a Pasifika family and communities in an ECE service;
and observe, reflect on, and discuss the roles of a Pasifika
family and community in an ECE service.
Classification
Pacific Islands Early Childhood Education > Pacific Early
Childhood Education: Family
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for those who are trainee managers or supervisors of
Pasifika children in ECE services.
2
Three 'broad age groups' are defined in Te Whāriki for children. These are
overlapping age categories and are defined as:
infant – birth to 18 months;
toddler – one year to three years;
young child – two and a half years to school entry age.
Evidence in this standard is for children as a whole group. Each of the age
categories are not intended to be assessed individually.
3
An 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.
4
Pasifika family and community in this standard may include aiga potopoto, fanau,
kaiga, kainga, kopu tangata, magafaoa, mataqali and Pasifika parents, families, and
other community groups and/or persons associated with ECE services.
Evidence of one type of family or one individual family of type is required in this
standard.
5
Observation and review must be carried out in an ECE service attended by Pasifika
children.
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People 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 Te Whāriki and
current legislative requirements relating to curriculum.
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Definition
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.
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Legislation includes but is not limited to:
Care of Children Act 2004
Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989
Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008
Human Rights Act 1993
Privacy Act 1993
Vulnerable Children Act 2014
and subsequent amendments.
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Reference
Ministry of Education, Te Whāriki: He Whāriki Mātauranga mō ngā Mokopuna o
Aotearoa. Early Childhood Curriculum (Wellington, Learning Media, 1996); available
http://www.education.govt.nz/early-childhood/teaching-and-learning/ece-curriculum.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the roles of a Pasifika family and communities in an ECE service.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Roles of a Pasifika family in an ECE service are described in terms of
opportunities for participation in children’s learning.
1.2
Roles of communities in an ECE service are described in terms of opportunities
for participation in children’s learning.
Range
Pasifika community and one other community.
1.3
The significance of the contribution of Pasifika families and communities to an
ECE service is described in terms of the impact on children’s learning.
1.4
Potential barriers to Pasifika family and parent participation in an ECE service
are described.
Range
evidence of two potential barriers is required.
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Outcome 2
Observe, reflect on, and discuss the roles of a Pasifika family and community in an ECE
service.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Roles of a Pasifika family, a Pasifika community and one other community in
the ECE service are observed and discussed in terms of their participation in
programmes and activities organised by the ECE service.
2.2
The level of participation and the significance of the contribution of the family
and community to the ECE service are reflected upon and discussed.
2.3
Feedback from Pasifika parents, family, and community is reflected on and
possible future improvements are discussed.
Planned review date
31 December 2019
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 August 2002
31 December 2016
Review
2
9 December 2010
31 December 2017
Revision
3
8 December 2011
N/A
Rollover and
Revision
4
20 August 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0182
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
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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Comments on this unit standard
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