Story: Early childhood education and care

Kōhanga reo, 1982

Kōhanga reo, 1982

Pipitea Marae Kōhanga Reo staff and children are photographed in 1982, the year the Wellington-based kōhanga received the licence supervisor Mihi Harrington is displaying. The licence meant the Social Welfare Department subsidised the fees of children from low-income families.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP-Ethnology-Maori-Pipitea

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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How to cite this page:

Kerryn Pollock, 'Early childhood education and care - New developments, 1970s to 2000s', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/32086/kohanga-reo-1982 (accessed 17 April 2024)

Story by Kerryn Pollock, published 20 Jun 2012