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Kōrero: Early childhood education and care

Playing and learning

This clip from the 1960s captures some of the activities done by children attending the Day's Bay Playcentre. None of these would be out of place in the early 2000s.

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Reference: Pictorial Parade 130. National Film Unit, 1962

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Kerryn Pollock, Early childhood education and care – Government support, 1940s to 1970s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/video/32082/playing-and-learning (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Kerryn Pollock, i tāngia i te 23 March 2012.