The main purpose of this research was to find out more about the contributions parent and whanau-led early childhood education (ECE) services are making to children's learning, parent knowledge/skills and social support, and community, in order to provide the Ministry of Education and parent/whanau-led services with information that could be used to support quality in these services.  For the purposes of this research parent/whanau led services were playcentres, kohanga reo, Pasifika early childhood centres and groups, general playgroups, community language playgroups and puna.

This research involved looking at quality for children and parents involved in parent-led services.  The study included 28 services, 8 playcentres, 8 playgroups, 6 köhanga reo and 6 Pasifika services.

The Summary Report  provides an overview of the research findings and an example description of each service type and how it operates.

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