WHAT ARE WE ABOUT

Vaka Ou is the contract that PIECCA holds with  MOE-ECE as a provider of pre and post licensing support services.

Progress has been made in the early childhood sector. Currently there are approximately 36 centres that have been licensed and chartered and 10 more are working towards being licensed. The number of Pacific Islands children participating in Pacific ECE centres has increased steadily throughout the country.

The Vaka Ou team, consisting of the project co-coordinator and community development officers (CDO), is working closely with the centres to ensure that licensed centres and those working towards licensing are supported in maintaining high standards, effective systems, awareness of charter and policy compliance standards. Furthermore, to ensure that centres continue to offer quality learning programmes for children, the CDO’s continue to assist the centres in applying for ECE Discretionary Grant Schemes so that groups are able to renovate or do new construction to meet property requirements and regulations.