Home-Based ECE Holds The Key To Fixing New Zealand’s Early Learning System - If Government Funds It ProperlyTiny Nation has shared its submission to the Government’s Early Childhood Education (ECE) Funding Review, emphasising that home-based ECE is uniquely positioned to solve the core problems identified by the Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) - but only if funding settings finally reflect the realities of the home-based model. Home-based ECE delivers where others cannotMaloney says the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the resilience and importance of the home-based model. “When centres were closed, home-based educators continued providing care as essential workers from their homes. “Home-based ECE delivers the strongest return on investment in the sector. “If we want an early learning system that is equitable, resilient, and future-focused, home-based ECE must be strengthened — not sidelined.