The Coalition Government has handed down its 2024 budget, with spending on schools and early childhood education increasing by nearly $1 billion in the next financial year to $19.1 billion.
The union for early childhood education and kindergarten teachers, NZEI Te Riu Roa, says Budget 2024 doesn’t deliver certainty for the sector or relieve pressure on centres to meet essential costs, nor do anything to address the long-standing issues .