The Office of Pre-Primary Education (ChildForum) is NZ's lead independent advisor on early childhood education.

We support early childhood services to be the best they can be for children, parents / caregivers and whānau, their community, our economy, and our nation.

Our vision is for an open and transparent early childhood education system informed by research evidence and knowledge of best practice, with services that delight parents and caregivers, and are safe for children, high quality, affordable, and accessible.

We expect ECE services to fully comply at all times with the Education (ECE Services) 2008 Regulations, and meet the Code of Ethical Conduct for Early Childhood Education Services and the Code of Children's Rights in Early Childcare and Education

Founded in 1988 to support the development of a research culture and an evidence-based approach to ECE, ChildForum expanded in 2001 to become the Office of Pre-Primary Education in New Zealand. The Office of Pre-Primary Education is non-partisan and not biased towards any particular part of the early childhood sector. Read more: About Us