OMEP Aotearoa 2023 membership form
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OMEP.Aotearoa Aims and Objectives:
- Abide by the obligations of member countries to OMEP World, as set out in the OMEP World Constitution.
- Foster optimum development of every child in regard to physical, cultural, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual dimensions both in the family and in other social environments
- Promote the rights of each child and the optimum conditions for their wellbeing and welfare in their family, institutions and society
- Promote quality early childhood education in all its forms in Aotearoa New Zealand.
- Promote an approach to early childhood education that commits to implementation of the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Honour and uphold the three languages of Aotearoa New Zealand throughout the organisation: te reo Māori, English and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)
- Further the development of multicultural values and practices in early childhood education.
- Support any organisation, institutional group or individual activity which furthers the cause of quality early childhood education, within the limits of the organisation’s resources.
- Promote research and professional learning and development in the area of early childhood education
- Support early childhood programmes which promote sustainability and peaceful interaction.
- Foster national and international contact, communication and information sharing