New Zealand First will focus programmes that assist families to provide the best environment of care and educational development. The framework for early childhood education established under the “Before Five” policy will be maintained and early childhood education will be advanced within this framework. Within the compulsory sector, New Zealand First believes that structural refinements are necessary if the policy of local self-management is to be fully functional.
sceptical towards state expenditure on education, for example in favour of study fees or private schools