Modernise education from early childhood to lifelong learning
The Opportunities Party wants to make education better for children of all ages. They plan to improve early childhood centres by limiting their size and making sure teachers are paid the same as school teachers. They want schools to teach civics, reduce screen time, and better support disabled children. They also want to pay teachers well and fund community night schools so adults can keep learning.
What they say they'll do
- Level the playing field between community and corporate early childhood centres
- Limit ECE centre sizes and improve space and staffing ratio requirements
- Require pay parity between ECE teachers and primary/secondary teachers
- Teach civics from Year 6
- Encourage schools to reduce classroom screen time
- Fund community night schools to support lifelong learning
Who this affects
Parents of young children
Changes to ECE centre sizes and ratios would affect where parents can enrol their children and the environment those children learn in.
Early childhood teachers
The party says ECE teachers would receive pay equal to primary and secondary school teachers.
Disabled children
The party says it will provide a wider range of learning support options for disabled children in schools.
Primary school students
Students would be taught civics starting from Year 6 and would experience reduced screen time in the classroom.
Adult learners
The party says it will fund community night schools so adults have flexible options to continue learning throughout their lives.
Teachers
The party says qualified teachers would be paid well, including for extra duties, and would have access to funded professional development programmes and mentoring.
In their own words
“Level the playing field between community run Early Childhood Education (ECE) centres and increasingly profitable corporate centres — recognising the role of education within a community setting and the benefits of including parents in teaching and learning.”
“Require pay parity with primary and secondary teachers for ECE teachers.”
“Support lifelong and flexible learning, including funding for community night schools.”
Summarised neutrally from The Opportunities Party’s own official policy (as at 2026-06-26) and checked by an editor — never paraphrased without the source linked, and never an endorsement. Read the original ↗ Arapono is non-partisan. Compare all parties on Education →
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