Multicultural learning and teaching is a foundational value expressed within the New Zealand early childhood curriculum.
Ministry of Education (2017) Te Whāriki: New Zealand Early Childhood Curriculum. Te Whāriki, emphasises: the critical role of socially and culturally mediated learning and of reciprocal and responsive relationships for children with people, places, and things. Children learn through collaboration with adults and peers, through guided participation and observation of others, as well as through individual exploration and reflection.