Recommendations A Education e ensuring the collection and analysis of early childhood data that can Early childhood be disaggregated by deafness and NZSL usage That the Ministry of Education, in consultation with other relevant government agencies and the proposed interim Expert f the use of NZSL in all early Advisory Group on NZSL and ultimately the childhood education centres. NZSL Statutory Board 1 increases NZSL resources and support to enable the acquisition of NZSL in early childhood by deaf children, children with communication difficulties and their families, including by: continuing to promote and develop Schools That the Ministry of Education, in consultation with other relevant government agencies and the proposed interim Expert Advisory Group on NZSL and ultimately the NZSL Statutory Board: a increasing levels of NZSL fluency amongst staff in early intervention services including by financially recognising NZSL skills b exploring options for new roles to by: a increasing levels of NZSL fluency amongst staff working in the provide NZSL support within the compulsory school sector including home by financially recognising NZSL c facilitating the development of local language nests as an opportunity skills b exploring options for new roles for pre-school children and their for people fluent in NZSL in the families to learn NZSL compulsory school sector d reviewing and further developing c establishing a funding stream for NZSL resources and promoting these NZSL interpreting (educational to families where a child is deaf or interpreters) within schools has communication difficulties 14 2 increases access to education via NZSL