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Labour pledges $7 million to get kids off screens
Labour promises $7 million yearly to help kids reduce screen time and return to in-person activities.
In brief
Labour promises $7 million yearly to help kids reduce screen time and return to in-person activities. Labour will spend $7 million annually on after-school activities, screen boundaries, and parental online safety tools to get children off screens. Originally reported by RNZ.
Labour's screen reduction plan
Labour pledges $7 million yearly to get children off screens and back to being kids through affordable activities and safer online environments.
“Too much of childhood is being spent on screens, while sport, hobbies and other after-school activities are out of reach for too many families”
Affordable activities funding
Labour will provide $3 million yearly to Active Me - Kia Tū for sport and recreation grants up to $300 per child for two years.
Community activities support
Labour invests $4 million yearly in Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa for community groups running after-school activities for kids.
Screen boundaries policy
Labour will update Ministry of Education screen use guidelines and require schools to set clear screen-use policies.
Parental online safety
Labour will improve online safety tools for parents and schools through the Switch on Safety filter and Digital Guardian Guide.
Policy implementation
Labour's plan focuses on affordable activities, right screen right time, and back parents to keep kids safe online.
Here's the gist
Labour will spend $7 million annually on after-school activities, screen boundaries, and parental online safety tools to get children off screens.
