$118 Million Sunk Into Flawed IT System That Won’t Pay ECE Teachers Properly – Early Childhood Council
The Ministry of Education keeps sinking money into Pourato, a new IT system meant to deliver funding for employers to…
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Childcare Subsidy Has Little Upside For Early Learning Providers -Early Childhood Council
The Labour Party’s childcare subsidy will have limited benefit for ECE providers says the Early Childhood Council. “More funding in…
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Funding For Pay Parity Is Needed By Christmas, Or More Centres Will Close – Early Childhood Council
The rate of early learning centre closures is on track to more than double on last year, showing the government’s…
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Early Learning Sector Needs Ventilation Support Like Schools – Early Childhood Council
The Early Childhood Council is calling for the ventilation support on offer for schools to be expanded to support early…
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Late Pay Parity Red Tape Could See Teachers Miss Out On Pay Rise – Early Childhood Council
70% of surveyed providers won’t opt in to the government’s Pay Parity offer after months of waiting, meaning teachers could…
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Government Short-changes ECE Teachers’ Pay Parity Funding – Early Childhood Council
Early learning centres say the government’s $170m budget initiative to close the pay gap between kindergarten and early learning centre…
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ECE Centres Need More Support Through RSV Outbreak
The Early Childhood Council has called for more support for early learning centres coping with the RSV outbreak. “We’re told…
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Pay Parity Funding Reality Falls Short Of The Hype – Early Childhood Council
Many early learning providers are finding the latest government announcement on closing the pay gap will leave them out of…
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Early Learning Centres Asking For Small Slice Of $926m Budget Pie – Early Childhood Council
Struggling Early Childhood Education providers say a modest part of the $926 million recovery budget would help them stay open…
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ECE Needs Flight Plan Overhaul, Not Flying Squads – Early Childhood Council
News the Ministry of Education is bringing back a Provider Assessment Group, a ‘surprise visit’ investigation unit that shut down…