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Government’s Pay Parity promise is broken

Early learning providers’ funding is going backwards, despite government promises of Pay Parity for teachers employed in Education & Care services.

Ministry of Education uses flawed data to impose further regulation on ECE Sector

Closures of early childhood education centres and significant disruptions to services are on the cards in 2024 with the Ministry of Education set to enforce flawed regulations founded on incorrect data.

Inflexible building rules could see Ministry of Education suspend early learning licences overnight

Lack of clarity with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s new approach to building regulation could see Ministry of Education shut early learning centres overnight, leaving parents scrambling for care and massive disruption for providers.

Win for ECE providers as Ministry of Education confirms common sense building WoF approach

The Early Childhood Council welcomes the Ministry of Education’s clarification they won’t automatically remove early learning centre licences if their building loses its warrant of fitness under new MBIE guidelines, after an ECC investigation.

‘Discrepancy’ of $253 million means 18,000 teachers missing out on Pay Parity and ECEs closing fast

The Labour Government’s early learning Pay Parity promise became unaffordable in June 2023.

Employers committed to ECE Fair Pay Agreement process

The Early Childhood Council confirms it’s committed to the Early Childhood Education Fair Pay Agreement process, despite NZEI Te Riu Roa issuing a petition claiming employer representatives weren’t coming to the table.

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