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ECC Centre Closures Report: February 2024

An overview of ECE centre closures and new services opened in February 2024.

75% Of Early Learning Providers Worse Off By Accepting Pay Parity Offer

The government’s early learning teacher Pay Parity offer is failing to deliver on its promise, with three quarters of surveyed providers saying they’d be worse off by opting in.

Early Learning Resilience Being Severely Tested

Early Childhood Education centres are being asked to weather COVID-19, the vaccine mandate and teacher shortages, while uncertainty about Pay Parity funding remains.

Lack Of Early Learning Funding Relief Will Lead To More Centre Closures

Ministry of Education data shows 31 early learning centres closed between March and July this year – a number likely to grow unless meaningful early learning winter funding relief materialises soon, warns the Early Childhood Council.

Funding For Pay Parity Is Needed By Christmas, Or More Centres Will Close

The rate of early learning centre closures is on track to more than double on last year, showing the government’s teacher Pay Parity initiative still isn’t working two years into its three year timeline.

ECC Calls On The Government To Play Its Part On Early Learning Fair Pay

The Early Childhood Council says government must step up on Fair Pay Agreement legislation by funding it properly, if we’re to see sustainable change.

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