early childhood education and care

Early childcare workers will go on strike this September 7th, closing its centres to address the crisis situation of poor pay.

Without urgently stemming the loss of the early learning and care workforce – with decent pay and conditions – there will be no early childhood education and care.

Free childcare would generate $48billion per year, 255,000 full time jobs in the sector & free up the equivalent of 850,000 ft workers.

Affordable childcare could help boost the superannuation of Australian women, who are currently retiring with one third less super than men.

Kean, who spoke at the NSW Women of the Year awards on Wednesday, called on the federal government to take the lead on childcare.

Women in Australia remain underpaid, undervalued, underemployed & unsafe in ways men aren’t. Women for Progress call for change.

The failure of Australia’s parenting policies means the motherhood penalty costs the average working woman $696K in earnings & $180K in super.

A council has voted to sell off buildings and effectively close three community-run childcare centres operating in St Kilda, Elwood and Balaclava.

In 2022 let’s demand expanded paid parental leave & universal access to early childhood education & care. Join #ParentsUp for a better deal.

The fact parents actually need a ‘buy now pay later’ service for early childhood education and care highlights just how broken the system is.

A new report calls for a federal strategy for the early childhood education and care sector to reduce the risk of transmission among unvaccinated children.

Undervalued, underpaid and overworked, early childhood educators have been the silent workers of this pandemic.