early childhood educators

Universal early learning depends on educators feeling valued, supported and able to build long, rewarding careers

A win, yes. But we must keep advocating for reforms to improve the wellbeing, status, conditions and pay of early childhood educators, writes Associate Professor Marg Rogers

The Fair Work Commission recommends significant pay rises for early childhood workers, in a landmark decision to try to fix gender imbalances

Early childhood educators can expect a pay rise when the final stage of the multi-employer bargaining application is set to be signed off.

An estimated 21,000 educators in early childhood education and care are needed to meet current demand, a new report has found.  

For too long, early childhood educators have been treated as little more than babysitters. This pay rise will help to better value them.

The Albanese government has announced it will fund a 15 per cent wage increase for early childhood education and care workers.

Female leaders are urging the government to fund a 25 per cent pay rise for early childhood educators, and remove the ‘Activity Test’.

Children are not as safe at early education and care as they once were and certainly aren’t as safe as they should be. This is a deeply troubling but indisputable fact. 

Teachers and educators in early childhood are taking the lead in a national multi-employer bargaining for better pay.

The cost of childcare isn’t even the biggest issue we’re facing as a family. The bigger problem is that we can’t access it properly.

The number of early childhood educators leaving the profession affects us all. It’s important that we quickly address the situation