Category: Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)
IEU Speaks on extending support for ECEC wages
The clock is ticking – the early childhood education worker retention scheme must be extended. In 2024, union advocacy delivered historic federal government support for…
The union representing teachers and educators in early childhood education and care in NSW and the ACT is this morning at the Fair Work Commission…
“Why are we wearing pink?”: A preschool story about teachers, fairness and standing together
As part of the Start Strong Pay Fair campaign, IEU members in NSW community preschools have created a story book about teachers, fairness and standing…
Community preschools across NSW are turning pink today as they call on the state government to provide fair funding for long overdue pay rises.
The union representing teachers in early childhood education and care in NSW and the ACT calls on the NSW government to guarantee the future of…
ECEC Extra: Securing long day care pay rises
In 2024, the IEU along with other unions, reached a historic sector-wide multi-employer agreement initially covering more than 50,000 employees in long day care centres…
Reforms to stop employers gaming the rules about staffing ratios are a crucial step towards improving child safety. The term “under the roof” is commonly…
IEU member and community preschool Ambassador Margaret Gleeson tells it like it is. For 26 years I’ve been the Managing Director of a small community preschool that started in 1952. Like many preschools across…
IEU members from community preschools around NSW made their presence felt at Budget Estimates in NSW Parliament House on 4 March 2026. Wearing pink, preschool…
IEU Speaks on ECEC child safety reforms: Getting implementation right for better outcomes
A suite of reforms in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector take effect today as part of the federal government response to revelations…