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Despite more Early Childhood Education centres opting into the government’s Extended Pay Parity scheme in the last quarter, the Ministry of Education’s own data is worrying.

A comprehensive early learning wages and salaries survey shows Pay Parity’s negative impact on teachers and providers by making experienced teachers increasingly unaffordable.

Get the facts on Pay Parity, a key factor in the current state of ECE in New Zealand.

The Early Childhood Council is suing the government, on grounds that the early learning teacher Pay Parity initiatives breach the right to freedom from discrimination for older female teachers under the Human Rights and New Zealand Bill of Rights Acts. The funding gap between higher salary steps centres have to pay teachers, and Ministry of Education funding is also irrational and unreasonable.

Early learning centres impacted by the government's Pay Parity initiative will have their day in court in July.

The government’s plans to dump initiatives like 20 hours free Early Childhood Education, subsidies for children under two and 100% qualified teacher funding bands will mean increased parent fees and a bleak future for providers.