In my opinion: Pre-school workers are getting a raw deal on pay [Independent.ie]
- Published: 08 September 2010
While the free pre-school year, which is available to children born between February 2, 2006, and June 30, 2007, under the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) scheme, is positive and adds stability to the sector, it needs serious improvement if it is to succeed longer term and it must be off-limits to cuts in the forthcoming budget.
The ECCE scheme was launched in January, replacing the early-childhood supplement, and since then we've seen it in action, and the Office of the Minister for Children & Youth Affairs (OMCYA) has gathered a lot of data.
So the minister has a true picture of fees, costs, pay scales, training needs and profit margin (or should I say lack of profit margin) across the sector.
Now in the second week of term, our members are busy settling the children in and filling in all the ECCE forms.
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