Despite the Government seeming to be spending money elsewhere, they've given early childhood teachers the rough end of the stick.

It's come out that the Government reduced pay parity funding for ECE teachers in the May budget, to keep it's education spending within agreed limits.

It also scaled-back subsidy increases for education providers.

Chief executive of the Early Childhood Council Simon Laube joined Kate Hawkesby.

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Despite the Government seeming to be spending money elsewhere, they've given early childhood teachers the rough end of the stick.
It's come out that the Government reduced pay parity funding for ECE teachers in the May budget, to keep it's education spending within agreed limits.
It also scaled-back subsidy increases for education providers.
Chief executive of the Early Childhood Council Simon Laube joined Kate Hawkesby.
LISTEN ABOVE

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