WTF childcare fees

[helle]

Yeah, it's not lining the pockets of the workers that's for sure. Average junior staff earns around $13.50 hour, average senior staff ie group leaders, earn around $19.50. This is in Qld, so other states do earn more than us - we moved onto the modern award which is now federal last year and I discovered that directors in other states were earning around $6 average per hour more than I was!!! For the same job!!! We are transitioning to this award, so only get some of the pay rise over 4 years! Which also stinks! Anyway, that would be why NSW fees are so much higher than ours, so are their wages.

Trainees and juniors are lucky to get six bucks an hour here.

[Floweryfields]

Trainees and juniors are lucky to get six bucks an hour here.

Are you moving onto the modern award too then? It started to come in on 1st July last year - all states will be on the same award eventually.

[Now we're 3]

Thats shocking to think that people who do such a wonderful job caring for our children are so poorly paid. I don't know how much the average pay in NSW is but had heard of one centre where the carers were badly paid and they were getting $15 p/h.

[mummy of 3 boys]

I was 18- 20 working in childcare in QLD as an assistant and was paid no more then $13 an hour on fulltime hours i would get like $400 a week take home after tax pretty bad for the age. And that was paid a casual rate!
In NSW to do casual childcare assistant i was looking at about $23 an hour roughly
Big differences, here now i dont know as im not working but i do know my daycare my ds goes too are hopeless they dont even have a director!

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[Floweryfields]

This is why this industry struggles to retain staff! Why work for pennies when you can go out and do unqualified worked (like packing shelves at woolies for $30/hour) that doesn't have the responsibility, stress or study requirements that cut into your social schedule! Childcare is struggling, and it needs an overhaul or it will fall in a big heap very soon, I can guarantee it.