Opinions on the funding program to increase childcare wages (workers or parents)

[2CheekyMonkeys]

Well yeah there is an award and you get paid the award but when I pointed out how there is a lot of unpaid work happening it was an example of how some owners expect work for free. How are they going to pay for this? Not by using some of their profits, ( which I feel they should). In pretty much all scenarios the bottom line is high in owners priorities. Some fees are incredibly high and I'm not sure where that money goes because they sure aren't paying staff for the extra work they do. I don't think families should pay full fees either. I think owners possibly being capped on what they can charge to minimize exorbitant profits and government funding is probably the only way staff will be better paid. And of course better pay and conditions equals better education and care for children. But it should be for everyone in every centre to make it fair.

By the way, I wasn't impressed with the union reps pushing for memberships either. Pretty much saying there needs to be 60% staff in union and it needs to happen today!! I agree its s good thing to have so many child care workers in the union but I think they were a little loose with the truth and applying a bit too much pressure.