Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 9/14/2004 9:54:00 PM Author: Lois (lois.erickson@students.vu.edu.au) Subject: accurate figures for early childhood teaching Some accurate information for early childhood employment conditions in Aust - they vary between States and according to whether the work is in child care or early childhood education. Child care workers are paid less than teachers. In our second most populated State, Victoria, where I am President of a kindergarten (pre-school) parent management committee, our teacher is paid $A23.86 per hour. She has a 4 year degree in early childhood education and has ten years experience. Full time work is 40 hours per week, with 3 end-of-term holdays of 2 weeks each, and a summer holiday of 5 weeks (in January). Our assistant, who is unqualified, gets $14.40 per hour. Employers also pay a compulsory amount equal to 9% of salary into superannuation (retirement) funds for every staff member. There are no employer-provided medical benefits because we have a universal, government-funded, national health scheme called Medicare. Many people also pay for additional private health insurance for themselves, unconnected with employment. We also provide paid sick leave of up to two weeks per year and paid long-service leave of 10 weeks after 15 years of employment (doesn't all have to be in the same kindergarten) Casual pay rates are higher than permanent rates to make up for loss of other benefits eg sick leave, holidays. So maybe it is greener Downunder after all! Name: Email: Subject

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