Pay Parity
The OECE got the ball rolling on pay parity with the first national meeting in July 2019. See the page of the Pay Parity Steering Group.
Our position remains strong on this issue as we advocate for all ECE qualified and certificated teachers employed in all ECE services to be paid on par with teachers in primary schools and to have good conditions of work. Read more about our position on Pay Parity and Conditions of Work
Full Pay Parity Coming as Promised, Well Kind Of
Funding for Full Pay Parity Coming as Promised, Well Kind Of Opinion articleSarah AlexanderMonday Sept 4, 2023 and updated on Tuesday Sept 5. There are…
Teachers Strike Action Boosts Kindergarten Finances
Teachers Strike Action Boosts Kindergarten Finances. Dr Sarah Alexander. April 3, 2023. OPINION: There is an issue related to the recent teachers strike, that so…
MoE Guide to Opting-In to Pay Parity and Determining Initial Pay Steps
Ministry of Education Resources for Pay Parity. Commentary and Analysis by Dr Sarah Alexander. The Ministry of Education has developed a guide to the requirements…
Pay Parity Campaign Booklet
Pre-school teachers often earn far less than they could elsewhere with their levels of education. Improving pay and recognition would help develop and retain highly-skilled…
Why is Pay Parity in the ECE Sector a Dog’s Breakfast?
EXPLAINER BY DR SARAH ALEXANDER. August 11, 2022. The question has to be asked, why does the government only fund ECE teacher pay and conditions…
Lower Pay is Still Lower Pay Even if it’s Called “Pay Parity”
The Table below shows the salary attestation pay rates to take effect from1 January 2023 as a result of Budget 2022. For easy comparison, alongside…
Letter to the Minister of Education – A request not to mislead on ECE teacher pay parity
Hon Chris Hipkins, Minister of Education. By email. 2 May 2022 Tēna rā koe, Minister Hipkins, E kore ngā pūtake e mākukungia e kore…
About Pay Parity – Our Campaign
The page of the Pay Parity Steering Group can be found here. What is pay parity? Pay parity means a pay scale - reflecting the…
Budget 2021 Funding: New Salary Attestation Rates
Budget 2021 funding. May 12, 2021. The Budget 2021 funding announcement for ECE concerns a funding increase of $170 million over four years. The salary attestation…
Forced to Take My ECE Qualification and Experience Overseas
Staff Retention: Retaining our New Zealand trained early childhood teachers. By Melissa Dol. October 2, 2020. Being an early childhood teacher is rewarding work, there…
Second Meeting with the Ministry of Education on ECE Teacher Pay Parity
Education Ministry Meeting on Pay Parity. July 29, 2020. Stuff published an article regarding our First meeting in May 2020. At the first meeting we presented a…
Synthesis of Evidence on Pay Parity
Evidence on Pay Parity. By Dr Sarah Alexander, Karen Girvan, Bethany O’Hagan, and David Haynes with Tolo Pereira and Heather Te Huia. Sept 17, 2020.…
Videos: ECE Teacher Pay and Effects on Children of High Staff Turnover
The videos on ECE Teacher Pay and Staff Retention provided for your watching below are: An interview with Irish expert Dr Mary MoloneyPart 1 of…
Expert Testimony on Pay Parity relating to the Petition
Expert testimony on pay parity. The letter below by Dr Sarah can now be made available as the Select Committee heard from James on 22/07/2020. …
Pay Parity Campaign Update – June 2020
Pay Parity Campaign Update. June 9, 2020. Since our last update in November 2019 we have continued advocating for young children to have teachers who…
Pay Parity Campaign Update – November 2019
Pay Parity Campaign Update. November, 6 2019. We have been continuing advocacy for children to have teachers who are respected as teaching professionals and therefore…
An Open Letter On The Treatment of Early Childhood Teachers to the PM and Education Minister
An open letter from early childhood teachers to the Prime Minister and Minister of Education. 2 December 2019. Tēnā korua Prime Minister Ardern and Minister…
The Start of Change for Good – The First Week of the Pay Parity Campaign
First Week of the Pay Parity Campaign. October 8, 2019. We launched the campaign last Tuesday, 1st October 2019 after preparing a campaign book. The…
NZEI Misleading on Delivering 11% Pay Increase
NZEI Promises on Pay Misleading. Opinion Article. By Sarah Alexander. October, 6. 2019. NZEI has told the nation that it has a plan to deliver…
What is the Pay Gap?
What is the Pay Gap and NZEI's Promise. By David Haynes. October 3, 2019. NZEI’s New Campaign to 'Fix the Pay Gap' Amid much fanfare…
