Board, early educators have first contract
November 10, 2011
More and more early childhood educators are being hired by school boards to work in full-day kindergarten programs. In many parts of the province, this means new union members.
From the Sudbury Star, November 9, 2011:
Rainbow District School Board and its 14 designated early childhood educators in Sudbury, Espanola and Manitoulin have reached their first collective agreement….The early childhood educators work with teachers in the new Early Learning Kindergarten Program for four- and five-year-olds….Morrison said the number of early childhood educators will grow as the board expands it new Early Learning Kindergarten Program. The program will be fully implemented by September 2014.
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People For Education Viewpoint:
As full-day kindergarten rolls out across the province, boards are having to hire more early childhood educators (ECEs). This raises a number of issues: which union will represent them (Elementary Teachers’ Federation, CUPE, OSSTF etc.)? How much will they be paid? Do they get similar benefits to their teacher counterparts (preperation time, professional development days etc.)? Will there be sufficient ECEs to meet the growing demand? Will smaller child care centres lose their ECEs to school boards who may be able to provide higher wages and better benefits? All grist for the mill.
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