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In an important announcement on Monday, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne revealed to have increased the pay of early-childhood educators in licensed daycare by $1 an hour this month. The decision is a fulfilment of a promise made in the latest provincial budget approved by Ontario legislature last summer.
While making an announcement at St. Lawrence College in Kingston, Wynne stated that “we all know, and are reminded today, that putting very young people on the path to success starts when they are little,” adding that “it’s a huge job that requires natural talents, acquired skills and unflagging dedication and patience.” It was highlighted that since the inception of full-day kindergarten in the province, when compared with teacher in school classrooms, early-childhood educators had a big gap between the average pay as a school-based worker got $22 an hour to start and an independent licensed daycare worker only got $16.34 an hour. According to the promise in the budget, the hike will be followed by another $1-an-hour increase next year in order to prevent daycare workers from rushing to school-board jobs as soon as they can get them.
According to the province, the increase is anticipated to cost up to $269 million over three years, i.e. an average of about $89 million a year. However, the private unlicensed daycares will not be affected by it. In her remarks, Wynne alleged that nurturing small children and encouraging their curiosity is vital to Ontario’s future.
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