Swings + Roundabouts Autumn 2021

ECC Update ● Small Wonders Child Care Centre, Raumati Beach ● Apple Tree Childcare Centre (Apple Tree Preschool & Apple Tree Learning Centre), Auckland ● Little Angels Childcare & Learning Centre, Auckland ● AIEC Trust (Nanaksar Educare Centre & Nanaksar Education Phulwari, Auckland ● Smart Start Preschool, Whangarei ● Scuola Montessori, Tauranga ● Maori Hill Montessori Preschool, Dunedin ● Montessori 3-6, Napier ● Aro Arataki Children's Centre, Auckland ● Browns Bay Preschool Trust, Auckland ● Panmure Early Learning Centre, Auckland ● Windsor Montessori School, Invercargill ● Wondernauts, Hamilton ● Oasis Preschools (Oasis Preschool Mapua, Oasis Early Learning Centre, Oasis Education Centre), Motueka ● Kidd Inn, (Kidd Inn Early Learning Centre, Just Kidd Inn Too, Lil Seeds, Wilde Meadows), Auckland ● Mini Thinkers, Dunedin ● A to Z Preschool, Greymouth ● Bella Montessori Preschool, Kaiapoi ● Methodist Misson Southern, Dunedin ● Matakana Village Preschool, Matakana ● Happy Turtle Childcare, Auckland ● Scuola Montessori (Scuola Montessori, Scuola Montessori - 15th Avenue, Scuola Montessori - Masterton), Tauranga ● Marlborough St Childcare Centre, Upper Hutt ● Childcare & Learning Group (NZ) Limited, (Millies House Daly Street, Millies House Connolly, Street, Childhood Concepts Wellington, Millies House Armagh Street, Bizzy Kidz Childcare, West Melton Nursery & Preschool, Three Bears New Lynn), Auckland ● Timaru Christian Preschool, Timaru ● Aratupu Preschool Nursery, Christchurch ● Happy Turtle Childcare, Auckland ● University of Canterbury Early Childhood Learning Centre, Christchurch ● The Forest ECE, Cambridge (Provisional) WELCOME The Early Childhood Council (ECC) welcomes the following early learning centres who recently joined the ECC: PAY EQUITY CLAIMS This update lets you know where things are up to (at the time of publication): ● The ECC is representing over 400 ECC member centres through the pay equity process with either NZEI or Mr David Haynes ● The ECC have another 400 centres and free kindergartens aligned to their Multi- Employer Process Agreement ● That’s a total of over 800 centres and free kindergartens that are speaking with one voice! Multi Employer Approach This is a requirement in the Act for claims to multiple employers. Remember, if you are an ECC member and have not asked us to represent you, you are responsible for negotiating with NZEI or Mr Haynes directly and otherwise meeting the requirements of the Act. NZEI’s claim can be dealt with collectively; but Mr Haynes’ claim has to be dealt with by each individual employer named (at this stage and time of publication). NZEI Visits to Centres Finally, we have been made aware by a number of centres that approaches are being made by the Teacher’s union, NZEI, to visit and speak to staff. The law says if you receive a request from the union, you cannot unreasonably withold permission. To keep up-to-date with pay equity claims make sure you receiving the ECC members weekly e-newlstter, Manager Matters and ECC CEO’s, Peter Reynolds, frequent updates to members. Any urgent questions concerning pay equity claims, e-mail ceo@ecc.org.nz March 2021 { 10 }