ECC Update Major ECC Policy Updates this Month ECC has been very busy with updates. Please contact the ECC directly if you come across any problems with our templates or if you receive negative feedback from the Ministry or ERO. This helps ensure the ECC resources remain up to date for all members. Pay Parity Letters to Employees – updates for Full Parity and an important improvement Our template letters for opting in to Pay Parity have been updated, including: Pay Parity Steps 1 - 6 sample letter for staff, Extended Parity Steps 1 - 11 sample letter for staff, and Full Parity - sample letter for staff. The new templates now more thoroughly capture the complete salary assessment for each employee and can be found here, https://www.ecc.org.nz/resources/ payparityresources For members that wish to preserve their ability to optout of Pay Parity (for example, if government funding does not match the increased rate payable or if it becomes unsustainable), Black Door Law has tightened up the legal wording. Please note that any situation where you seek to change employment terms is a restructure – including where an employer relies on the opt-out protection. Therefore, before ECC members take that action ECC strongly recommends you first contact Black Door Law through our free Employer Helpline. Review Policy and Review Schedule Template In response to many requests to provide a self-review template, members now have access to our Review Policy and Review Schedule Template and can be found under centre support/policy management, https://bit. ly/3MtBSnI ECE services must have an ongoing process for selfreview (and evaluate their operation); the schedule will make it less time-consuming to identify the different processes and which ones have mandatory review cycles. ECC Update Nau mai, haere mai The Early Childhood Council (ECC) warmly welcomes the following early learning centres that recently joined the ECC: ● ● Little Tui Early Childhood Centre, Hamilton ● ● Kiwikidz Educare Waihi, Waihi ● ● Montessori Rotorua, Rotorua ● ● Natural Wonders Early Learning, Wellsford ● ● The Ark Preschool, Richmond ● ● Backyard Kids, Ōtaki ● ● YMCA Central, Whanganui ● ● Motueka Steiner Kindergarten, Motueka ● ● E Tipu e Rea Early Learning Centre, Christchurch ● ● The Childrens Ark, Auckland ● ● NatureSpace Early Learning, Palmerston North ● ● The Learning Garden, Fielding ● ● Ritimana Kohanga Reo Childcare Centre, Auckland ● ● Wild and Love Early Learning Village, Auckland ● ● Future Stars Early Learning Centre, Auckland ● ● Omanu Preschool, Mt Maunganui ● ● Footprints Educare, Kaitaia ● ● Greytown Early Years Inc, Greytown ● ● He Manu Hou Trust, Timaru ● ● Leaps and Bounds Early Learning Centre, Waiuku ● ● My Preschool Limited, Rangiora ● ● Cornerstone Christian Early Learning Centres, Christchurch ● ● The Meadows Early Learning Centre, Hamilton ● ● Gracefield Early Childhood Centre, Wellington ● ● Scuola Montessori, Tauranga ● ● The Walnut Tree Preschool, Christchurch ● ● Little Flyers Early Learning, Whanganui ● ● Paradise Early Learning Centre, Invercargill ● ● Sparrows Early Learning Centre, Hamilton ● ● Learning Edge Montessori Preschool, Auckland ● ● Eden Early Learning, Nelson ● ● The Salvation Army Early Childhood Education Centres, Wellington ● ● Maraetai Beach Early Learning Centre, Auckland (Provisional) December 2023 { 12 }
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