Aussie Childcare Network Forum

Hi everybody!

Firstly, thank you very much for this website and the community contributing help and support. You have all helped a lot during my studies!

I have a question in regards to how much I get paid. I am a lead educator in charge of a toddlers room and I am studying towards my diploma, cert III qualified. I have been in the childcare industry for under a year. Can someone please tell me how much I would be paid per hour if I were a) casual and b) part-time/permanent?

I have seen the table of wages listed on this website, but I don't know what level I am....

Was hoping to hear an answer from you lovely people before spending an hour on the phone figuring it out with an ombudsmen

Thank you!

Hi my Daughters is just out of year 12 and has a cert III and currently doing a traineeship diploma and her pay rate is $12:15 hr does this sound right its just all to confusing
Thanks !

Hi my Daughters is just out of year 12 and has a cert III and currently doing a traineeship diploma and her pay rate is $12:15 hr does this sound right its just all to confusing
Thanks !

Hello lorina thank you for your reply; she is 17 years old she helps assist the room leader in holding group times etc. Today she asked about her payments and was informed that its like an apprenticeship. She is able to do anything invovled with the children as long as somebody older is their to supervise. Thanks

Thank you Lorina we really appreciate you helping us.

Mrscar36,

Hi! Hope you had a great weekend! So I got the following information back from Fair Work:

Hi Lorina,

Based on what you've told us, it looks like you're covered by the Children’s Services Award 2010 [MA000120]

Pay rates for full-time, part-time and school-based trainees are found in most awards in the National Training Wage Schedule. Use our Pay Calculator (which I have added to your links below) to calculate trainee and junior minimum pay rates.

If you're covered by a registered agreement, check the rates in the agreement.

An employee can't be paid trainee rates just because they're new to a job or are being trained in a new task. Employees can only be paid trainee pay rates when they have a formal training contract with their employer and are signed up with a Registered Training Organisation (eg. at TAFE).

Find more information you can contact the relevant state apprenticeship board -
NSW State Training Services on 13 28 11.

So, does your daughter have a training contract with an RTO?

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Lorina

Hi Lorina
Thank you we did have a great weekend! Hopefully you did as well?
As for my Daughter she has signed a contract with METS. And she is paying for this out of her own pocket thats one of the reasons i didn't understand the pay.
Thank you so much for getting back to us

She having money taken out every week to cover the cost. And they told her she was a apprentice don't know if that makes any difference.

I'm in NSW this is why i decided to post on this site because it just didn't make sense to me either. But i wanted to get all my facts right before we took it further.
Thank you so very much for everything you have done

Ok thanks once again Lorina you have gone above and beyond for us