Goodstart Early Learning To Deliver A 10% Pay Rise To Their Educators

Due to a new enterprise agreement with Goodstart Early Learning, Goodstart workers voted to approve the new agreement which will deliver a 10 per cent pay rise in December under the Albanese Government’s Wage Justice for Early Childhood Education and Care. 

The Goodstart agreement covers 16,000 early childhood educators in more than 650 centres across Australia who will be among the first workers in the sector to receive the wage rises.

The December 10 per cent wage rise will be followed by a further 5 per cent pay increase for Goodstart early childhood educators in December 2025.

The wage increases will result in pay rises for early childhood education and care workers of $103.00 a week from December, increasing to $155.00 a week from December 2025. Together with a likely award wage increase in July, a Cert III educator’s pay is expected to increase by about $10,000, from $54,000 to $64,000.

Under the arrangements, childcare centres must agree to a 4.4 per cent cap on fee increases over the next 12 months, in a cost-of-living relief measure designed to support working families.

The Goodstart agreement has occurred alongside a multi-employer agreement negotiated between 64 employers, the United Workers Union, other unions, and the Albanese Government that will extend to a further 12,000 workers.  

Reference: 
ACTU Media Release, Christmas Pay Rise For 16,000 Early Childhood Educators