The IEU represents university educated teachers employed in child early education and care services in NSW and the ACT, including preschools, long day care centres and teachers that work in early intervention services.
The IEU has been successful in gaining improvements in pay and conditions for teachers in private and community based centres. We have also negotiated many stand-alone agreements for members employed in individual services, and other larger organisations such as KU Children's Services, Goodstart and Uniting Early Learning to name just a few.
If you would like your organiser to visit your centre please call the IEU on (02) 8202 8900. We also have a number of early childhood trained organisers.
You can contact our dedicated team of early childhood organisers anytime. However, we have dedicated ECEC duty officers available at the following times:
- Tuesday 9am-12pm: Tina Smith
- Wednesday 3pm-5pm: Kate Damo
- Friday 12pm-3pm: Lisa James
Early Childhood Teacher magazine: Bedrock IEUA NSW/ACT Early Childhood Teachers Community Group: Facebook
ECEC Council
Members of ECEC Council are elected by Early Childhood members in various geographical regions in NSW and the ACT. They are employed in a variety of early education and care settings. The ECEC Council has an advisory role to the Union, Executive and officers.
Current Members of the Council are:
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Michelle Thompson (ECS Vice President)
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Natalie Leeson - Sydney metropolitan area
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Amy Martin - Sydney metropolitan area
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Melinda Gambley – Northern Rivers
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Jane Courtney - South Coast
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Phillipa Maher – Mid North coast
If you are interested in representing your area please contact the IEU.
Join the IEUA NSW/ACT Early Childhood Teachers Community Group on Facebook.
Your workplace news
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Putting pay on the agenda
IEU participated in the ACECQA National Workforce Strategy Co-design Stakeholder Group meetings in 2020. While the union was successful in getting pay on the agenda, we need your help to make it a priority.
08 Feb 2021 -
Children remain at the centre of things
A child focused philosophy sustained Maria Whitcher throughout her almost 40-year career as an early childhood director.
08 Feb 2021 -
Thrive by Five: Make your voice heard on early childhood education and care reform
Next month, representatives from the IEU will be joining Jay Weatherill, the CEO of early learning childcare advocacy group Thrive by Five, as he makes a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra urging MPs to take the early learning system seriously.
28 Jan 2021 -
NESA Professional Development announcement
NESA has announced that, from 30 November, it would cancel the endorsement of all professional development providers across NSW. Its proposed new policy removes the endorsed PD provider status from teacher unions and other professional teaching associations, while retaining that preferential classification for Catholic and independent school employers.
03 Dec 2020 -
News release: Pay parity for early childhood teachers is not a revolutionary concept
Early childhood teachers in NSW are impatiently awaiting a commitment from the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, and Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning, Sarah Mitchell, to match the pay parity agreement announced today by the Victorian government. The Victorian announcement will see early childhood teachers finally paid the same rate as school teachers, the correct rate for their equivalent and often identical teaching qualifications.
27 Nov 2020 -
NZ Labour commit to pay parity
Early childhood education (ECE) teachers across New Zealand are celebrating a $600m commitment by the Labour Party to move towards pay parity for qualified teachers.
13 Sep 2020 -
Industrial updates
An update on agreement negotiations, and an important update to the Educational Services (Teachers) Award.
13 Sep 2020 -
In memory of Lindy Farrant
The Parkes community has mourned the loss of Lindy Farrant, the first and long-serving director of Parkes Early Childhood Centre. Farrant was a strong IEU member and advocate, and an inspiration to early childhood education, not just in the Parkes community but within the region and the state.
13 Sep 2020 -
Budget blues
On Tuesday 6 October, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg handed down the federal budget for 2020-21, after it was delayed due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
13 Sep 2020 -
Teacher accreditation PD
Have you completed the Professional Development required to maintain your accreditation?
13 Sep 2020