Our children Australias future, Childcare Workers deserve better. Value our workers without them industry fails.. More money for our Childcare workers Now. You can make a difference Julia.

No wonder we have trouble getting qualified workers and more to the point , keeping them ,with the lousy pay they are offered , why would you stay in the industry ,

Another thought , I have worked in the childcare industry for 12 years with very little change in the pay rate , the job expectation has changed loads , but as I say for a few cents more , Where's the logic in that ?

Best of luck getting her to give you an honest answer , and if you do get a positive outcome , let's see how long it takes to see improvement in the childcare industry

We are Educators, not babysitters; we provide educational programs based on a educational framework developed in line with this government's guidelines; to work in early education higher qualifications are required - why are we paid a fraction of what school based educators are and not valued by government and community as legitimate educators?

Stand together on this issue ,as childcare educators we have a huge responsibility in the care and education of children with very little pay . The government need to sit up and take notice

It's very important to have a vision of how child care is a vital industry and to believe in that vision. We are already highly regarded professionals, what we do is crucial to Australian society. We will get the pay rise and we will get it sooner than you think. Keep believing in what you do. Families believe in early childhood professionals. What do we have as a nation with out healthy families?

The government is happy to place laws that Early Childhood Educators must do a 4 yr Bachelors degree, and yet apparently have trouble ensuring they are paid as a professional ... PLEASE EXPLAIN!

... Australians who care about this critical lifestage know there is sufficient money and they trust the Prime Minister to use her influence to make the correct decision in relation to how much is allocated to this sector ...

research now confirms the 1st yrs are the importsnt ones in setting a foundation for the children. we need to ensure we have quality educators to support this. to do that we need to retain them, and bring them up to primary pay system, not pay them minimum wage. c'mon Gillard, for once do something RIGHT!