Education Minister Stephen Lecce released his child-care workforce strategy Thursday, including the wage floor increase that the government says will see Ontario's starting wages for ECEs go from one of the lowest in Canada to one of the highest.
Lakehead Public School board is in dire need of more Early Childhood Educators (ECEs), but low wages are making the career a difficult sell, said Shelley Crupi, president of the local ECE barganing unit.
Advocates say that early childhood educators in Ontario are among the lowest paid in the country, and say that raising their wages is critical to the success of the $10-a-day childcare program.