• Providers partner in the delivery of the system’s 7 | Support for a sustainable and quality workforce objectives of high-quality, affordable and New people are attracted and incentivised to the inclusive ECEC and have clarity on their roles and • sector, and new and existing staff and leadership responsibilities in the system. [...] Based on All components of extensive research, consultation and evidence, the early childhood and the guidance and expert advice of the Early guarantee are critical Childhood Development Council,6 the guarantee to supporting thriving outlines an entitlement for all children and families to a set of high-quality, affordable children, and each and connected services in the early years on component o. [...] There are many critical issues that must be including in comparison to school teachers and to addressed to move Australia to a universal system and some retail, office-based and care occupations.19 fulfil the ambitious vision set forth by the Prime Minister Limits of a market-based system: In the current and the government:9 • ECEC system with the CCS, there are limits on • Affordability challenge. [...] Failing to intensity and scale proportionate to the level of need.36 do so risks creating a system that exacerbates rather than This is an important part of realising the benefits of a closes gaps in early childhood outcomes and undermines universal platform, in that it allows the platform to be used the ability of the system to support workforce participation to identify children needing addition. [...] could be linked to entering and staying in the ECEC The capacity of Australia’s ECEC system is currently workforce, and additional incentives could also be made constrained by workforce shortages, so the sooner available to attract staff to hard to staff areas, to provide a broad and material improvement in pay and an incentive and help with moving costs.
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