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Government to begin consultations with early childhood educators [1]

Author: 
VOCM
Source: 
VOCM
Format: 
Article
Publication Date: 
23 Mar 2026
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The provincial government is going to begin consultations with those who work in the childcare system.

Education Minister Paul Dinn says he is following up on a request from the sector to set up a steering committee to undertake consultations.

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The committee will make recommendations regarding changes and benefit improvements for workers which Minister Dinn says will help with recruitment and retention.

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Meanwhile, some ECEs say they’re planning to walkout today to protest at Confederation Building.

Some childcare centres have already taken to social media saying they’ll have a delayed opening or could be closed altogether today.

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Related link: 
Advocate, parent decry lack of wage increase for child-care workers in updated plan [3]
Region: 
Newfoundland [4]
Tags: 
early childhood educators [5]
recruitment and retention [6]

Source URL (modified on 24 Mar 2026):https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/26/03/government-begin-consultations-early-childhood-educators

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[1] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/26/03/government-begin-consultations-early-childhood-educators [2] https://vocm.com/2026/03/23/294889/ [3] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/26/03/advocate-parent-decry-lack-wage-increase-child-care-workers-updated [4] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/7851 [5] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/9021 [6] https://childcarecanada.org/taxonomy/term/8982