This proposal would provide funding to progressively increase salaries of early childhood educators in the private sector by 20 per cent over eight years from 1 July 2021. Details of which private sector educators would be covered by the proposal would be negotiated with relevant stakeholders.

The proposal would be implemented at a maximum cost to the budget of $537 million over the 2019-20 Budget forward estimates period and $9,967 million over the period 2019-20 to 2029-30.