LISMORE MP Janelle Saffin has pledged to continue to support the community preschool sector and their union, the Independent Education Union of Australia, to work through their concerns.
Ms Saffin welcomed the Minns Labor Government’s funding guarantee for all community and mobile preschools.
“I note that Community Early Learning Australia has described the Government’s Community Preschool Funding Guarantee as the first step in providing certainty that no service will go backwards, and that is my commitment to our local community preschools,” Ms Saffin said.
“I have been strongly advocating for our local community preschools but there is more work to be done.
“I have an agreement with Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car that we will work through the new funding model to make sure it works for our local community preschools and the local communities they serve.
“I have backed our community preschools since the early days when they were setting up. I know what their concerns are and I am on their side.”
Ms Saffin acknowledged the awareness campaign by the Northern Rivers Preschool Alliance, including a recent protest outside her Electorate Office, which has drawn public attention to the need to get policy settings right.