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Kindergartens and Child Care Centres, &c. (State) Award
  
Date11/27/2025
Volume398
Part8
Page No.1050
DescriptionVSW - Variation following State Wage Case
Publication No.C10070
CategoryAward
Award Code 482  
Date Posted11/26/2025

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SERIAL C10070

 

Kindergartens and Child Care Centres, &c. (State) Award

 

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES

 

Application by the Industrial Relations Secretary.

 

State Wage Case 2025

 

(Case No. 288955 of 2025)

 

Before The Honourable Justice Taylor

The Honourable Justice Chin

The Honourable Justice Paingakulam

Senior Commissioner Constant

Commissioner McDonald

29 August 2025

 

VARIATION

 

1.        Delete the title of the award, of the award published 1 October 2025 (398 I.G. 239) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

Kindergartens and Child Care Centres, &c. (State) Award

 

2.        Delete from the arrangement, clause 36, Exemptions and clause 38, Leave Reserved, and renumber existing clauses accordingly.

 

3.        Delete the year "2024" in paragraph (i)(c) of clause 9, Wages, and insert in lieu thereof "2025".

 

4.        Delete the word "Queen's" in subclause (i) of clause 19, Public Holidays, and insert in lieu thereof the word "King's".

 

5.        Delete clause 36, Exemptions and clause 38, Leave Reserved from the award and renumber subsequent clauses accordingly.

 

6.        Delete clause 37, Area, Incidence and Duration, and in lieu thereof the following:

 

37.  Area, Incidence and Duration

 

This award is made following a variation on adoption of National Decisions under section 52 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996 as part of the State Wage Case 2025, and rescinds and replaces the Kindergartens and Child Care Centres (State) Award as made on 4 August 2025 (see State Wage Case 2024 – Review of Minimum Rates Awards (No 2) [2025] NSWIRComm 1059).

 

It will apply to all persons of the classes herein provided for within the jurisdiction of the Kindergartens, &c. (State) Industrial Committee.

 

This award will take effect on and from 1 July 2025 and remain in force until 30 June 2026.

 

7.        Delete Part B, Monetary Rates, and insert in lieu thereof the following:

 

PART B

 

MONETARY RATES

 

TABLE 1A

 

WAGES - SUPPORT WORKER CLASSIFICATIONS

 

Classification

Rate at 1/7/2024

Rate at 1/7/2025

 

$

$

 

3.75%

3.50%

Support Worker

975.00

1,009.10

Support Worker (Qualified Cook)

1032.30

1,068.40

 

TABLE 1B

 

NEW WAGES - CHILD CARE CLASSIFICATIONS IN LONG DAY CARE

 

Level

Step

Rate at 1/7/2024

Rate at 1/7/2025

 

 

$

$

 

 

3.75%

3.50%

CCW

1

1,037.00

1,073.30

 

2

1,045.60

1,082.20

 

3

1,053.80

1,090.70

 

4

1,062.30

1,099.50

 

5

1,072.40

1,109.90

 

 

 

 

ACCW

1

1,082.40

1,120.30

 

2

1,103.60

1,142.20

 

3

1,139.90

1,179.80

 

 

 

 

ACCWQ

1

1,216.00

1,258.60

 

2

1,277.20

1,321.90

 

3

1,339.20

1,386.10

 

4

1,405.80

1,455.00

Asst Co-Ord

 

1,308.30

1,354.10

 

 

 

 

Asst Co-Ord Qual

 

1,327.20

1,373.70

 

 

 

 

Co-Ord OOSH

L1

1,308.30

1,354.10

 

 

 

 

Co-Ord LDC

L2

1,502.80

1,555.40

 

L3

1,592.00

1,647.70

 

L4

1,647.80

1,705.50

Co-Ord Qual OOSH

 

1,592.00

1,647.70

 

 

 

 

Co-Ord Qual LDC

L2

1,577.50

1,632.70

 

L3

1,620.20

1,676.90

 

L4

1,673.70

1,732.30

 

TABLE 1C

 

NEW WAGES - CHILD CARE CLASSIFICATIONS IN PRE-SCHOOLS

 

Level

Step

Rate at 1/7/2024

Rate at 1/7/2025

 

 

$

$

 

 

3.75%

3.50%

CCW

1

999.60

1,034.60

 

2

1,016.40

1,652.00

 

3

1,024.40

1,060.30

 

4

1,032.60

1,068.70

 

5

1,043.50

1,080.00

 

 

 

ACCW

1

1,043.30

1,079.80

 

2

1,067.90

1,105.30

 

3

1,101.50

1,140.10

ACCWQ

1

1,216.00

1,258.60

 

2

1,234.60

1,277.80

 

3

1,289.80

1,334.90

 

4

1,354.20

1,401.60

 

 

 

Asst Co-Ord

 

1,308.30

1,354.10

 

 

 

Asst Co-Ord Qual

 

1,384.00

1,432.40

 

 

 

Co-Ord OOSH

L1

1,308.30

1,354.10

 

 

 

Co-Ord Pre-School

L2

1,502.80

1,555.40

 

L3

1,592.00

1,647.70

 

L4

1,647.80

1,705.50

 

 

 

Co-Ord Qual OOSH

 

1,592.00

1,647.70

 

 

 

Co-Ord Qual Pre-Sch

L2

1,526.10

1,579.50

 

L3

1,592.00

1,647.70

 

L4

1,647.80

1,705.50

 

TABLE 2

 

Additional Rates and Allowances

 

Item No.

Clause No.

Brief Description

Amount

Amount

 

 

 

1/07/2024

1/07/2025

 

 

 

$

$

1

10(ii)(a)

Broken Shift

91.60 Per week

94.80 Per Week

 

 

 

18.40 per day

19 per day

2

10(ii)(b)

Excess Fares

12.60

13

3

10(iii)

Uniform:

 

 

 

 

Laundry Allowance

6.40

6.60

4

10(iv)

Cooks Uniforms:

 

 

 

 

Laundry Allowance

10.60

11

5

10(vi)(a)

Qualification Allowance Commercial

 

 

 

 

Cookery Basic Certificate

9.40

9.70

6

10(vi)(b)

Hotel & Restaurant Cookery Certificate

19.10

19.80

7

12(iv)

Meal Money

10.20

10.60

8

10(ix)

Authorised Supervisor

49.60 Weekly

51.30 Weekly

 

 

 

9.95 Daily

10.30 Daily

 

Note:  The rates at Table 1A, Table 1B, Table 1C and Table 2 reflect the adjustments made to the wage and wage related allowances of the awards listed in Annexure B to the orders made in the State Wage Case 2024.

 

8.        This variation will take effect on and from the first full pay period commencing on or after I July 2025.

 

 

 

I. TAYLOR J., President

D. CHIN J., Vice President

J. PAINGAKULAM J., Deputy President

N. CONSTANT, Senior Commissioner

J. MCDONALD, Commissioner

 

 

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Printed by the authority of the Industrial Registrar.

 

 

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