The early childhood education sector for children aged 0 to 3 denounces precarious working conditions. Educators and assistants demand salary increases and equal rights with other educational stages. Low wages, lack of recognition, and high ratios are the daily bread in early childhood schools. The situation is becoming unsustainable and protests continue unabated.
Digital tools for managing ratios and schedules 📊
In this context, some schools are exploring educational management software to optimize staff organization. Platforms like EduGest or KinderPlan allow assigning shifts, controlling student-teacher ratios, and automatically recording overtime. Although useful, these solutions do not address the underlying problem: the lack of public investment. Technology can alleviate the administrative burden, but it does not replace a salary increase or a reform of the collective agreement.
The app that doesn't pay for coffee, but at least records the debt ☕
While educators continue with laughable salaries, some company has launched an app for parents to digitally sign the incident report. Now, instead of jotting down on paper that the little one fell, they record it in the cloud. Of course, the salary increase still doesn't appear either in the cloud or on solid ground. At least, when they ask for a raise, they can prove with data that they work more hours than they are paid for. Ironies of the 21st century.