Early Learning and Child Care Wage Grid
Manitoba’s Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Wage Grid is developed to support licensed and funded child care facilities in offering accessible, quality child care by recognizing the valuable contributions of the early learning and child care workforce toward positive childhood development outcomes.
The Wage Grid provides guidance to the non-profit early learning and child care sector in developing equitable and competitive salary scales across employee positions/classifications. As early learning and child care facilities operate as independent businesses in Manitoba, their boards of directors are responsible for establishing wages. This approach preserves the authority of boards while ensuring consistent and better wages are provided to the early learning and child care workforce.
Boards are encouraged to pay hourly rates more than those outlined in the Starting Point as the facility’s budget allows however the levels and steps should not fall below the Starting Point wage and should support employees being paid on average, at or above the Target wage.
| 2024-2025 Early Learning and Child Care Wage Grid | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position/Classification | Hourly Wage | |
| Starting Point | Target | |
| Director ECE III | ||
| 151-200 spaces | $36.81 | $37.85 |
| 51-150 spaces | $33.06 | $33.43 |
| 50 spaces or less | $29.75 | $30.03 |
| Director ECE II | ||
| 151-200 spaces | $34.57 | $34.57 |
| 51-150 spaces | $31.01 | $31.42 |
| 50 spaces or less | $27.90 | $28.15 |
| Assistant Director | ||
| ECE III | $29.66 | $30.05 |
| ECE II | $26.76 | $27.02 |
| Supervisor | ||
| ECE III | $28.17 | $28.43 |
| ECE II | $25.43 | $25.69 |
| Frontline Staff | ||
| ECE III | $24.31 | $24.42 |
| ECE II - 2 plus years experience | $22.79 | $22.90 |
| ECE - Entry Level | $21.30 | $21.47 |
| CCA (with 40 hour course) | $17.51 | $17.64 |
| 2023-2024 Early Learning and Child Care Wage Grid | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position/Classification | Hourly Wage | |
| Starting Point | Target | |
| Director ECE III | ||
| 151-200 spaces | $35.82 | $36.84 |
| 51-150 spaces | $32.18 | $32.54 |
| 50 spaces or less | $28.95 | $29.23 |
| Director ECE II | ||
| 151-200 spaces | $33.64 | $33.64 |
| 51-150 spaces | $30.18 | $30.58 |
| 50 spaces or less | $27.15 | $27.40 |
| Assistant Director | ||
| ECE III | $28.87 | $29.25 |
| ECE II | $26.04 | $26.30 |
| Supervisor | ||
| ECE III | $27.42 | $27.67 |
| ECE II | $24.75 | $25.00 |
| Frontline Staff | ||
| ECE III | $23.66 | $23.77 |
| ECE II - 2 plus years experience | $22.18 | $22.29 |
| ECE - Entry Level | $20.73 | $20.90 |
| CCA (with 40 hour course) | $17.04 | $17.17 |
* The target wages in 2023/24 remain unchanged from 2022/23 with exception of Director ECE II (151-200 spaces). This was adjusted by four cents to ensure 2023/24 target wage is not lower than the starting point wage for this position and classification.
