Early learning and childcare workers minimum pay now higher in Scotland than than in England

Professor John Robertson OBA

From the Scottish Government today:

From 1 April 2025, the minimum rate of pay for childcare workers delivering funded early learning and childcare (ELC) in Scotland is £12.60 per hour. This is in line with pay rates for adult social care workers and children’s social care workers.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/early-learning-and-childcare-minimum-pay/

There is no lower rate in Scotland for younger workers.

In England, there is no equivalent, only the National Living Wage of £12.21, which ‘most’ adult childcare workers, 21 and over, receive. 18-20 year-olds receive only £10.5. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/minimum-wage-rates-for-2025

So Scottish adult childcare workers receive 3.2% more and under 21 year-olds receive 17% more.

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  1. Local childcare workers with essential qualification receive £15.00p an hour. They study while working and are then graded up. Teachers and childcare workers are paid more and have higher qualifications in Scotland.

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