Strike September 18: early childhood is mobilizing to be listened to

Essential but invisible operations

Children’s educators, assistants for the care of children, minimum children: everyone has a crucial mission, that of supporting the first years of life. However, these professions remain little appreciated, financially and socially. The National Union of Event Childhood Professionals (SNPPE) reports “Institutional abuse”: lack of recognition, insufficient staff, greater pressure on the teams.

Clear and urgent statements

At the center of the strike of September 18, several long requests:

• decent wages for highly feminized and often pre – –ed operations,
• an improvement in working conditions, with the most suitable supervision-pawls,
• an initial and continuous training continues,
• Better institutional and social recognition.

The goal is double: Ensure the well -being of professionals and guarantee children a quality welcome, far from the simple “protection”.

How to participate or support movement?

Not all families will be able to move that day and some fear of being without kindergarten. Snppe recalls that on strike in the early childhood sector is a right and offers various methods: Stop the work, participate in local meetings or view symbolic support (badges, banners, messages broadcast online).

Parents can also witness their solidarity, sharing their difficulties, but also remembering that their children deserve a benevolent and safe welcome. Since the cause is common: without sufficient means, they are children who suffer from deficiencies.

A social question that goes beyond early childhood

This movement of September 18 is part of a wider mobilization on working conditions in the care, education and connection professions. It is not just about defending wages, but remembering that the time spent in receiving children is an investment for the future.