Some early childhood centres don't know how they'll cover the cost of pay parity for their staff.
For Vince Grgicevich, the gap between extra government funding and higher pay rates will be about $120,000 at each of the three centres he owns.
And with centres not wanting to pass the cost onto parents, they're having to take a massive financial blow.
Just yesterday, The Rainbow Group - which owns 13 centres across the country - announced it's gone into receivership.
Vince Grgicevich spoke to Māni Dunlop.
