The Conference will be jointly organized by IECD, and High Level ECCE Policy Committee with technical assistance from UNESCO-International Bureau of Education (IBE). This forum is expected to gather around 350 participants consisting of...
MoreBasic Paediatric First Aid Training for Childminders
Minor, or even major incidents are not unusual in any child care setting. Even with supervision, children frequently sustain scrapes, bruises, cuts, bites and falls in the normal course of a day. Less frequently, emergencies such as seizures...
MoreData Management in Early Childhood Care and Education
The Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) in partnership with other Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Sectors including Health, Social Services, Education and Community Development and Sports, joined together at Avani Barbarons...
MoreSensitization Campaign on National Standards on Child-minding Contributed by: Institute of Early Childhood Development, proudly supported by Hunt Deltel
The Institute of Early Childhood Development National Standards Regulation, 2016 provides a set of standards that child-minders have to comply with in order to be able to operate legally. These standards aim to ensure consistency across...
MoreSeychelles Participation in UNESCO-IBE Technical Assistance Activity in the Area of ECCE to the Ministry of Education of Cameroon
In response to an invitation by UNESCO-IBE, the Chief Executive Officer of Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD), Mrs. Shirley Choppy and Dr. André Leste, the Director for Programme Coordination and Research joined the IBE mission to...
More3rd Early Childhood Care and Education Forum
Denver Development Screening Test: How Useful? Sustaining national dialogue on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is a challenging task which the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) has taken up with relentless determination...
MoreCertification ceremony
National Childminding Standards: Presentation and Certification Following successful completion of a series of seven intensive pre-registration training sessions which varies from early learning, interaction, safety, nutrition and child rights...
MoreEarly learning platform (ELP)
IECD shares experience on ECCE with the World Organised by the World Bank, the Early Learning Platform and virtual discussion series provide an opportunity for countries to share best practices and learn from each others’ experiences. This is...
MoreECCE Professionals benefit from a lecture by Dr Naudau and Ms Sayre
1st ECCE Forum: Platform for Sharing Good Practices Professionals working in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Sectors and prospective Early Childhood Teachers had the opportunity to engage in a lecture by the Global Lead for Early...
MoreTraining of Childminders
Pre-registration, Sensitisation and Training Programme for Childminders on National Standards Caring for other people’s children is a serious responsibility and can be very demanding. It requires a variety of skills and experience; however, many...
MoreRole of the Regulatory Affairs Section
The Regulatory Affairs Section was set up in January 2015 and its roles are as follows: Grant registration as provided under the IECD Act; Ensure that Childminders comply with the guidelines and standards of Childminding Service and Childminding...
MoreValidation Workshop on the draft national standards for Childminding services
IECD held a series of National Validation Workshops during the month of May with Childminders from Mahe and Inner Islands as well as stakeholders and partners with interest in early childhood care and education, to give them the opportunity to...
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