Careers in Early Childhood Care and Education: Making a Difference
Early childhood is a critical time in children’s lives, and careers in early childhood care and education offer rewarding opportunities for those who choose to focus on this period of...
Engaging and Nurturing Young Nature Lovers
To coincide with our ‘Small Steps: A Happy Future’ campaign theme for the month of April, ‘Nature’, the IECD held a tree planting activity on Friday, 28th April at two...
Children and Nature: Nurturing our children to find the importance in nature.
Whether you are an adult or a child, being out in nature has so many positive benefits for a person; physically, mentally as well as emotionally. The outdoors being a...
IECD undertakes exploratory mission and exchange visit to a well-established UNESCO Category 2 Centre in South Korea
As part of the establishment of the IECD as a Category 2 Centre for ECCE under the auspices of UNESCO, a delegation from the IECD conducted a mission visit to...
Celebrating Women’s Achievements in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
Every year on March 8th, International Women’s Day is celebrated worldwide to honor women’s achievements, dedication, and resilience. It is also a day to recognize the ongoing struggle for gender...
A CHAT WITH MS. MARTHE SYLVETTE MELANIE
Being an Early Childhood Educator is one of the most rewarding tasks – so we have heard quite a lot lately. For 54-year-old Marthe Melanie, this has been her livelihood...
The Importance of Love and Affection between Parent and Child
Parenting is an incredibly rewarding task, but it comes with its fair share of challenges. Every parent wants the best for their children, and having a close relationship with them...
IECD Sensitizes Partners and Stakeholders on New ECD Act 2022
In December 2022, President Wavel Ramkalawan of the Republic assented to the new Early Childhood Development (ECD) Act 2022, providing the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) with a legal...
Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) celebrates 10 years of Success
To commemorate its 10th year anniversary, IECD held a celebratory event at Eden Bleu Hotel on Eden Island, on Friday, 24th February. Key milestones, the way forward for IECD and...
Prospective Childminders successfully complete their Pre-Registration, Sensitisation and Training on the National Standards for Childminding Services.
The Institute handed over another round of Certificates of Attendance to a group of 26 prospective childminders, after successful completion of the 10th Pre-Registration, Sensitisation and Training Programme. The handing...