President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired a scheduled meeting of the Cabinet yesterday, Wednesday 28th April, at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered. Cabinet was briefed on the mandate of the Disaster and Risk Management...
MoreIECD rolls out new Unesco-funded project with training sessions for registered home-based childminding services
Increasing evidence confirms that high quality early childhood programmes and experiences greatly influence the holistic development of the child and play a vital role in overall school performance in the future. More and more, governments across...
MoreIECD readiness assessment report 90% of preschoolers ready to start crèche By Elsie Pointe
A readiness assessment report conducted by the Institute for Early Childhood Development late last year indicates that around 90% of preschoolers have met the necessary targets to start crèche this year. This is the second Assessment of Early...
MoreIECD launches video competition Challenges parents to create play activities using empty plastic containers and carton boxes
With the Covid-19 home restrictions, the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) has launched a video competition, in which parents are being invited to challenge themselves in coming up with 4 play activities using two main items – the...
MoreCovid-19 immunisation programme Childcare sector workers get their jabs
As part of the Covid-19 vaccination programme of the Ministry of Health, the early years’ childcare workforce from both registered and non-registered services on Mahé have received their jabs. Vaccination for this sector took place yesterday at...
MoreUniversal Children’s Day Message from IECD Chief Executive Shirley Choppy
“As the national voice for young children and advocate for early childhood development, the Institute for Early Childhood Development (IECD) is delighted to join the rest of the world in the observance of Universal Children’s Day, which is...
MoreUniversal Children’s Day IECD launches awareness campaign, poem publication
In commemoration of Universal Children’s Day, the Institute for Early Childhood Development yesterday hosted a short ceremony at the Seychelles Institute of Teacher Education in which it launched two important initiatives, namely its early...
MoreHome-based childminders benefit from Covid-19 resources
The National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Trust Fund, at the request of the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD), has gifted home- based childminding services with resources so as to keep the childminding establishments...
MoreIECD holds annual evaluation workshop
Better coordination and management of projects at the level of sectors and mobilising funds to carry out these projects, with regard to early childhood care and education (ECCE) were some of the key recommendations that came out of the 3rd...
More50 successfully complete IECD’s last pre-registration training
The Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) held its last certification ceremony for the 7th and 8th group of childminders who have successfully completed the pre-registration and sensitisation programme on the National Standards for...
MoreParents to be automatically notified of status of childcare financial assistance
The 1,803 parents currently benefitting from the new government financial assistance for childcare can expect to be regularly notified of the payment status of the support through SMS messaging, through a new information system aimed at...
MoreNew training programmes to boost ECCE in Seychelles
Two new training programmes in childcare and early childhood education will be on offer as from next year in a bid to boost the educational qualifications of providers. Since 2015, the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) in Seychelles...
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