National assessment of children prior to pre-school and crèche
IECD urges parents on unregistered childcare services to participate Children from registered day care centres and home-based child care services are presently being assessed before starting pre-school or crèche...
Assembly approves Early Childhood Bill 2022
The National Assembly has approved the Early Childhood Bill 2022 which seeks to protect the service of childminding and activities at crèche level for preparation for primary education. The bill...
22 new prospective childminders join the ranks
The Institute of Early Childhood Development has accredited 22 new prospective childminders, following successful completion of the ninth pre-registration and sensitisation programme held this year, berween April and June. Launched...
Ushering a new era of data management in early childhood education
The Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) and the Ministry of Education have organised a joint forum on data management in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in the education...
Children’s Day message from IECD | Children – Gifts of the world
“Today, June 1, we join together to celebrate Children’s Day. On this special day, we remember the importance of having children in our lives. Their smiles and laughter bring us...
ECCE forum shares findings of research study on early learning readinessassessment of children
29.5% of parents earning too little to raise a child A high percentage of 29.5% of parents are earning monthly incomes of only R6001 to R9000, deemed too low and...
IECD reviews its ECCE framework
The Institute of Early Childhood Development on Friday hosted a half-day stakeholders’ consultative working session aimed at reviewing the Seychelles Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education (SF-ECCE 2021) for...
Cabinet business: More legal and policy memoranda considered
President Wavel Ramkalawan chaired a scheduled meeting of the Cabinet on Wednesday April 13 at which a number of legal and policy memoranda were considered. Cabinet considered a package of...
IECD chief takes part in closing conference of high-level early childhood project
‘Building resilient and sustainable Early Childhood Care and Education systems’ The chief executive of the Institute for Early Childhood Development (IECD), Shirley Choppy, was invited to take part in the...
IECD holds forum on data management
The Institute for Early Childhood Development in collaboration with the department of social affairs conducted a joint National Early Childhood Care and Education forum on data management at the Seychelles...