The Institute for Early Childhood Development (IECD) yesterday hosted the end-of-year 2021 Progress Review Workshop of the National Action Plan Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). The workshop brought together the five ECCE sectoral teams...
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Rose-Mai Jolicoeur, Florida Bijoux, Brenda Dick, Begita Melanie and Marvel Simeon are the recipients of the first Advocacy Award in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) initiated by the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD). They...
More‘Given the right opportunity children can address some of the major concerns of their generation’
“Universal Children’s Day, also known as World Children’s Day, is a global day for children, celebrated every year on November 20 to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Institute of Early...
MoreChildren in non-registered childcare services and those in residential homes in the communities and who will be going to crèche and private pre-schools in 2022 will this year be included in the ‘Assessment of Early Readiness of Children’...
MoreThe national action plan ECCE 2021-2022 An overview
The national action plan Early Childhood Care and Education is an initiative, which derives from the Seychelles Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education (2011). It sets forth the national priorities and strategies to further develop the...
MoreFifth ECCE national action plan launched
The Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) launched the fifth Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) National Action Plan (NAP), in a virtual ceremony held yesterday afternoon. The NAP, an initiative in ECCE derived from the...
MoreIECD globally recognised as a leader in early childhood
Less than a decade since its creation in 2013, Seychelles’ Institute for Early Childhood Development (IECD) has achieved the prestigious designation as a Unesco Category 2 Centre for Early Childhood. The agreement, which officially established...
MoreMessage of Education Minister Justin Valentin on the occasion of Children’s Day
“Today marks the observance day for children in Seychelles, and let me begin by wishing them all a Happy Children’s Day. “June 1 earmarks the date when we celebrate and honour the beloved children of our small island nation. They are, after all...
MoreCabinet Business – Wednesday, 28th April 2021
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...
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