Steps for parents to get financial assistance for childcare
The financial assistance for registered day care and childminding services is a new initiative, recently announced by President Danny Faure in the State-of-the- nation address. From April this year, the...
Financial help from government for children attending day care or registered child minders
In his State-of-the-nation address in February, President Danny Faure stated that as from April this year, all parents whose children are cared for by registered child minding or day...
State-of-the-nation address by President Danny Faure
Daycare help for all children cared for by IECD-registered childminders starting April All children cared for by childminders registered with and operating under the standards set by the Institute...
National standards for centre-based child minding services (day care services)
First consultative meeting on the 14 standards proposed A national consultation and validation workshop on the draft national standards for centre-based child minding services (day care services) was held...
Childminders’ general meeting
IECD had its first Childminders’ general meeting for this year on Saturday 15th February. As is customary, the meeting was concentrated on information sharing by the CEO and staff of...
National validation workshop on the draft standards for centre-based childminding services
The Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development and the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) in collaboration with key sectors in ECCE are organising a national consultation and validation...
IECD holds certificate presentation ceremony for various stakeholders
A sixth group of Childminders received their certificates in a special event on Friday 27th September 2019 following an eight-week pre-registration and sensitisation training programme carried out by the Institute...
Children’s Day Message from the Institute of Early Childhood Development
On Children’s day we celebrate the lives of our children who are gifts for our future generation. Children thrive in an environment of unconditional love, where their laughter and contagious...