IECD held a series of National Validation Workshops during the month of May with Childminders from Mahe and Inner Islands as well as stakeholders and partners with interest in early childhood care and education, to give them the opportunity to share their views and suggestions a propos the Draft National Standards for Childminding Services.
Ms Rebecca Sayre, the Consultant from World Bank, who has assisted the Institute and the National Core Team (comprising of the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Department of Social Affairs, Department of Community Development and the Seychelles Fire & Rescue Services Agency), with the development of the national standards for childminding services, also attended all workshops.
The childminders, stakeholders and partners got the chance to deliberate on specific standards in various groups with assigned Chairpersons and Resource Persons. Valuable suggestions and concerns were put forth with the objective of fine-tuning the standards document. Early Learning, Nutrition, Staffing, Administration and Safety were the standards that sparked more debates and discussions among the participants.
The National Standards Document for childminding services is a first step towards achieving high quality care and education, and ultimately contributes in building a strong foundation for our young children.
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