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IECD 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...

IECD 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...

Covid-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...

Universal 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...

Universal 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...

Home-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...

IECD 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...

50 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...

Parents 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...

New 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,...

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