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...
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...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...