2nd Advocacy Survey on ECCE
The role of the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) is to provide leadership in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE), to improve the quality and accessibility of early childhood...
Presentation of Certificates to trained Childminders
A Special Ceremony On Thursday 7th December 2017, the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD), for the second time this year,presented Attendance Certificates to twenty-eight Childmindersupon successful completion of the...
Implementation of National standard for Childminding services Pilot Study
In July, 2016, the National Standards on Childminding Regulations, 2016 was legislated and formed the basis for monitoring and evaluation of registered home-based Childminding Services in Seychelles and their registration....
Professional development sessions for Childminders
The Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD) organized a half day working session on Saturday 17th June 2017 on Employment Contracts for Childminding Services. This is part of the continuous...
The IECD launches the National Action Plan 2017-2018 Early Childhood Care and Education
The third edition of the National Action Plan 2017-2018 for Early Childhood Care and Education was officially launched on Friday 28th July 2017 at the STC Conference Room. The ceremony...
New group of Childminders attend training on the National Standards for Childminding Services
April 2017 was a busy month for the staff of the Regulatory Affairs Section at the Institute of Early Childhood Development (IECD). Two training programmes were in full implementation stage...
Action Research Project: Early Learning activities in Childminding Establishments
The early years are known to be a critical period in human development as it is well established that the brain is more receptive to learning during these formative years. We also acknowledge that Children learn best...
Data Management Project in Early Childhood Care and Education
In Seychelles, like in many other small developing states, data may be readily available in various modes and from different sources. However, there is a need to improve data quality,...
National Action Plan Early Childhood Care and Education 2017-2018: Validation Retreat
The Institute of Early Childhood Development brought together Technical Team Members and Project Officers from the Four ECCE Sectors to review and fine tune the proposed projects for the National...