Education Ministry gets pre-primary level

Education Ministry gets pre-primary level

CABINET has approved a proposal that the Ministry of Education take over responsibility for pre-primary education from the Ministry of Gender and Child Welfare.

As a result, the Ministry of Education will assume responsibility for the development of a pre-primary education programme as envisaged in the Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme (ETSIP). The 1996 Early Childhood Development Policy assigns the responsibility for children from birth to the age of six to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare.The Policy also gives the responsibility for the management of programmes, standards and regulations, registration of centres, training of community activators and liaison officers to the Gender and Child Welfare Ministry, while the Ministry of Education is responsible for developing curricula, guidelines and provision of training in collaboration with the Gender Ministry and other Early Childhood Development partners.ETSIP includes a sub-programme on Early Childhood Development and pre-primary education.The 1996 Early Childhood Development Policy assigns the responsibility for children from birth to the age of six to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare.The Policy also gives the responsibility for the management of programmes, standards and regulations, registration of centres, training of community activators and liaison officers to the Gender and Child Welfare Ministry, while the Ministry of Education is responsible for developing curricula, guidelines and provision of training in collaboration with the Gender Ministry and other Early Childhood Development partners.ETSIP includes a sub-programme on Early Childhood Development and pre-primary education.

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