Pre-School Services

We offer:

• Zonal Pre-School services
• Resource centres
• Children/parents/teachers information services
• Training facilities
• Multi-media services

Equity & Access

• Equitable access of all children aged between 3-5 years to a suitable pre-school setting
• Construction of pre-school units in underserved regions.
• Payment of a Per Capita Grant of Rs 200 to all children attending a private pre-primary school.

Regulatory framework

• Facilitate and ensure compliance of existing and forthcoming new regulations
• Administer payment of per capita grant
• Operate ECCEA pre-primary units
• Conduct and monitor the registration/re-registration exercise and deliver relevant licenses and permits (pre-schools and child-minders)

Capacity Building & Career Development

• Offer in service training to pre-school practioners
• Organise thematic workshops at national and regional levels
• Promote interactive/peer learning at cluster level
• support training programmes
• Develop career path

Partnerships

• Promote policy dialogue with all stakeholders (parents, mangers, unions, NGO's, local authorities, training institutions, regional and international ECD organizations)
• Offer a common platform for exchanges of ideas/projects pertaining to child development and education.
• Develop joint programmes between ECCEA pre-schools and private pre-schools.
• Network with local and international agencies.