August 14, 2018: The Early Childhood Commission has commenced distribution of signs for Early Childhood Institutions (ECIs) that have attained the 12 Legal Operating Standards and are now certified. As it gets closer to the new [...]
News just in. “The police are probing the circumstances surrounding the death of a 14-year old […] whose body was found in an unfinished building…” (RJR News, 2018).1 As adults whose anxiety levels increase with each [...]
To: ECI Operators and Practitioners The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) wishes to advise you that all MOE NCB Cash Keycards were terminated on Friday, January 26, 2018. In light of this, the ECC is asking all [...]
December 13, 2017: Minister of Education, Youth and Information Senator Ruel Reid has welcomed news that the Early Childhood Commission has now certified 100 Early Childhood Institutions (ECIs). These ECIs have attained 100% of the legal [...]
The Early Childhood Commission is now accepting Salary Subsidy applications for New, Replacement and Upgrade applicants. Salary Subsidy applications can be found here on the website. Applications for New and Replacement Early Childhood Practitioners must include [...]
Although Jamaica was not hit by neither hurricanes Harvey nor Irma, many of us have loved ones or at least know someone living in the affected territories. Our heart goes out to the many who were [...]
contributor: Kemmone Hall Nutrition is integral to a child’s life. More essentially, the benefits it affords during the 1st 1000 days of life – from conception into the first 2+ years of childhood – are many. [...]
contributor: Kemmone Hall During early childhood, the socio-emotional and cognitive capabilities are heightened through developmentally appropriate programmes and activities designed for full and “all sided” development. This, some educators believe, takes place through arts education. Drawing, [...]
In an interview with Results for Development (R4D) President Gina Lagomarsino, Prof. Maureen Samms-Vaughan, first Chairman of the Early Childhood Commission, talks about Jamaica's cross-sectoral approach to Early Childhood Development and how this approach has evolved over [...]
