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16 03, 2017

Portmore-Based Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre Certified By ECC

By |2021-03-05T14:18:10-05:00March 16th, 2017|Latest News, News Article|

The Portmore-based Genesis Daycare and Learning Centre is the first early-childhood institution in St. Catherine to be certified by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC). Senior ECC Inspector for the parish, Yvette Edwards-Wilson, said she is pleased [...]

8 02, 2017

ECC Receives $20 Million to Assist with Development Of ECIs

By |2021-03-05T14:18:10-05:00February 8th, 2017|Latest News, News Article|

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is reporting that it received $20 million in 2016 to help with efforts to develop early-childhood institutions (ECIs) that are in need. This amount was donated by stakeholders and partners, such [...]

8 02, 2017

Early Childhood Commission To Heighten Rationalisation Of Basic Schools

By |2021-03-05T14:18:10-05:00February 8th, 2017|Latest News, News Article|

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) says it will be heightening efforts to rationalise basic schools this year, even as it seeks to certify more institutions. The rationalisation process involves merging clusters of basic schools as well as [...]

8 02, 2017

300 Additional Basic Schools to be Certified by 2019

By |2021-03-05T14:18:11-05:00February 8th, 2017|Latest News, News Article|

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is well underway with work to certify 300 additional basic schools meeting its 12 qualifying Standards, over the Board’s three-year tenure. This exercise, when completed in 2019, will bring the number [...]

28 01, 2017

Early Childhood Commission Standards Set Very High – Green

By |2021-03-05T14:18:11-05:00January 28th, 2017|Latest News, News Article|

State Minister in the Education, Youth and Information Ministry, Floyd Green, says the standards set by the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) for the sector have to be very high. “We are dealing with the most vulnerable [...]

7 09, 2016

Massive turnout at first Early Childhood Commission Certification Fair

By |2021-03-05T14:18:11-05:00September 7th, 2016|Latest News, News Article|

A large crowd turned out in response to the Early Childhood Commission’s (ECC) first certification fair at the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, Jamaica College on Friday, August 26.

29 07, 2016

ECC Moving to Certify Early-Childhood Institutions

By |2021-03-05T14:18:11-05:00July 29th, 2016|Latest News, News Article|

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is moving to certify the 2,513 early-childhood institutions (ECIs) that have applied to be registered. Education, Youth and Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, says 17 have already been certified and that the ECC is reviewing the applications of the remaining 2,496 institutions.

29 07, 2016

More than 2,500 early childhood institutions apply for certification

By |2021-03-05T14:18:11-05:00July 29th, 2016|Latest News, News Article|

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is moving to certify the 2,513 early-childhood institutions (ECIs) that have applied to be registered. Education, Youth and Information Minister Senator Ruel Reid says 17 have already been certified, and that [...]

18 07, 2016

17 Early Childhood Institutions Certified

By |2021-03-05T14:18:11-05:00July 18th, 2016|Latest News, News Article|

State Minister for Education Floyd Green (front row, fifth right), Early Childhood Commission Chairman Trisha Williams-Singh and Opposition Spokesperon on Education Ronald Thwaites (front row, fourth and third right), pose with principals of the 17 [...]

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