Early Childhood Development

Official policy basis. This page is summarised from the MoBSE Education Policy 2016–2030 currently published on the MoBSE website.

Government acknowledges the importance of the early years for children’s holistic development and commits to a more active role in the provision of Early Childhood Development facilities and services, especially where services are not available.

The policy supports universal access to ECD services, community-based and annexed centres, monitoring of private centres, minimum standards, school-readiness measures and stronger partnerships with communities, civil society and other agencies.

MoBSE also commits to strengthening ECD learning standards, parenting programmes and teacher-training opportunities.

Legacy source retained for migration/redirect mapping: https://www.edugambia.gm/the-mobse-education-plan-and-programme/basic-education