EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION (ECCE)

The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Unit is responsible for the development, coordination, and oversight of programmes and services that support the early learning and holistic development of young children.

The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is the first phase of the seamless education system. The unit coordinates, develops and manages ECCE programmes that are developmentally appropriate, and promotes the holistic development of young children, thus laying the foundation for lifelong learning. There are twelve (12) Government and Government Assisted Centres, five (5) SERVOL Centres and thirty-seven (37) Private Centres. The twelve Government and Government Assisted Centres are under the direct purview of the THA/Division of Education, Skills and Innovation. All ECCE Centres are supervised by the ECCE Manager- Mrs. Loraine George-Edoo:

Belle Garden ECCE

Buccoo ECCE

Carnbee/Mt Pleasant ECCE

Little Angels ECCE

Mt. St. George ECCE

Montgomery ECCE

Mt. Grace ECCE

Moriah ECCE

Plymouth/Bethesda ECCE

Castara ECCE

Signal Hill ECCE

Speyside ECCE

This Unit is responsible for- 

      • Planning, coordinating and directing the activities of ECCE schools in Tobago
      • Advising on the formulation of policy with regard to ECCE management
      • Ensuring that teaching staff in ECCE schools are professionally trained
      • Measuring, monitoring and evaluating the performance of students and schools
      • Setting quality assurance compliance objectives and ensuring that targets are achieved
      • Collecting and analyzing baseline data to inform planning

Contact Information
Early Childhood Care and Education Unit
Division of Education, Research and Technology
Dutch Fort Plaza
Dutch Fort
Scarborough
Telephone Number: 299-0781 ext.3058

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