THE EARLY YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION

Atkinson Centre’s Summer Institute on Early

Childhood Development

June 3, 2021

Ceceile Minott, M.A.

Director, Consortium for Social Development & Research

The University of the West Indies Open Campus

THE CARIBBEAN REGION

LOOKING BACK ……….

UNICEFBernard van

Leer Foundation

The University of the West

Indies

The Regional Preschool Child Development Centre

Servol

Can Save Child Welfare Centre

• The implementation of comprehensive Early Childhood Development (ECD) policies

• National Regulatory Frameworks

• Quality Improvements – Universal ECD

OUR APPROACH TO LEARNING

Early Stimulation

• Roving Caregivers

• Reach Up

Curriculum

• Country Specific

• High Scope

Parenting Programs

• Integrated in ECD

• Parenting Places

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19