Pre-School Services

We offer:

• Zonal Pre-School services
• Play centers
• Toy Library
• Children/parents/teachers information services
• Library and documentation services
• Computer/internet services
• Training facilities
• Multi-media services

Equity & Access

• Equitable access of all children aged between 3-5 years to a suitable pre-school setting
• Construction of pre-school units in regions of greatest social need
• Payment of a per capita grant of Rs 200. to children aged 4 attending their last years in a pre-school.

Regulatory framework

• Facilitate and ensure compliance of existing and forthcoming new regulations
• Administer payment of per capita grant
• Manage one-off grant to private registered pre-schools
• Operate PSTF pre-schools
• Conduct and monitor the registration/re-registration exercise and deliver relevant licenses and permits (pre-schools and child-minders)

Pre-School Programme Guidelines (CURRICULUM)

• Conduct consultative workshops with stakeholders on the pre-school programme guidelines (curriculum)
• Develop in collaboration with all stakeholders support materials that is child-centered and play-based
• Provide support services to practioners for the implementation of the pre-school programme guidelines (curriculum)

Capacity Building & Career Development

• Offer in service training to pre-school practioners
• Organise thematic workshops at national and regional levels
• Promote interactive/peer learning at cluster level
• support training programmes
• Develop career path

Partnerships

• Promote policy dialogue with all stakeholders (parents, mangers, unions, NGO's, local authorities, training institutions, regional and international ECD organisations)
• Offer a common platform for exchanges of ideas/projects pertaining to child development and education.
• Develop joint programmes between PSTF pre-Schools and private pre-schools.
• Network with local and international agencies.