Bill regulating childcare services passed

The Childcare and Develop-ment Services Bill 2009 was passed by the National Assembly last Friday after it was discussed in a Special Select Committee for just under a year.

The bill is the final one of five pieces of legislation dealing with children, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Priya Manickchand, said. The bill seeks to provide for regulating childcare services in the country and for granting licences for childcare and development services. Rules,