Sod turned for UG Childhood Learning Centre

From right are Finance Minister Winston Jordan, Professor Paloma Mohamed Martin, UNICEF Country Representative Sylvie Fouet and Dean Al Creighton. (Department of Public Information photo)

The sod was yesterday turned for the University of Guyana’s Early Childhood Centre of Excellence

Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan declared that it is important that the nation invests more in early childhood education to ensure that all children of that age have access to these crucial services.

According to the text of his remarks, the Minister said that this Early Childhood Centre of Excellence was funded jointly by the Government of Guyana and the Caribbean Development Bank, through the Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF) Guyana, and will stand as a “model institution” for service delivery and development of early childhood education.