Early childhood education got a major boost yesterday with the launching of a Centre of Excellence at the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus worth $161m.
A release from the Ministry of Education said that the Early Childhood Centre of Excellence is funded by the Government and the Caribbean Development Bank, through the Basic Needs Trust Fund Guyana.
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand in her remarks, said that Guyana has the highest nursery enrollment rate in the Commonwealth, as such, the investment is fitting since Guyana and the Caribbean can learn from practices which will be implemented.
