Ministry of Women, Family Welfare & Child Development Country Resources Child and Youth General Policies, Laws, Strategies & Plans, Service Standards Mauritius 1 January 1998 Policy document

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The challenge of Early Childhood Development (ECD) is a powerful investment in the future both socially and economically. What is done or is not done for children in their first years when their
intellectual potential, personality and social behaviour are being developed will determine not only their own future but quite significantly the future of humanity in the coming millennium. This Policy is a commitment to the cause and welfare of children and the future they represent.

As such the objectives of the Policy are:
• To deal directly with the issue of young children’s development as well as with the importance of ECD programme with a view to ensuring an improved and coordinated planning and execution process.
• To define roles and responsibilities to Government and non-Governmental institutions, NGO’s, the private sector, communities, and families for the welfare of children and to establish positive relationships amongst them.
• To foster inter-relationship and synergy among the various sectors involved in ECD programme through a well designed national framework .
• To develop a monitoring mechanism and strategies which will ensure that quality gains achieved for ECD will be strengthened and long-lasting.
• To develop a supportive legal framework, programmes and activities related to ECD which will serve as guidelines and standards for ECD caregivers.
• To mobilize and allocate resources for ECD programmes available within government and obtained from donor agencies.
• To enable every child to evolve in an affective and materially secure environment.
• To provide systematic and comprehensive parental/community awareness and support focusing on child development.

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