Establishment of 'Early Childhood Development Information Unit'

AN Early Childhood Development and Pre-Schools Information Unit has been established for the first time in Sri Lanka.

In co-ordination with the "Lyceum-Tharuni" Early Childhood Development and Pre-School Teacher Training Project, sponsored by Lyceum International School, Nugegoda in association with the Associated News Papers of Ceylon Ltd. This information unit will collect data of all island centres of this nature and provide them with free service facilities.

Assignment vacancies in the Early Childhood Development and Pre-School field, training in English language, conducting seminars and workshops, opening avenues for the purchase of best Pre-School requisites at fair and reasonable prices, providing curricula and counselling facilities pertaining to the field are some of the services by this Information Unit for Early Childhood Development and Pre-School teachers.

Managing Director of chain of Lyceum International Schools Mohan Lal Grero said this project is timely need for the nutriment and betterment of the Early Childhood Development Pre-School ield, which has not so far drawn the attention of the educational sector and that he greatfuly appreciates the co-operation extended by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd, to a national programme of this nature.