There is no examination needed to become a parent, but should that extend to preschools, nurseries and daycare centres?Diana Mahabir-Wyatt, head of the Child Protection Task Force thinks there is an urgent need for standards to be set for such early childcare operations.
The law empowers the Ministry of Education under the Education Act, and the Children's Authority will have authority under the Children's Community Residences, Foster Homes and Nurseries Act when it is proclaimed. The Ministry of Gender, Youth and Child Development is currently developing a policy framework to guide standards and regulations for nurseries.
After the shocking deaths of Matai Phillip, a ten-month-old baby who died of asphyxiation while in a car seat at a daycare centre, and Jemimah Agard, five, who died by drowning after swimming lessons offered by her preschool this month, concerns have soared about the quality of care offered by such institutions.
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