Early Childhood development

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Istanbul) In her capacity as a renowned advocate for education and children's issues, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah received a warm welcome from children and educators alike, as she explored and promoted Jordanian-Turkish collaborations in the field of Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Education, during a two-day working trip, to Istanbul, Turkey, which concluded on Friday.

(The Jordan Times, By Dina Al Wakeel, Monday, October 7, 2002 - Amman) Early childhood development in the sights of local conference

A three-day meeting began on to highlight the importance of early childhood on overall human development.

The physical, psychological and mental makeup of an individual has been shown to largely be based upon the first eight years of life. Policies and strategies based on the Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) approach are being debated by service providers throughout the Kingdom.

Members of the National Working Group for Early Childhood Development on Tuesday presented Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah with strategy papers and project proposals for early childhood development in Jordan.

Queen Rania, who heads the National Working Group, was presented with draft strategy papers on tackling early childhood development in preschool education, at the first three years of formal schooling, health, the education of children with special needs, and early childhood development at the family and community levels.