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Welcome to our latest newsletter the Zimbabwe Early Childhood Development Voice (ZimECDVoice). The 8th Edition will provide you with information on relevant facets of the ECD Sector in Zimbabwe as well as insights into the region.Get an insight of the 2023 Post Budget Analysis, ZINECDA attending the 42ND SADC Heads of State Summit side event, [...]

    The 7th issue of the ECD Voice is available for download. Get a glimpse of the road to SADC Taskforce meeting, the launch of the Southern African Network in Early Childhood Development (SANECD), ZINECDA participating in joint monitoring visits, and how Matebeleland North reflects on the 10-year journey. There is so much more [...]

Zimbabwe Network of Early Childhood Development Actors national coordinator Naison Bhunhu and the program’s officer Marceline Kahlari are joined in the studio by Gokwe Chireya legislature Honourable Torerai Moyo to discuss the status of ECD financing in Zimbabwe. The conversation is centered around creating the desirable status that the Government subsidise fees and levies paid […]

Watch the discussion as Zimbabwe Network of Early Childhood Development Actors and partner organizations speak on the status of School Readiness for ECD children in Zimbabwe. Pertinent issues such as higher learner to teacher pupil ratio, inadequate ECD infrastructure, prioritisation of deploying trained ECD teachers and earmarking specific resources towards ECD in the National Budget […]

The Zimbabwe Network of Early Childhood Development Actors (ZINECDA) and the Education Coalition of Zimbabwe entered in a partnership with Roger Federer Foundation (RFF), in implementing the School Readiness Initiative (SRI). The initiative’s main objective is to enhance access to quality ECD education so that vulnerable children are ready for primary education. The project seeks […]

ZINECDA in 2022 is celebrating 10 years of championing policy advocacy and networking in Early Childhood Development in Zimbabwe. Our theme for the year is ZINECDA @10: Celebrating a decade of Networking and Championing Early Childhood Development. As we celebrate this year, it is helpful to reflect on some significant milestones that have occurred over [...]

This edition is issued during a time when Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) finalised two important documents, namely, the School Financing Policy and Education Management Information System (EMIS) Statistics report for 2020. The School Financing Policy that seeks to determine the level of financial support considered to be adequate for [...]

  Welcome to our latest newsletter the Zimbabwe Early Childhood Development Voice (“ZimECDVoice”), which is the second edition this year. The ZimECDVoice provides you with information on relevant facets of the ECD sector in Zimbabwe as well as insights into the region.  I wanted to provide some awareness of the knowledge generation work that ZINECDA [...]

As we enter the last quarter of the year, several decisions and plans are made as regards lessons learnt in the year and effecting plans for 2021 and beyond. Decision making in 2020 is complicated by additional demands and considerations of COVID19.

As we enter the last quarter of the year, several decisions and plans are made as regards lessons learnt in the year and effecting plans for 2021 and beyond. Decision making in 2020 is complicated by additional demands and considerations of COVID19.

We Acknowledge the effort made by the Government of Zimbabwe to safeguard lives through various containment measures against COVID19

On the 23rd of April 2020 the world celebrated the WorldBookDay, even though the world is going through a new, unchartered territory in the struggle against the COVID-19…

#Creating a child friendly environment during the Covid 19 lockdown. COVID 19 has come unexpectedly with a blow that has affected everyone from the youngest to the eldest.

Providing contextually relevant Early Childhood Development (ECD) information and ensure that the Zimbabwean ECD Voice is heard…

The Education Amendment Act, 2020 was assented on the 6 th of March 2020 addressing the shortcomings of the 2006 Education Amendment Act (25:04)

A Happy New Year to all of you! The advent of a New Year provides hope and impetus for fresh possibilities in the care and…

The Zimbabwe Network of Early Childhood Actors (ZINECDA) has been established to be a network of ECD actors and to create…

Welcome to the Zimbabwe Network of Early Childhood Development Actors.  ZINECDA is a national umbrella body of Early…