Bungoma revises the ECDE Act 2015 to align with contemporary educational paradigms.
The Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) Act of 2015 has been reviewed by the Bungoma County Department of Education to reflect the most recent changes in the educational landscape.
In her Friday press conference, County Education Director Eunice Imbwenya stated that the Act has been revised to reflect the current trends in the industry, which is undergoing transitions.
The Bungoma County Children Rights Network (BCCRN), civil society organizations, and Save the Children under the Breadth of Skills project are sponsoring the writing process.
In addition to examining the ECDE Act of 2015, the director points out that other policy frameworks have been established with the intention of monitoring and improving education delivery in Bungoma.
The pre-primary county government of Bungoma 2024, the health and nutrition policy 2024, and the vocational training center policy were among the drafted policies.
She stated, “We have identified existing loopholes and gaps that are there in the ECDE Act 2015 while looking at the current trend in the Education sector as stipulated in the Presidential Working Party after having lengthy scrutiny with the legal team from Bungoma assembly of Bungoma, CSOs and other Education stakeholders.”
“We are grateful for this far, if we are going to move in this direction we are going to have legal frameworks that we will inform advocacy for funds, support and allocation of funds from the exchequer to facilitate devolved functions.”
The coordinator of the Breadth of Skills project, John Mukenya, praised Save the Children for endorsing the Bungoma draft policies and examining the ECDE Act 2025.
Mukenya continued, “The Bungoma ECDE Act 2015 has many loopholes that were not speaking to the 21st-century learner.”
He went on to mention that one of the gaps in the Act that has to be filled is the admittance to ECDE at three years, which has been modified to four years in accordance with the CBC curriculum.
Mukenya also exhorted county administrations to provide adequate funding for the education sector rather than using monies intended for education to support other local initiatives.
Bungoma revises the ECDE Act 2015 to align with contemporary educational paradigms.
More Teachers Updates
Follow Us on Telegram.