Education officials shut down illegal ECDs in Mash West

Education officials in Mashonaland West province last week closed down several backyard early childhood development (ECD) schools  in Chinhoyi and surrounding areas.

Speaking to NewsDay, Makonde district schools inspector, Peter Nizira, confirmed the latest crackdown, saying they were targeting unregistered schools operating under sub-standard conditions. Said Nizira:

All proper schools should have proper and adequate papers before they operate. Remember, the child is the government’s responsibility when he or she is at school. So the government requires school owners to meet all the requirements that include health certificates and licences from local authorities before it is registered. We can’t allow a situation where greedy people use children to make money.

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