Montserrat ECD Policy - Government of Montserrat

ANNEX 11Implementation PlanCreation of an Implementation Plan is a critical component to the National Policy on EarlyChildhood Development ( ECD) and should be a collaborative effort between the consultantand the relevant Ministry of the recipient Government through its various experts.This draft Implementation Plan will serve as a guide, as to the areas which have beenidentified as priorities if the Policy is to be functional.The areas identified were recurring themes of discussion during the consultations. Theactivities have been identified and placed under various headings such as1. The legislative changes needed to amend the Education Act2. Initiating the Institutional Framework through strengthening support for EarlyChildhood Services ( ECS)3. Improving the Quality of Service Providers4. Training of Practitioners5. Stimulating, safe and healthy environments6. Creation of safe Play areas at the centers and communities.The areas of the One Year Implementation Plan has been outline on pages 12-13, thisillustrates the areas for immediate action. This is followed by the three year plan.The Three Year Implementation Plan has been further subdivided to illustrate the timeframe in months and colour coded. Orange represent the long term activities / areas whichwill require further technical and financial assistance from funding agencies such asUNICEF, green those that can be achieved in the medium term with further available andallocated government budget and blue activities that can be achieved with ECD allocatedbudget and expertise.Areas of the Implementation Plan which can be commenced immediately , since theyrequire very little funding has been extracted and further developed as the year one workplan.Colour Codes Requires technical and financial support Requires government allocated input and budgeting Requires use of ECE budget and expertise20