Kigali, December, 16^th 2021 - The Director General of the National Child Development Agency, Mrs. Nadine Umutoni Gatsinzi officiated the inauguration of a model workplace-based ECD centre that will provide employees' children with comprehensive services for their healthy growth in the premises of the City of Kigali.

This infrastructure contains stimulation rooms, dining room, breastfeeding area, playground, restrooms, cooking areas among others. The facility has a capacity of 25 kids and will take care of kids who are aged between 3 months and 3 years

                               Officials at the inauguration of City of Kigali workplace ECD Center 

Speaking at the occasion, the Director General for National Child Development Agency, Mrs. Nadine Umutoni Gatsinzi, commended the City of Kigali authorities for this achievement. She said that investing in the early years of a child life is one of the smartest investments a country can make to break the cycle of poverty, address inequality, and boost productivity later in life in its Citizens.

“On our side as NCDA  and our  partners, we look forward to sharing examples  of early childhood Development models we are promoting and implementing in Rwanda, ECD Setting at Work place being one of them, alongside of : Model Centers, Center Based , Community Based, Home Based and Home visitation, in the spirit of leaving no child behind: All children in Rwanda to receive integrated ECD services from conception up to six years of age,” she added.

Referring to the fact that Rwanda recognizes early childhood development as one of the pillars of human capital development and sustainable development, Mrs. Nadine Umutoni called up on all Government institutions, Private companies and Non-Government Organizations to set up such ECD Settings at Work place to support their employees in their child development domains, this for a winwin return where employees work with non-stress , keeping in minds that their Kids are in safe hands in settings, and increase the production as well.

                                                       Parents and their kids

Parents who have kids at workplace ECD work comfortably with assurance that their babies are being taken care of at the ECD center, this also reduce time used to go back home to breast feed their babies by increasing work productivity &the security of their children assured.

"Having and ECD center at my workplace has enabled me to breastfeed my child properly. Also, knowing that she is in good hands and happy gives me peace of mind and increases my productivity."  Said Izerimana Esperance working at City of Kigali as an Architect.

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