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Strategic Priority – Poverty Reduction and
Human Capital Development
379.
Poverty reduction and Human Capital Development will continue in fiscal 2014
to be key elements in achieving economic growth and sustainable development.
Early Childhood Education
380.
Investment in early childhood care development continues in fiscal year 2014
under the IDB-assisted
Seamless Education System (SES) Programme
. The programme
will receive an allocation of $60 million to complete Phase I and commence Phase II
which involves the construction of 24 early childhood centres and the construction of 26
early childhood centres, respectively.
381.
Five of the fifty centres will be located in Tobago at Belle Garden, Milford Court-
Bon Accord, Adventure Plymouth, Courtland (Black Rock) and Roxborough. In addition,
the Early Childhood Care Programme in Tobago will receive $1.3 million for extension
and improvement works to existing ECCE centres.
GOAL
POVERTY REDUCTION
KNOWLEDGE DRIVEN AND SKILLED
POPULATION
MAIN OUTCOMES:
EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SOCIAL
SYSTEM
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING
SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES
QUALITY PRE PRIMARY TO TERTIARY
EDUCATION
