Revision of the Early Childhood Education Curriculum, development of by-laws on mentoring and strengthening the capacities of professionals in using the School Readiness Tool (SRT)

Project duration : August 2015 – March, 2016

Implementing organization: Programul Educaţional „Pas cu Pas” /Step by Step Moldova

Implementing partner: UNICEF Moldova

Project objective: revision of the ECD curriculum, development of mentoring by-laws, and strengthening the  capacity of ECD professionals to use appropriately the School Readiness Tool (SRT) in monitoring children’s progress and supporting their transition to school

Project outputs:          

Output 1: Revised ECD curriculum

• Reviewed current ECD curriculum for its adequacy to the child-centered approach and correlation with the two sets of newer standards (ELDS and ECD Teacher Standards)
• Information on ECD curriculum development regionally and internationally shared with the workgroup of developers
• Draft ECD curriculum and Guide developed
• Round table discussions of the draft curriculum with relevant stakeholders (before and after pilot-testing)
• Documents pilot-tested in 20 kindergartens

Output 2: By-laws on mentoring developed

• Reviewed existing regulatory documents from the point of view of institutionalizing mentoring
• Cross-sectorial perspective adopted through respective representatives in the work group
• Draft By-laws produced through a participatory process ensured through round tables and consultations

Output 3: Strengthened capacity of ECD professionals to use appropriately the School Readiness Tool (SRT) in monitoring children’s progress and supporting their transition to school

• 40 inspectors/raion level methodologists/ ECD specialists administering correctly the application of the SRT
• Local mentors (300) trained on the application of SRT and on ways to guide practitioners
• Additional component
• 150 methodologists better supporting teachers to translate ELDS into practice