The Village Childcare

One of the newest and most exciting of our programs in the villages around Pursat is the Village Childcare and Early Education Building. The Village Development Committee placed this high on its priority list, and has followed through to the completion of the first building.

The program will provide the village mothers with a place to care for their young children (3-6 years of age) during the day, so they can be gainfully employed. Importantly, the childcare center will simultaneously provide a stimulating learning environment for the children. Sustainable Cambodia has provided training to the village women who will staff the center, and contributors have donated many fun and educational toys. The entire program is based on the “learning center” model, which is one of the most successful early childhood education systems in the world. Many “learning centers” are set up in the building, with interactive toys and games at each center that are designed to stimulate, delight, entertain and teach at the same time.

Children who spend their formative years in these centers will enter school ready and anxious to learn.