{"id":28185,"date":"2026-01-27T20:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=28185"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:03:09","slug":"govt-prioritises-childcare-and-family-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/govt-prioritises-childcare-and-family-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov&#8217;t\u00a0prioritises\u00a0childcare and family\u00a0support"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>in Budget 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the most vulnerable in society, with new investments in childcare services and family support announced in Budget 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The measures form part of a broader vision aimed at empowering children, supporting working parents, and strengthening&nbsp;communities across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali says that social investment remains central to national progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;[We will]complete the construction of day and night care centre at Providence,\u00a0Commence construction of four additional day and night care centres in Regions 2, 5, 6 and 8, we will Co-invest with qualified private individuals to provide childcare services, Continue our one-off cash grant for newborns, we will Continue to train persons to provide basic and advanced childcare services, we will Invest in safe child-friendly spaces to promote recreational activities for families and communities<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; the president said during a recent interview. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government\u2019s vision is anchored in ensuring that\u00a0the needs of\u00a0children\u00a0are adequately met, and that their welfare is fully incorporated and prioritized in the\u00a0nation\u2019s overall development\u00a0agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<strong>We will continue to create a safe and inclusive space for our children to empower them to freely express themselves and engage in making meaningful contribution to nation building. We will continue to create a safe and inclusive space for our children to empower them to freely express themselves and engage in making meaningful contribution to nation building<\/strong>,&#8221; he affirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Early Childhood Development Centres were constructed at Diamond and Anna Catherina, providing day and night care services to working parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hundreds of persons were also trained and supported in opening home-based childcare facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Government says it will continue these investments, which form part of a long-term strategy to build stronger families, safer communities, and a more inclusive society as Guyana moves forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211;\u00a0in Budget 2026 The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the most vulnerable in society, with new investments in childcare services and family support announced in Budget 2026.&nbsp; The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28186,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[572,470,350],"tags":[488,537,370,412,405],"class_list":["post-28185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-budget-2026","category-education","category-news","tag-488","tag-budget-2026","tag-guyana","tag-ncn-guyana","tag-ncn-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28187,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28185\/revisions\/28187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}