childhood development Stories

How much screen time is safe for children?
DW News  |  Sep 02, 2025

In a world full of smartphones, tablets, and computers, how much media time is acceptable at what stage of life? Though there's little data on the iss...

Senators demand probe into ECDE conditions in Wajir as children study under trees
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 29, 2025

Wajir Senator Abass Sheikh lamented that learners in the county are still forced to learn under trees or in overcrowded makeshift structures, conditio...

Mandera ECDE programme receives training and learning materials boost from donor
Issa Hussein  |  Apr 11, 2025

Deputy Governor Ali Mohamud announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the county government and the INSPIRED project.

JSS teachers push for own union, seek delinking from primary school heads
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 12, 2024

Most JSS teachers are graduates who, under the 8-4-4 curriculum, should ideally be teaching in secondary schools.

Northern counties renew focus on early childhood education
Barack Oduor  |  Mar 07, 2024

A recent protest by the national organisation of county government workers against transferring management roles from counties to the national governm...

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