Hardap Governor Riaan Mcnab has highlighted that childhood education is key in building a foundation for child development, lifelong learning, and national development.

He made the remarks at the inauguration ceremony of the ||Uib Early Child Development Centre located in the Withuis Informal Settlement on the outskirts of Mariental.

The ||Uib Early Development Centre Mariental began providing early child education to dozens of children in a makeshift structure.

The centre now boasts a new spacious facility, constructed at a cost of N$35,000, thanks to the support of the Hardap Governor's office and Teviva Trading CC.