Mamadou SOUMBOUNOU, Inspector of Education, has 30 years of experience in the fields of Early Childhood, Geography, Planning and 14 years of experience in other fields, including teacher training and supervision, quality and project management. Mamadou has taught at the Early Childhood and CEM and Teacher Training Center. He has served as Department Head and then National Director of the Early Childhood Directorate at the Ministry of Family and Children. He was also the head of the quality division of the Directorate of Preschool Education at the Ministry of National Education. Soumbounou is currently the Director of Education, Training and Innovations at the Agence nationale de la Petite Enfance et de la Case des Tout-Petits in Senegal.