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Early Childhood Development

Childhood stunting is also stunting South Africa’s economy
Health
/ 2 June 2025

Childhood stunting is also stunting South Africa’s economy

More than a quarter of children under the age of five in the country are chronically malnourished

By David Harrison
South Africa has second highest rate of literate adults in Africa
Education
/ 29 April 2025

South Africa has second highest rate of literate adults in Africa

But this starkly contrasts with the literacy problems faced by the younger population, particularly in the early primary grades

By Umamah Bakharia
It no longer takes a village to raise a child, it takes a nation
Thought Leader
/ 18 April 2025

It no longer takes a village to raise a child, it takes a nation

The challenge is about infrastructure, qualified teachers, nutrition, safety, inclusive learning materials and, above all, political will and national coordination

By Theresa Michael
Peer-to-peer learning in early childhood development is a winning strategy
Thought Leader
/ 1 April 2025

Peer-to-peer learning in early childhood development is a winning strategy

Learning is not a top-down process but rather one where people come together share insights, debate and develop solutions to problems

By Kwanda Ndoda
Children who start grade one aged below six years at higher risk of having to repeat
Education
/ 18 March 2025

Children who start grade one aged below six years at higher risk of having to repeat

President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the need to provide universal early-childhood development services to improve learner outcomes

By Umamah Bakharia
Lebelelang Centre for the disabled
Partner Content
/ 31 January 2025

Lebelelang Centre for the disabled

Lebelelang Centre – a mother’s 20-year plight for son’s education births Postmansburg’s first disability centre

By National Development Agency
Gauteng education department has ‘no duty’ to provide ECD centres
Education
/ 2 December 2024

Gauteng education department has ‘no duty’ to provide ECD centres

The Equal Education Law Centre has launched an application against the department over its failure to provide education to children affected by last year’s Usindiso fire

By Umamah Bakharia
Eastern Cape headman: ‘You won’t find a child born with HIV in this village’
Health
/ 7 November 2024

Eastern Cape headman: ‘You won’t find a child born with HIV in this village’

Babies getting HIV from their infected mothers is rare in a cluster of 39 villages in the OR Tambo district

By Zano Kunene
Fighting stunting in children is key to South Africa’s future prosperity
Thought Leader
/ 4 July 2024

Fighting stunting in children is key to South Africa’s future prosperity

The new government must make zero stunting a funded national priority

By Edzani Mphaphuli
South Africa’s silent malnutrition crisis: A call to action for the new administration
Opinion
/ 6 June 2024

South Africa’s silent malnutrition crisis: A call to action for the new administration

Addressing malnutrition is not just a moral imperative but a strategic necessity for achieving the country’s collective aspirations

By Dudu Maziya
Early learning is essential to economic development
Opinion
/ 23 May 2024

Early learning is essential to economic development

Besides giving a child a head start, early childhood learning centres free up women to work and create employment opportunities for them

By Grace Matlhape and Hopolang Selebalo
Mr President, don’t ignore six million vulnerable children
Opinion
/ 15 May 2024

Mr President, don’t ignore six million vulnerable children

You said early childhood development is the key to our future, but now you need to ensure that this happens by ensuring the ECD centres are funded

By Eric Atmore
Elections 2024: Interrogate manifestos instead of listening to lofty promises
Opinion
/ 18 April 2024

Elections 2024: Interrogate manifestos instead of listening to lofty promises

The DG Murray Trust has identified 10 opportunities for change that are directed at breaking the intergenerational poverty and inequality deeply rooted in our country

By Phylicia Oppelt
Kgololo Academy in Alexandra receives a jungle gym through the Better-Quality Play campaign
Partner Content
/ 18 March 2024

Kgololo Academy in Alexandra receives a jungle gym through the Better-Quality Play campaign

Nominate a primary school or day-care centre to receive a R10 000 playground upgrade  

By SASKO
Help our children fall in love with books this February
Partner Content
/ 13 February 2024

Help our children fall in love with books this February

The Love Books campaign by Ladles of Love aims to couple feeding with reading

By Partner Content
Matric results a misleading indicator of the education system
Opinion
/ 12 February 2024

Matric results a misleading indicator of the education system

Celebrating a high pass rate masks deep-seated problems such as the millions of people who did not make it to matric

By Oyisa Sondlo
Prioritising early intervention in education
Partner Content
/ 28 July 2023

Prioritising early intervention in education

Paving the path to a prosperous South Africa

By Special Reports
Gandhi’s SA legacy threatened by lack of government interest, dwindling funds
National
/ 20 February 2023

Gandhi’s SA legacy threatened by lack of government interest, dwindling funds

Inanda heritage route museum and the Phoenix Settlement that Gandhi founded to uplift the community no longer have any major donors

By Benita Enoch
Early childhood development centres’ battle for formalisation hurts the poor
Opinion
/ 12 October 2022

Early childhood development centres’ battle for formalisation hurts the poor

In recognition of this, the Nelson Mandela Foundation and department of basic education are working to standardise ECD centres so that they can all at least receive the government subsidy for registered child care centres

By Sumaya Hendricks and Qhamani Neza Tshazi
Social employment could transform South African society
Opinion
/ 24 September 2022

Social employment could transform South African society

One example is the 1 000 literacy champions trained by Nal’ibali to encourage families and children to read together

By Katie Huston
Early childhood development sector rises above flood
Education
/ 1 July 2022

Early childhood development sector rises above flood

The deluge in KwaZulu-Natal put learning under strain but ECD practitioners are overcoming the difficulties

By Candice Potgieter
Early childhood development practitioners – important for the future of our society and yet overlooked
Education
/ 9 November 2021

Early childhood development practitioners – important for the future of our society and yet overlooked

One of their biggest challenges is getting parents to support ECD practitioners and day mothers and get more involved in their children’s development

By Khanyisa Mkhabele
Early childhood caregiving is the career that keeps giving
Opinion
/ 20 October 2021

Early childhood caregiving is the career that keeps giving

A programme that trains caregivers, mostly women, gives children a better start in life, helps close the gender pay gap and retains now-qualified women in the workforce

By Phiwokuhle Raqa
The Children’s Amendment Bill still leaves many children behind
Opinion
/ 18 September 2021

The Children’s Amendment Bill still leaves many children behind

In its current form, the Bill fails to address issues that early childhood development practitioners have long been grappling with

By Sipesihle Mguga and Zimkhitha Mhlahlo
Project to give away 100 000 books to encourage childhood literacy
Education
/ 10 July 2021

Project to give away 100 000 books to encourage childhood literacy

It will also support practitioners at 40 early childhood development centres to make use of a literacy-themed learning programme and provide practical training and materials to caregivers

By Sally du Preez
Covid children’s project teaches  crucial lessons
Education
/ 9 July 2021

Covid children’s project teaches crucial lessons

Early childhood development programmes can provide crucial services with the correct support

By Laura Brooks and Andrew Hartnack
It’s back to school for the 16 000 teachers on special leave for comorbidities
Education
/ 8 July 2021

It’s back to school for the 16 000 teachers on special leave for comorbidities

People at early childhood development are still fighting to get Covid-19 vaccinations

By Charma du Plessis
The social development department is discussing vaccinating ECD, Sassa workers in current phase
Health
/ 5 July 2021

The social development department is discussing vaccinating ECD, Sassa workers in current phase

Minister Lindiwe Zulu made wide-ranging announcements on Friday, including how early childhood development centres should operate under level-four lockdown

By Charma du Plessis
Early childhood development teachers to move to basic education department from April next year
Education
/ 1 July 2021

Early childhood development teachers to move to basic education department from April next year

The long wait to move early childhood development teachers to the department of basic education will be over in nine months, but this does not mean all of them are yet in line to be vaccinated

By Charma du Plessis
Some stimulation of children is better than none at all
Education
/ 6 June 2021

Some stimulation of children is better than none at all

The women who run early childhood centres in informal settlements frequently go without salaries and let children attend free of charge

By Craig Kudita
Unattainable and untenable: Hearings expose problems in the early childhood development sector
Opinion
/ 21 May 2021

Unattainable and untenable: Hearings expose problems in the early childhood development sector

Legal red tape results in providers not registering and children being denied the opportunity to thrive

By Nurina Ally, Rubeena Parker and Tess Peacock
Get to grips with the brains of youth
Education
/ 28 February 2021

Get to grips with the brains of youth

Shaping the frontal cortex as a critical youth development strategy

By David Harrison
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