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
Nominate a primary school or day-care centre to receive a R10 000 playground upgrade Â
The Love Books campaign by Ladles of Love aims to couple feeding with reading
Celebrating a high pass rate masks deep-seated problems such as the millions of people who did not make it to matric
Paving the path to a prosperous South Africa
Inanda heritage route museum and the Phoenix Settlement that Gandhi founded to uplift the community no longer have any major donors
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
One example is the 1 000 literacy champions trained by Nal’ibali to encourage families and children to read together
The deluge in KwaZulu-Natal put learning under strain but ECD practitioners are overcoming the difficulties
One of their biggest challenges is getting parents to support ECD practitioners and day mothers and get more involved in their children’s development
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
In its current form, the Bill fails to address issues that early childhood development practitioners have long been grappling with
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
Early childhood development programmes can provide crucial services with the correct support
People at early childhood development are still fighting to get Covid-19 vaccinations
Minister Lindiwe Zulu made wide-ranging announcements on Friday, including how early childhood development centres should operate under level-four lockdown
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
The women who run early childhood centres in informal settlements frequently go without salaries and let children attend free of charge
Legal red tape results in providers not registering and children being denied the opportunity to thrive
Shaping the frontal cortex as a critical youth development strategy
The latest Child Gauge review highlights malnutrition eats away at their potential and drives a cycle of poverty.
Fewer children are in early childhood development centres now than in the past 18 years, which means scores are bereft of meals, safety, and early learning opportunities
More needs to be done to ensure that we raise children in a healthy ecosystem. Our children are our future and there is no other investment that could be more important
During lockdown, a powerful civil society network stepped up to the plate and managed to feed hundreds of thousands. People kept asking how this was done…
The amount of time fathers spend reading with their children can help predict how well their children will read and write in the future
More resources are being invested in early childhood development programmes
The difference between children exposed to early childhood development and those who aren’t is stark
Poverty means more than a million youngsters are missing out on the benefits of early learning
Success at school undermined by 1.1-million children being too poor for early education, according to a new report
Home-based early childhood development centres can provide learning – and work for unemployed women
The National Lotteries Commission has put massive funding into Early Childhood Development to help ensure the future of the country is brighter
It is not a problem government can solve alone — individuals can also contribute resources and their time