But this starkly contrasts with the literacy problems faced by the younger population, particularly in the early primary grades
President Cyril Ramaphosa emphasised the need to provide universal early-childhood development services to improve learner outcomes
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
But these ECD centres, which often provide children with their only meal for the day, need additional financial and other support to ensure the food is nutritious
Nominate a primary school or day-care centre to receive a R10 000 playground upgrade
‘It’s a small step to encourage them to keep on with their schoolwork’
The initiative is boosting Mzansi’s communities through positive play
Vodacom’s ECD programme is not only benefiting children and their teachers but parents and the surrounding communities
The Play Better campaign targets early ECD and foundation phase learners with a strong anti-bullying message
Lizzy Litshani teaches about conservation through projects that empower the community surrounding her school
Paving the path to a prosperous South Africa
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
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
Early childhood development programmes can provide crucial services with the correct support
More than 191 000 people were vaccinated on Thursday the daily target for next week is 250 00, says the health department
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
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
ECD is the key for better results in matric
Early childhood development programmes have been recognised as powerful tools for breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty in South Africa.
Being an authority on early childhood development
Researchers take issue with the suggestion of new colleges of education for foundation-phase teachers.
Access to quality education: The preserve of a privileged few?
Only a minority of South Africa’s children are enrolled in the programmes they need for their early development.