Hands-on Learning Issue 33
Through the Hands-on Learning publication, we hope to play a helpful role in synthesising information from innovators and implementers in civil society, supporting them to share what they have learnt so that others can draw from and build on their experiences. Shaping the future today South Africa’s future depends on its children’s brainpower — and […]
Learning Brief – Aiming for gold: How to make it easier for early learning programmes to get state support
Thousands of early learning programmes (ELPs) in South Africa are not able to access state subsidies and official support because they are not registered with the Department of Basic Education (DBE). It’s a catch-22: to be registered, programmes must meet a set of regulatory requirements, which often requires a lot of money. In the end, […]
Learning Brief – Building better: Why tracking quality is part of strengthening early childhood development in South Africa
The earlier we invest in children’s development, the better. In South Africa, this means improving both access to and quality of learning programmes: about a third of the country’s 3–5-year-olds do not attend any form of an early learning programme (ELP) and of the children who are enrolled, about 60% are not developmentally on track. […]
Learning Brief – Shaping the future today
South Africa’s future depends on its children’s brainpower — and a child’s brain grows fastest in the first few years of life. To help children reach their full potential in those early years, they need nutritious food, early language development through age-appropriate books and responsive caregiving. Yet too many receive few or any of these […]