by Svetlana | Dec 7, 2016 | Blog, ECD News, Lessons from the Field, Publications
The Early Learning Playgroup Programme is an innovative public-private partnership, which trains government-contracted community workers in rural areas to run early stimulation playgroups for children aged 3 -5. The benefits for the children are access to a quality...
by Svetlana | Dec 2, 2016 | Blog, ECD News
There is a growing amount of evidence globally which supports that play is fundamental to learning in the first 1000 days of a child’s life. For young children aged under 6, playing is a way to develop social and cognitive skills, as well as confidence....
by Svetlana | Dec 4, 2015 | Blog
By Lisa Cohen Her name is Refilwe* and she is three years old. She lives in Ngobi village – a small, lonely fleck on the dusty North West landscape. Refilwe and I meet in the early learning playgroup she attends three days a week. She is the quietest child in the...
by Svetlana | Aug 7, 2015 | Blog
Ilifa’s early learning playgroup programme in the North West demonstrate the value of non-centre based early learning environments – especially for children who, for whatever reason, cannot access creches and day-care centres. The playgroup facilitators...