by Svetlana | Feb 13, 2019 | Blog, ECD News, News
This year’s State of the Nation Address may have radically changed South Africa’s prospects for education and economic growth. For the first time, there is a clear commitment to early childhood development (ECD), which is globally recognized as the most powerful...
by Svetlana | Jul 19, 2017 | Blog, News, The Policy Post
At the 5th ANC National Policy Conference earlier this month, it was recommended that early childhood development, as a line item, move from Department of Social Development to Basic Education (DBE). DBE Minister Angie Motshekga, MP, announced this proposal when she...
by Svetlana | Apr 5, 2016 | Blog, The Policy Post
In the Department of Social Development (DSD’) s Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2015, the Minister of Social Development introduces the shift in the developmental importance and prioritization of ECD in her statement that “ECD lies at the heart of our plans...
by Svetlana | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog, The Policy Post
Things have been rather quiet on the policy front over the past fortnight. However, the many ECD role players have been quietly and steadily carrying on with the business of ECD. This week’s policy shares a few policy initiatives with a bearing on ECD as well as some...
by Svetlana | Aug 14, 2015 | Blog, ECD News, The Policy Post
This week’s policy post provides a brief overview and update on the status of a number of recent policy, programme and research initiatives relevant to ECD in South Africa. At the centre is the national ECD policy and programme of action under the leadership of the...
