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Ilifa Labantwana responds to COVID-19 and tests new possibilities for ECD

Ilifa Labantwana responds to COVID-19 and tests new possibilities for ECD

by Laura Brooks | Nov 24, 2020 | Blog, Lessons from the Field, News, Projects

“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. This old saying seems apt in 2020, a year which many people are lamenting as one of the worst in living memory. Certainly is has been a tough year for all of us, not just in South Africa, but around the world. And the...
Mikhulu Child Development Trust: providing book-sharing training to organisations

Mikhulu Child Development Trust: providing book-sharing training to organisations

by Svetlana | May 15, 2019 | Blog

The Mikhulu Child Development Trust trains organisations to implement an evidence-based early childhood development (ECD) programme called “book-sharing”. Book-sharing is an interactive exercise shared between a young child (under 6) and an adult. Unlike when reading...
Using “dialogic book-sharing” to boost child benefits from books

Using “dialogic book-sharing” to boost child benefits from books

by Svetlana | May 15, 2019 | Blog

Research from around the world shows that a caregiver can boost the developmental benefits of books by sharing them with a child in a particular way – using dialogic book-sharing. What is dialogic book-sharing? Dialogic book-sharing is an interactive exercise...
New tool to help practitioners improve quality in ECD practice

New tool to help practitioners improve quality in ECD practice

by Svetlana | May 13, 2019 | Blog, ECD News, News

The Bridge ECD Community of Practice has launched the ECD Practitioner Quality Reflection Tool, which assists ECD practitioners in understanding quality in ECD practice and helps them identify their strengths and weaknesses so they are able to develop and improve...
Risk and opportunity as early childhood development moves to Department of Basic Education

Risk and opportunity as early childhood development moves to Department of Basic Education

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...
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