by Svetlana | Jan 18, 2017 | Blog
Our playgroup programme in the North West is successful because of the passionate SmartStarters who identify opportunities to fill early learning gaps in their communities. Here’s one of their stories… Growing up, Shakespeare dreamt of becoming a...
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 | 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...