by Svetlana | Feb 29, 2016 | Blog, ECD News, The Policy Post
Many commentators have called Financed Minister Pravin Gordhan’s 2016/17 National Budget the most difficult balancing act of the minister’s political career. Minister Gordhan matched an overwhelming amount of demands against constrained resources –...
by Svetlana | Apr 17, 2015 | Blog, ECD News, News
Quality ECD services begin with trained and motivated practitioners. At the moment, skills supply is not meeting demand. In the Eastern Cape alone, the provincial development plan estimates that 30 000 caregivers and educators need to be trained to achieve universal...
by Svetlana | Dec 5, 2014 | ECD News, News
Several national, including Ilifa Labantwana, and international donors have joined forces to establish a new fund to support innovations in early learning in South Africa. The R15 million fund, called the Innovation Edge, aims to inspire and enable bold new...