Early Childhood Systems:
Perspectives and Research Working Paper and Webinar Series
The Early Childhood Systems: Perspectives and Research working paper and webinar series is a collaboration between Ilifa Labantwana, Research on Socio-Economic Policy (Resep) at the Stellenbosch University, and DataDrive2030.
Formerly known as the Ilifa-RESEP working paper series, it aims to promote research that addresses the major systemic issues facing the ECD sector in South Africa.
Key themes of the series include: Financing and funding, labour, nutrition, ECD governance, regulation, economics of ECD, the household environment, and developmental outcomes of children.
The series contains research papers that address any of the components of the ECD essential package – early learning, parent and caregiver support, nutrition, maternal and child health, and social protection.
Author: Eldridge Moses
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Post-COVID Early Childhood Care and Education enrolment gaps in South Africa: Exploring Demand and Supply Influences
Author: Kate Rich, Liezel Engelbrecht, Gabrielle Wills and Ronelle Burger
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Measuring stunting and tracking trends in prevalence: Conceptual and methodological considerations with a focus on South Africa
Author: Grace Leach and Dieter von Fintel
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Promoting early childhood development through multi-dimensional service delivery in South Africa: A municipal view
Author: Jesal Kika-Mistry & Gabrielle Wills
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Cost, Compliance and User Fees in the Early Childhood Care and Education Sector in South Africa (Update using the 2021 ECD Census and 2021 Thrive by Five Index and Baseline Assessment data)
Author: Dr Erofili Grapsa & Dr Caylee Cook
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Preschoolers’ motor, cognitive, and social-emotional functioning in South Africa: An exploration of differences between boys and girls
Author: Servaas van der Berg
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The cognitive gains case for ECD: missing pieces of the puzzle
Number: ECD WP 005/2022 Author: Jesal Kika-Mistry & Gabrielle Wills
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Compliance, cost and user fees in the Early Childhood Care and Education Sector in South Africa
Number: ECD WP 004/2022 Author: Ronelle Burger, Lisanne du Plessis, Trust Gangaldzo, Gabrielle Wills
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Priority areas for reducing stunting in South Africa: Examining the implications of recent international evidence
Number: ECD WP 003/2021 Author: Gabrielle Wills and Jesal Kika-Mistry
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Supply-side and demand-side approaches to financing early childhood care and education in South Africa
Number: ECD WP 002/2021 Author: Eldridge Moses
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Enrolment in early childhood care and education programmes in South Africa- challenges and opportunities
Number: ECD WP 001/2021 Author: Servaas van der Berg
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Estimating the impact of five early childhood development programmes against a counterfactual