The department of basic education (DBE) says it has trained 2,670 early childhood development (ECD) practitioners in the 2024/2025 financial year on the national curriculum framework (NCF) for ...

On a quiet Saturday morning, deep in the rolling green hills of the Wild Coast, a gathering of dedicated early childhood development (ECD) practitioners took place. Despite it being a weekend, 30 ...

A new cohort of 14 Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners from communities in the Kouga Local Municipal area, have commenced their NQF level 5 training. The aim of the training is to raise ...

The Early Childhood Development (ECD) 2021 Census conducted by the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in partnership with the LEGO Foundation reveals that there is a need for considerable expansion ...

The work of early childhood development (ECD) practitioners is one of the major sources of income for black women. But, much like domestic workers, ECD practitioners constitute a forgotten generation ...

Despite the Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube prioritising Early Child Development (ECD), the CEO of the Santa Shoebox Project, Deb Zelezniak, said there is an urgent need for teachers to ...

The recent shift of early childhood development (ECD) from the Department of Social Development to the Department of Basic Education is not a simple bureaucratic move. It signals a profound rethinking ...

With the start of the school year underway, the little ones will begin to attend their local Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres to learn songs and nursery rhymes, develop their language skills, ...

Boksburg Civic Centre came alive with joy and celebration as 48 passionate early childhood development (ECD) practitioners walked the stage at their graduation ceremony on June 27. The graduates ...