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 ...

The early years (birth to 5 years) of a child’s life are a critical time for acquiring concepts, skills and attitudes that lay the foundation for lifelong learning. Play is a key component of this, ...

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 ...

This is not a mechanical transfer of responsibility — it is a call to action. It is a recognition that without a deep educational intervention for both practitioners and communities, we will continue ...

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 ...

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 ...