Growth Sparks 1, June The case for ECD
Type
Publication
Authors
Category
ECCE
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Publication Year
2011
Publisher
Ilifa Labantwana, Claremont, Cape Town, South Africa
URL
[ private ]
Pages
4 p.
Subject
Early childhood development, ECD, Access, Preschool children, Poor children, Parents, Caregivers, Government role, South Africa
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Abstract
There are compelling moral, social and economic reasons to invest fully in early childhood development, yet South Africa does not do this. A Department of Education nationwide audit in 2001 found that only 16 per cent of children aged 0-5 years were in organised ECD provision (Williams et al, 2001). Access to services is limited, as a consequence of lack of funding, especially in poor and rural areas. Redressing this deficit in services for early childhood development provides a remarkable opportunity for medium and long-terms gains in education and economic development.
Description
Pamphlet
Number of Copies
1
