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Mission
To establish and nurture a national Early Childhood Development (ECD) Info Hub that serves as a dynamic, collaborative, and comprehensive platform for sharing knowledge, resources, and expertise in ECD across South Africa. The aim is to break down silos, foster collaboration, and create visibility for all ECD-related information sources. Through the Info Hub, the aspiration is to attract a diverse community with heterogeneous knowledge of ECD, facilitating creativity and collaboration in both physical and digital spaces.
Vision
To create a South Africa where every child has access to quality early childhood development opportunities, setting the foundation for a thriving and equitable society. We envision an ECD Info Hub that is the go-to resource, enabling cross-departmental and cross-organizational access to ECD information. The endeavor is to make a comprehensive knowledge and information source system available at everyone’s fingertips, fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and empowered ECD community.
Objectives
- To foster collaboration and knowledge sharing among diverse stakeholders in the ECD sector, breaking down silos and promoting a sense of community and shared purpose.
- To curate and maintain a comprehensive repository of ECD-related information, resources, and expertise, ensuring that it is easily accessible to all users.
- To create visibility for all ECD-related information sources and initiatives in the country, ensuring that the ECD sector’s efforts are well-recognized and appreciated.
- To attract a diverse community with heterogeneous knowledge of ECD, encouraging inclusivity, innovation and ensuring that the Info Hub benefits from a wide range of perspectives and expertise.
History of ECD
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Gauteng Education Department Hosts its First Ever ECD Mini Olympics, with a theme ‘development through sports and competition’
On the 29th of November, 2024, the Gauteng Department of Education held its first ever Early Childhood Development Mini Olympics . This event broght together early learning programmes (ELPs) across Gauteng, as well as key stakeholders and partners in the ECD sector. The event was aimed at celebrating children through sports, games and friendly competition. Mimicking the July 2024 Paris Olympics, the ECD Olympics opened with the South African National Anthem and a speech from MEC of Education, Sport, Art, Culture and Recreation, Mr Matome Chiloane. This was followed by a parade featuring children holding flags from different countries, accompanied by a
ECD Mass Registration Drive
In January 2024, the Minister of Basic Education announced a new mass registration drive for ECD programmes. This means that the government will support registration of ECD programmes by using a simpler and user-friendly online registration system. The goal is to pull every ECD programme into the regulatory net, and to support ECD programmes in all communities to comply with legal requirements, by recognising the different contexts in which they operate. The new Mass Registration process will be implemented in a phased approach to ensure complete testing of the new enabling tools in the pilot sites in Gauteng. The pilot will shape
Successful Conclusion of the South African National Conference on Play-Based Learning
We are thrilled to announce the successful culmination of the South African National Conference on Play-Based Learning, held at the prestigious Indaba Hotel in Fourways from February 21 to February 22, 2024. Under the theme of “Early Learning and Development: Foundations for the Future through Partnerships on Play, Parents, Practice, and Policy,” the conference brought together esteemed professionals, educators, policymakers, and stakeholders in the early childhood development (ECD) sector. Hosted by a consortium of leading organizations, including the Department of Basic Education, UNICEF, Cotlands, the LEGO Foundation, Sesame Workshop South Africa, and HOPE worldwide South Africa, the event aimed to promote the
DBE Launches South Africa’s 2030 Strategy for Early Childhood Development Programmes
The Department of Basic Education (DBE) recently launched South Africa’s 2030 Strategy for Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programmes, providing the much-needed guidance for the sector since the migration of ECD from the Department of Social Development to the DBE. This landmark initiative marks a significant milestone in the ECD sector’s collective efforts to ensure the holistic development and well-being of young children across the nation. The purpose of the 2030 Strategy for ECD Programmes is to provide a comprehensive roadmap towards achieving ambitious goals, including universal access to quality early childhood development by 2030, encompassing two years of quality preschool education. Furthermore,
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