Blog Posts
Environmental Scan (Enviroscan) Edition 02/2023
Article by Our PLW Staff Reporter Unlocking the Potential of ECD: Innovative Solutions for Early Childhood Education in South Africa Background Early Childhood Development (ECD) is a crucial stage in a child's life that lays the foundation for their future. In...
Environmental Scan (Enviroscan) Edition 01/2023
International News Nine Things Day Care Center Employees Wish Parents Knew 13 September 2022 Yip. Some important things for parents to keep in mind. It’s only natural to worry, but this is why these people are in the job they are – because they care! We think this...
STEM in the early years classroom
STEM refers to the integrative exploration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.Even though we might think of STEM as learning that begins in primary school, the foundation for STEM thinking and STEM processes can be nurtured in preschool already.In...
Environmental Scan (Enviroscan) Edition 11/2022
International News Nine Things Day Care Center Employees Wish Parents Knew 13 September 2022 Yip. Some important things for parents to keep in mind. It’s only natural to worry, but this is why these people are in the job they are – because they care! We think this...
The ELDAs and EYFS: A Symbiotic Relationship
Abbreviations: CAPS - Curriculum Assessment and Policy Statement ECD - Early Childhood Development ELDAs - Early Learning and Development Areas NCF - National Curriculum Framework NELDs - National Early Learning Standards PLW - Play, Learn, Win EYFS ...
Your Childcare Facility and Health and Safety Practices
COVID-19 has thrown the issue of proper HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) management at our childcare facilities into stark relief. But having a proper HSE protocol in place has always been important for our facilities – more so than for schools for bigger...
The Future of Our ECD Centres
A News24 article published on 03 September 2020 had as headline "The silence where ECD centres are concerned is very loud." In fact, it would probably have been closer to the truth to have stated "the silence is deafening!" The lack of direction from the Department of...
Learning Through Play in Preschools – An Exercise in Serendipity?
"Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work." - John Trainer, MD Introduction The Cambridge Dictionary defines serendipity as "the fact of finding interesting or...
Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Implications for Early Childcare Development "The first five years have so much to do with how the next 80 turn out" Bill Gates Introduction People often find it difficult to understand why some children are better at one specific activity than others. For example –...
