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...
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...
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...