Presidential Education Award Winner - ECD Category
National Productivity Institute
Merit Award Winner
WHAT'S NEW
The Integrated Serviced Land Project
A special Integrated Presidential Project on Urban Renewal
During the year 2001 the Centre for Early Childhood Development as managing partner, in conjunction with - the Early Learning Resource Unit, Foundation for Community Work and Ekuhlaleni Community Preschool Project - formed the Masibambane Consortium and successfully tendered for the ISLP: Early Childhood Development Project.
The iSLP Early Childhood Development Project has been designed to create six Early Childhood Development Enrichment centres in five iSLP communities in the Western Cape. The areas are Southern Delft, Weltevreden Valley, Brown's Farm, Philippi East and Crossroads.
Each Early Childhood Development Enrichment Centre will offer the following:
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An early childhood development facility |
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An after-care facility for primary school children |
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Teacher Training for early childhood development practitioners |
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Training for members of governing bodies of early childhood development centres |
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Facilitation of support groups for parents and families |
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A toy library |
After extensive community consultation in the five areas around the iSLP Early Childhood Development Project, location of buildings, approval of plans etc, construction of the first Early Childhood Development Enrichment Centre is underway.