Updated: 25 October 2024 Legacy Qualifications vs. New QCTO Occupational Qualifications in ECD As of June 30, 2023, legacy qualifications in Early Childhood Development (ECD) are being phased out to make way for new, industry-relevant occupational qualifications. These older qualifications, developed before the establishment of the QCTO and OQSF frameworks,
Education Alliance Finland (EAF), through EdTech Impact, has awarded Grow ECD’s online curriculum a remarkable 93% score in Quality Pedagogy Approach. This Finnish certification offers academically sound endorsement, backed by rigorous independent review, to demonstrate that the Grow ECD curriculum promotes efficient, impactful learning. A Play-Based Curriculum Backed by Pedagogy
Op-Ed by Tracey Chambers, CEO and Co-Founder of Grow ECD In 2014, Grow ECD embarked on a daring journey to transform Early Childhood Development (ECD) in South Africa. Ten years later, we celebrate not just the milestones but also the invaluable lessons we’ve learned, the impact we’ve achieved, and the
20 March 2024 A new Grow ECD satellite branch has opened in Gqeberha, bringing this impactful programme’s in-person Early Childhood Development (ECD) services to the Eastern Cape. Grow ECD is a nationwide, non-profit social enterprise that equips and connects ECD businesses with the skills, support and resources they need to
Grow ECD launches an affordable, low-cost loan product for women empowerment and quality education delivery in South Africa’s Early Childhood Development (ECD) sector. The World Bank defines financial inclusion as access to useful and affordable financial products and services – transactions, payments, savings, credit and insurance – delivered in a
When we work together, we can achieve so much more! We believe in partnership. To address the scale of the challenge in the ECD sector, we need to spread impact and opportunities beyond organisational boundaries. That’s why we believe that collaboration is crucial to our collective success. We believe in-person
In South Africa, millions of children are food-vulnerable and rely on schools to provide one daily nutritious meal. ‘Hidden hunger’ is a term used to describe human deficiencies of key micronutrients. It’s a real, invisible crisis and the impact starts early with children consuming energy-dense, but nutrient-poor diets. This impacts both
Announcement South Africa, May 2023 Grow ECD is excited to announce our partnership with Oystar Africa, a tech and innovation company specialising in education. The Grow ECD digital platform (a mobile-first one-stop-shop for the early childhood development sector) is powered by Oystar’s technology. This partnership aims to make Early
Providing Life-Changing Education Infrastructure for South African Schools thanks to Partnerships The education sector in South Africa faces many challenges, but one of the biggest is a lack of safe and effective infrastructure for early childhood development (ECD) centers. On 17 February 2023, we celebrated a huge achievement with Breadline
Updated June 2022 In South Africa, 1.6 million children (72%) under 6 years old are enrolled to attend an Early Learning Programme meant to prepare them for school. Concerningly, this figure was closer to 2million before the Covid19 pandemic. The decline shows that parents are slow to send their children
