Orange Farm, Gauteng | October 2026 Running an early childhood development centre in Orange Farm requires far more than just a passion to educate children. Centre owners must navigate rising costs, manage staff, comply with regulations, balance tight budgets and support families facing economic hardship, often while operating on very
Wild Tomorrow’s long-term investment in Thelelulwazi Crèche shows how ECD partnerships can bring different expertise together to strengthen centres and create lasting progress.
The Environ and Grow ECD partnership is supporting 1,050 children across 15 ECD centres in the Eastern Cape through the Feeding Our Beautiful Future initiative.
The Zensar-funded ECD Business Accelerator, implemented by Grow ECD, supported 72 centre owners across three provinces in South Africa.
10 questions funders should ask when deciding on which Early Childhood Development Social Enterprise to invest in.
Grow ECD has developed an independent evaluation tool that helps us measure impact and make more data-driven decisions, while empowering centre owners with insights and action plans. The STAR Assessment tool is now also available to ECD investors and stakeholders. What does quality look like in early childhood education? At
At Grow ECD, we believe that collaboration is the key to unlocking better early learning opportunities for children. That’s why we’re excited to be working alongside the Department of Basic Education (DBE) and other incredible partners to help ECD centres across South Africa get registered. Joining forces for a greater
At Grow ECD, we love teaming up with organisations that share our passion for empowering young learners through creative, play-based learning. That’s exactly what makes our partnership with The Reach Trust so special! Together, we’re making a difference in classrooms by putting fun, practical tools in the hands of teachers
At Grow ECD, partnerships are a big part of what makes our mission come to life. One of the partnerships we’re most excited about is with The Domino Foundation and their Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme. Together, we’re working to make a real difference in the lives of children, teachers,
Press release – 2 December 2021. It’s a long-held belief that the key to South Africa’s success lies in education. It is also widely understood among education specialists that the earlier a child begins their education the better. That’s why Old Mutual is pleased to announce a partnership with GROW,
