ECD Business Accelerator Training

Get the skills, tools and resources you need to run your preschool like a business.

Avoid sleepless nights worrying about your centre. Learn how to grow your business and make your ECD centre profitable.

Do you dream of running an ECD centre that is profitable and sustainable? Do you have sleepless nights about your preschool’s finances, staff issues, registration or the quality and consistency of education happening in your classrooms? Do you need practical skills, tools and support to help you take your preschool to the next level?

In this 6-part Business Accelerator training you will learn:

  1. Personal leadership
  2. How to manage your money
  3. How to run your preschool like a business
  4. How to achieve sustainability
  5. What it takes to provide quality early learning
  6. The steps to get registered
  7. How to work smarter, using technology
  8. How to access ECD finance to grow your business

Training Details

This 6-part course will take place over 6 weeks.

Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Gqeberha
20, 27 February and 6, 13, 20, 27 March
09h00 to 15h00

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Select your region to apply. Please note we have limited space available. Payment secures your spot.

31 Thor Circle, Thornton,
Cape Town

272 Umbilo Rd, Glenwood, Durban

35 Reedbuck Crescent, Midrand, Johannesburg, 1685 (Inside Corporate Park South)

50 Conyngham Road, Glendinningvale, Gqeberha

What does it cost?

* The course is valued at R2 500, but thanks to the generous support of a funder, we are able to offer it at R600 per person!

Grow ECD Accelerator Training facilitators

ECD Accelerator Training

Course Details
R2500
R 600 Once off
  • The fees include training by a professional facilitator
  • Handouts and notes
  • Certificate of completion
  • It does not include lunch or travel cost.
    You will need to make your own lunch and travel arrangements.

Who can apply?

To qualify for the ECD Business Accelerator you must:

  • Be a current ECD Centre owner or principal 
  • Have an ECD qualification NQF4
  • Have 25 or more learners at the centre OR legal capacity for 30 learners
  • Have access to an Android smartphone or tablet
  • Have own transport to attend training at our office
  • Charge at least R350 per month (or more) in school fees
Grow ECD Accelerator training in progress

How does it work?

Apply Online

We have limited space. There is a shortlisting and selection process to make sure this course matches your needs.

Pay to confirm your spot

If you are accepted, we will send you our banking details and you will make payment via eft using your unique reference.

Attend 6 modules of training

Learn how to lead yourself and your business to the next level. Connect with a community of passionate owners like you.

Be ready to take your business to the next level

You will have a clear action plan, a certificate of completion, plus access to resources and opportunities to grow your business.

Before joining Grow ECD’s Business Accelerator Training I felt depressed, faithless, blank, meaningless and doubtful. The confidence that each of the 6 sessions gave to me was something I lacked. I felt like I was getting the answers to all the questions I had been asking myself this entire time.

Grow ECD Business Accelerator training testimonial from ECD centre owner

FAQs

If you are accepted, we will send you our banking details. You will make payment via eft using your unique reference. Please send us proof of payment to secure your spot. 

We will review all applications and confirm whether you are selected within 2 weeks before the course starts. If the course is full, we will keep your name on our list and invite you to our next course. 

No, this is not an accredited course. During this programme you will get practical and professional development and will receive a certificate of completion.

To apply for this programme please ensure you meet the following criteria:

  • Be an ECD Centre owner or principal
  • Must have 25 or more learners at the centre
  • Must have access to an Android smartphone or tablet
  • Must have own transport to attend training at our office
  • Must charge R350 per month (or more) in school fees