Grow ECD Free Online Curriculum and Teacher’s Guide 

Being a preschool owner is rewarding, but the daily struggle is real! 

We know how much time, energy and effort it takes to create weekly themes and daily activities for every age group, incorporate all the requirements of the NCF and ELDAs, and try to make every day fun and engaging for children.

☹ Stop spending hours every week creating themes and lesson plans 

☹ Stop struggling to align with the National Curriculum Framework and ELDAs

☹ Stop feeling uninspired and get ready for fresh, proven ideas from other top-quality teachers

Teacher using Grow ECD's free online curriculum in classroom

Start loving Mondays again! Get the online curriculum for free on your Grow ECD App.

This curriculum comes to LIFE with videos, voice notes, songs, rhymes and photos so teachers can see and hear (not just read…), on their phone or tablet.

  • easy-to-use interactive lesson planner
  • available on your phone or laptop (through our free app – available to any ECD centre in South Africa)
  • equips and inspires your teachers
  • ensure every child is on track for “big school.”
  • data-free, so you can plan and prepare anywhere  

 

Need the app? If your ECD centre does not have the free ECD app yet, don’t stress. You can get the app here. It is free to use for any preschool in South Africa.

The free Online Curriculum makes teaching a breeze:

An example of Grow ECD's free online curriculum for ECD centres showing Term 1, term 2, term 3 and term 4.

Easy-to-Use Online Daily Teachers Guide: 

Your teachers will know exactly what to do, every day of the week, for each age group. The step-by-step guide covers play-based lesson plans for 2-5-year-old learners. 

 

NCF-Aligned Play-Based Curriculum:  

40 weekly themes and daily activities to make learning fun and effective. Includes Morning Ring, Storytime, Art, Outside Play, Numeracy, Fantasy Play, Second Ring, Lego activities, and Extension ideas. 

ECD teacher doing outdoor gross motor activity with children
Child in early childhood development stage doing a classroom activity

A Curriculum That Comes to Life:  

No more boring, text-only curriculum guides. Our multimedia curriculum is engaging and inspiring. It shows teachers what to do, step-by-step, with videos, voice notes, photos, songs and rhymes. 

Teachers Can Plan and Prepare Anywhere, Data-Free:  

Available on your teacher’s and assistant teachers’ smartphones, data-free, so no excuses. All you need is an Android device. 

ECD teacher accessing the Grow ECD App on her mobile phone
Grow ECD's online curriculum shown on various screen types

 

How to access the free online curriculum:

  1. Download the Grow App. Owners/principals please note: you must register your teachers on the Grow Giraffe app (app for owners) to give them access to the Grow Meerkat app (app for teachers).
  2. Log in to the app.
  3. Go to My Tools -> Curriculum -> Proceed to Curriculum. There is also an option to “Get Curriculum Help” which will give you instructions on how to log in should you need it. 

 

Don’t have the Grow ECD app yet? Get it for free

Our apps are free to use by any ECD centre. You can get the app here.

Need help or want to know more?

Contact Grow ECD for any questions.

Email: info@growecd.org.za

WhatsApp: +27 82 795 4693