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 … Read more
A summary of career paths and professional development options and qualification requirements for the Early Childhood Development sector. We recently hosted an online webinar, “Pathways to a Career in ECD” to assist those interested in ECD as a career but not sure where to start. Or for those who are qualified and interested to grow … Read more
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 physical and cognitive development. Thanks … Read more
The Grow ECD October 2023 Online Training Lucky Draw (“The Competition”) is operated by GW Foundation (NPO number 161-786NPO) trading as Grow ECD. The Competition runs from 12 October – 10 November 2023 (the “Competition Period”). The Competition is open to any teacher, ECD centre owner, or principal who is a Grow Giraffe or Meerkat … Read more
Fundraising is hard work and you need to carefully assess whether it is necessary for you to fundraise or not. Some ECD centres may need to fundraise because they are reliant on those funds to cover their operational costs whereas others only fundraise for specific things like investments in buildings or new equipment. Below we … Read more
Take action. Inspire change. Make every day a Mandela Day. Mandela Day, celebrated annually on July 18th, provides an incredible opportunity to take collective action and leave a lasting impact in honour of Nelson Mandela. Together, we must build a safe, prosperous future for everyone. Here is how you can get involved at preschools Host … Read more
We launch our online curriculum, a data-free interactive lesson plan guide to support teachers nationwide. We launch our free registration support tools. We start several new partnerships and collaborations and end the year with 1400 centres actively using our technology and 91 centres using our Quality Education Programme.
We start our journey toward scale by launching our apps for free to all ECD Centres and partners in South Africa as our gift to the sector. We move away from social franchising and make our services and products more accessible to more centres by launching our Quality Education Programme and business support tools. We … Read more
We launch our data-free online learning programme for teachers and centre owners. We launch our comprehensive ECD management system and mobile app. During the COVID-19 crisis, we support our 43 Partner Centres, their learners and families with stipends and at-home learning resources. We realise that many more ECD centres need support, and our technology could … Read more
We open our first four social franchise ECD centres in Johannesburg. We also start developing the technology to equip our ECD centres to manage their preschools from the palm of their hand while helping us drive data-driven decision-making.
