Drive impact together. Join Grow ECD as a programme implementation partner.

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 mentorship is crucial to developing competent and confident ECD teachers.  

Teachers can potentially change a young child’s life trajectory, but they need more than just a classroom to make it possible. We have seen that teachers flourish when they are part of a community of practice and receive professional mentoring and development.  

Here’s what we are looking for.  

Our comprehensive programme includes business and education support components. While our business development and mentoring program can be delivered virtually, we know that in-classroom, in-person support for teachers is crucial – and this is where your organisation comes in. 

As an approved mentoring affiliate, your organisation will be responsible for: 

• Conducting site visit assessments using our Centre Assessment Tool (estimated at 3 hours per centre)  
• Providing ECD centre owners and staff with app onboarding and support (estimated at 2 hours per centre for the first month and 1 hour per centre for the next 4 months. Thereafter our free virtual helpdesk can support them via WhatsApp or phone) 
• Delivering and implementing our education kit at new centres who have joined our Small Business Programme (estimated 6 hours, once off) 
• Providing education mentoring to teachers (4 visits per year, 2 hours per visit). 
• Completing mentoring reports and feedback to Grow ECD (estimate 30 minutes per centre per month) 
• Attend monthly national education team status meetings (1 hour per month)

How would your organisation benefit?  

🚀 Leverage your strengths to scale impact.  

🎁 Bolster and complement your current ECD offering.

🤳🏽 Help centres benefit from technology.

💡 Improve your decision-making through real-time data. 

💵 Gain an additional revenue stream.  

💪🏽 Work with a flexible and collaborative team.

Is your organisation a good fit? 

We are actively seeking collaborators. Your organisation could be a good fit if you:  

• currently work directly with ECD centres 
• are based more than 75km from our offices in Thornton, Durban, and Midrand 
• currently provide training, mentoring or coaching services to ECD teachers 
• have internal capacity to take on additional workload (you don’t need to employ someone to offer this service) 
• your mentor(s) are proficient in English and one other language, have transport, smart devices with internet connection, and relevant ECD qualifications and experience 
• you are serious about impact and believe, like us, that the ultimate goal is for ECD centres to offer affordable 5-star education while operating financial sustainable small-businesses that pay staff fairly.  

How much time would your organisation need to commit?  

Should we agree that this is a win-win-win opportunity (for your organisation, your ECD centres, and Grow ECD), we anticipate the following roll-out plan:  

Once off: Organisation training and accreditation	Once off: Site visits and Implementation	Ongoing: App and education mentoring
5 Days: Your relevant team members will attend a free train-the-trainer workshop and, if successful, be accredited to implement mentoring on our behalf. Travel and accommodation is for your own cost.	3 hours: Conduct site visit assessments 6 hours: Deliver and implement our education kit at new centres that have joined the programme	2 hours: Education mentoring (4 visits per year) 1 hour: Attend monthly status meetings