Grow ECD Success Story | Maria Dithlakanyane | Happy Hours Day Care Centre Maria’s ECD centre, Happy Hours Day Care based in Garankuwa, Gauteng was struggling to implement themes, a proper daily programme and had no learning resources. Seeing a Facebook ad for the Grow ECD Accelerator programme Maria knew
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
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
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
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
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
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
Announcement South Africa, May 2023 Grow ECD is excited to announce our partnership with Oystar Africa, a tech and innovation company specialising in education. The Grow ECD digital platform (a mobile-first one-stop-shop for the early childhood development sector) is powered by Oystar’s technology. This partnership aims to make Early
We launch our ECD Business Accelerator. We launch our Baby Curriculum for 1-2-year-olds.
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.
