Grow ECD’s play-based curriculum receives local and international endorsement  

Education Alliance Finland (EAF), through EdTech Impact, has awarded Grow ECD’s online curriculum a remarkable 93% score in Quality Pedagogy Approach.   This Finnish certification offers academically sound endorsement, backed by rigorous independent review, to demonstrate that the Grow ECD curriculum promotes efficient, impactful learning.   A Play-Based Curriculum Backed by Pedagogy and Expertise It’s a well-known … Read more

Affordable ECD Finance: How Low-Cost Loans Transformed Bright Future Preschool

Grow ECD Success Story | Happyness Maloi | Bright Future Preschool and Nursery | Gauteng Running a successful Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre can be a challenging journey, especially when access to affordable finance is limited. Many ECD centres struggle to invest in their facilities due to a lack of funding, which can affect the … Read more

Building Sustainable ECD Businesses: Andiswa Ncamiso’s Journey with Grow ECD

Andiswa Ncamiso, the passionate owner of Little Conquerors Day Care in Milnerton, embarked on a transformative journey through Grow ECD’s Business Accelerator Training. Her story is one of overcoming self-doubt and finding the confidence and skills needed to run a successful ECD centre. The Struggle Before the Training Before joining the ECD Business Accelerator Training, … Read more

Celebrating a decade of growth: Reflections from Grow ECD on 10 years of impact in Early Childhood Development

Op-Ed by Tracey Chambers, CEO and Co-Founder of Grow ECD  In 2014, Grow ECD embarked on a daring journey to transform Early Childhood Development (ECD) in South Africa. Ten years later, we celebrate not just the milestones but also the invaluable lessons we’ve learned, the impact we’ve achieved, and the effect we aim to have … Read more

2 Vacancies Available: Education Mentor, Gauteng (Full Time, Fixed Term Contract)

If you are a seasoned educator with grassroots experience, a dynamic team player with excellent mentoring skills and a passion for working with young children and their practitioners, you may be the ideal candidate for this opportunity.  Your role will be to provide ECD support, guidance and feedback to centre owners and their practitioners, situated … Read more

Warrior women stops at nothing to create safe haven for Ravensmead children 

Ravensmead Educare Centre faces – and overcomes – near impossible challenges. Sarah Strauss, principal of Ravensmead Educare Centre (part of the GROW Educare Centres network), has overcome near-impossible challenges to create safe Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centre in Ravensmead where children from disadvantaged homes can receive nutritional meals and quality schooling. She has achieved so … Read more

Step-by-step programme help builds quality ECD centres across South Africa

GROW Educare Centres works with Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres in low-income and developing communities across the country. “Our mission is to help preschools provide quality early education to children while also helping the ECDs become sustainable small businesses,” says Tracey Chambers, CEO of GROW Educare Centres. “Through our five-step programme we help ECD centres on … Read more

Quality Education for all: GROW assists ECDs in under-resourced areas 

GROW Educare Centres works with Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres in low-income and developing communities across the country. Tracey Chambers, CEO of GROW Educare Centres, says, “Our ultimate goal is to make sure that every South African, no matter where they live, has access to good pre-school education, which research shows impacts kids for their … Read more

7 Affordable Marketing Tips for Pre-Schools

Marketing your pre-school doesn’t have to be expensive or difficult. Use these top tips to upgrade your marketing, grow your preschool’s presence and gain more happy customers. #1 Use WhatsApp like a professional Make sure your profile photo looks professional. If you have a school phone, use your school logo as the profile picture. No … Read more

GROW App Success Story – Carol Papier, Little Mermaids Educare

ECD Owner: Carol Papier Centre Name: Little Mermaids Educare Location: Kensington, Cape Town, South Africa. My name is Carol Papier from Kensington, Little Mermaids Educare centre. The GROW Programme attracted my attention. Now that I have signed up it’s much more easier for me actually to use the app than I expected. You don’t need … Read more