QUICK FACT: Quality ECD (Early Childhood Development) is globally recognized as the most impactful investment in human capital that a country can make. ECD is a national priority. As it should be. Investment in quality early learning yields high levels of return on investment. The impact can be seen immediately and incredibly, the long-term effects…
Continue ReadingMandela Day 2020: Let’s Get Them Back to School Safely. Get Early Learning Centres Ready to Reopen
Our Mandela Day 2021 opportunities are here Volunteer & Donation Opportunities with GROW Educare Centres: 1. Join our Digital Volunteer network Your time and expertise can assist GROW Educare Centres in creative and unexpected ways. Donate your time and energy. When you join our digital volunteer network, you’ll be equipped to be a virtual ambassador…
Continue ReadingTestimonial: Jennifer Crossley’s ECD Centre is a beacon for quality education in Maitland
Dreams of opening a quality pre-school centre in her community Meet Jennifer Crossley, a qualified Grade R teacher from Maitland, a low-income area in Cape Town, South Africa. After experiencing first-hand how children who are unprepared for Grade R eventually drop out of school, turning to drugs, gangs and crime; she dreamed of opening a…
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GROW Educare Centres launches 15 new preschool franchises in disadvantaged communities
January 2020: From Merewent to Midrand to Manenberg. All over South Africa, young children whose parents believe in the power of education to eradicate poverty are arriving at their pre-school, ready to learn through play. GROW Educare Centres is a local nonprofit organisation that partners with Early Childhood Development (ECD) centre owners through a social…
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2020 Applications open: Become a GROW Educare Centre Franchise
Are you ready to run the best Early Childhood Development centre in your neighbourhood? A centre that is safe, beautiful and well equipped, with excellent teachers, where happy children are learning every day? A centre where you are a leader and role-model for the community, a professional businesswoman? ***NOTE: APPLICATIONS CLOSED 29 FEB 2020*** Are…
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Love to Give on Giving Tuesday 2019: Donate to transform an Early Childhood Development Centre in South Africa
If you love to give, then show your love by giving towards an ECD Centre’s full transformation in the spirit of Giving Tuesday 2019. Donate R50 or more: Your donation will impact a generation of young children! Transform an ECD Centre Fundraising Target: R100 000 (Equivalent to US Dollar 6 797 / Pound Sterling 5 277…
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5 ideas: Volunteer or donate to leave a legacy this Mandela Day 2019
This Mandela Day do something meaningful. Leave a legacy. Support ECD (Early Childhood Development) and Educare Centres in disadvantaged communities: it’s the most significant investment you can make. Why is ECD (Early Childhood Development) the best place to invest? Early Childhood Development (ECD) is a child’s development phase between birth and school-going age. During this…
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