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How do we spark learning ability in young children?

Notes prepared by David Harrison and Marguerite van Niekerk. Earlier this year we hosted a brainstorming session to discuss alternative [...]

Tags: Early learning, ECD
Posted in DGMT Blog, Early childhood development on Friday, May 11th, 2012 by Moderator

ALLISTER SPARKS: On DGMT grantee Ububele and “the single best investment we can make in our future”

In the endless debates about our many critical issues — poor education, youth unemployment, shortage of skills, the wealth gap, [...]

Tags: ECD
Posted in Early childhood development on Friday, February 10th, 2012 by Moderator

Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times: Reporting on “a Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug”

On 7 January 2012, the New York Times published the following article by Nicholas D. Kristof on the impact of ‘toxic stress’ [...]

Posted in Early childhood development on Wednesday, January 11th, 2012 by Moderator

Early Childhood Development in 2011

This portfolio is committed to finding models, programmes and approaches that will ensure that ECD services reach the majority of [...]

Posted in Early childhood development on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 by Carol-Ann Foulis