Browsing Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences by Subject "Early childhood development"
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An assessment of government early childhood development policy to expand access and improve quality: a case study of Brown's farm, Western Cape.
(University of the Western Cape, 2014-11)In assessing government ECD policy, this thesis focuses on three areas; access, quality, and costs. The study draws on interviews with key stakeholders working within the ECD sector generally, and uses survey data from a ... -
Evaluating the impact of facility and household-level factors on early learning development in Philippi, Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2021)Early learning opportunities in South Africa are both inaccessible and unequal in quality due to facility and household-level factors. With minimal resources, Early Childhood Development (ECD) facilities in poor communities ... -
Food provision challenges facing early childhood development centres in two Cape Town townships
(University of Western Cape, 2020)Early childhood has been identified as a critical period for providing nutritional intervention, with nutritional adequacy during the first 1000 days having long term implications for human development. South Africa’s ... -
An investigation into the implementation of early childhood development policy in early childhood centres (A study of the Fisantekraal, northern district, Cape Town, South Africa)
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)The White Paper on Education and training defines ECD as the process by which children 0 – 9 grow and thrive in all respects. The main focus of ECD’s is to ensure that children are thriving, by providing a solid foundation ...