Early Learning in South Africa

Welcome to SmartStart’s ECD policy and advocacy hub. This part of our website is dedicated to sharing all the latest information from government and parliament, as well as news from the sector.

Click here for all the latest news and documents relating to the Children’s Amendment Bill.

Government and parliament latest

ECD plans presented by DSD to Portfolio Committee July 2019
ECD function shift discussed in DBE evidence to Portfolio Committee July 2019
Minister talks about ECD in Budget Speech July 2019

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Latest ECD News

‘Early Childhood Matters 2019’ report published June 2019
New resources on ‘Serve and return’ June 2019
New research on intergenerational effects of ECD May 2019

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Resource Centre

Visit our resource centre to access relevant law, policies and research.

Videos

View our videos on the power of early learning programmes.

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