Scaling up ECD (0-4 years): Deliverable 5 – Testing Innovation to Rapidly Expand Quality ECD (0-4) Services
by ALTMAN, M , BIERSTEKER L, DAWES, A, & MOTALA, S, 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. Altman et al identify approaches to responsible and effective innovation in the service delivery process to fast-track the expansion of quality services for vulnerable children….
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by DAWES, A, BIERSTEKER, L & IRVINE, M, 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. Dawes et al present the evidence for programmes to improve child outcomes in the years 0–4, looking at the populations, outcomes and interventions identified in…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: Towards a Job Hierarchy for ECD Provision and Supervision in South Africa, and the Fit of Low Skill Service Providers
by BIERSTEKER, L., 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation Biersteker identifies the job hierarchies and career paths in ECD service provision and supervision; relates these to the career opportunities for low- and semi-skilled workers…
read more >>Expanding Early Childhood Development Services: Labour Market Challenges
by ALTMAN, M, 2008Agenda, 22:78, 120-131
Altman outlines some of the challenges in rapidly expanding early childhood development (ECD) service delivery in a way that meets acceptable quality standards and that generates sustainable employment, based on findings from the “Scaling up ECD (0-4)” programme at the Human Sciences Research Council. It reviews the service delivery gap, outlines government’s emerging ECD programme,…
read more >>Costing Centre Based Early Childhood Development Programmes for Children Under Age Five. Case Studies from the Western Cape
by BIERSTEKER L, CARTER, J & STREAK, J, 2008Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. Carter et al capture information about the cost of providing ECD for children under the age of five through different forms of centre-based provision. It…
read more >>Framework for Evaluating the Expanded Public Works Programme
by ALTMAN, M., MAYER, M.J., WOOLARD I., DU TOIT, R., ZUMA, K. & PHAKATHI, S. , 2004Research report, Employment and Economic Policy Research, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria.
The purpose of this report is to set out a framework for evaluating the impact of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP). The monitoring framework is provided in a separate document. The report provides a comprehensive and integrated approach to evaluating the impact of the EPWP on employment, poverty and service delivery. The research methodology…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: Illustrated Cases of On-the-Ground Delivery Models for Holistic ECD Services: Formal, Community and Household
by NDINGI, S, BIERSTEKER L & SCHAFFER, A, 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. Six case studies were undertaken to illustrate the issues faced by on-the-ground service providers in delivering different kinds of ECD services for 0–4 year-olds. The…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: Support Structures
by LOMOFSKY, D, FLANAGAN, V & COETZEE, L, 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. Lomofsky et al consider various options for support structures and mechanisms that could facilitate the implementation of the National Integrated Plan (NIP) for ECD, and…
read more >>Scaling Up Early Childhood Development (ECD) (0-4 years) in South Africa: International Case Studies: ECD Services in Brazil and the Phillipines
by L. BIERSTEKER, A. DAWES, S.KOLLER & F. BAUTISTA, 2008Research Report. Human Sciences Research Council
This paper is one of a series developed to inform the Scaling Up ECD Services (0–4 years) Research Project with the aim of improving child development and significant job creation. Biersteker provides international case studies of Brazil and the Philippines that will contribute to thinking about possible innovations for the scaling up of ECD in…
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