A Community Development Approach to Early Childhood: Children, our Future Communities
Hornby assesses early childhood development (ECD) programmes, using the Centre for Social Development (CSD), based in Grahams town, Eastern Cape, as an example. The paper starts by providing a conceptual outline of development, focusing on social development and ECD. It then reviews the current status of ECD in South Africa. The paper documents the transformation…
read more >>Increasing Access to Employment Through Government Programmes: Experience with Expanded Public Works Programme and Community Development Workers
Luka provides an overview of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and its role in supporting community development. It assesses the Community Development Workers (CDW) programme, the principles and rationale for using community development workers, and the nature and scope of their work. It looks specifically at their training, and identifies several challenges in this…
read more >>The Business of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the Social Sector
Ramachela provides a brief overview of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and its extension to the social sector. The social sector is seen as the cradle of development and growth, and the EPWP as one entry point to stimulate social capital, address delivery deficits, and move people out of poverty. The EPWP offers a…
read more >>Scaling up ECD (0-4 years): Deliverable 5 – Testing Innovation to Rapidly Expand Quality ECD (0-4) Services
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….
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
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 >>Costing Centre Based Early Childhood Development Programmes for Children Under Age Five. Case Studies from the Western Cape
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
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
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
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…
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