Challenges Facing the Early Childhood Development Sector in South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Atmore, Eric; van Niekerk, Lauren-Jayne; Ashley-Cooper, Michaela
Titel	Challenges Facing the Early Childhood Development Sector in South Africa
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2 (2012) 1, S.120-139 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2223-7674
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Early Childhood Education; Young Children; Child Development; Educational Trends; Educational Finance; Child Care Centers; Nutrition; Teacher Education; Institutional Characteristics; Poverty; Access to Education; Educational Quality; Child Health; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Educational Facilities; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Frühe Kindheit; Kindesentwicklung; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsfonds; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Ernährung; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Armut; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsstätte; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	In this review article, the context of young children in South Africa in 2012 is described and the main challenges affecting children and the early childhood development sector (ECD) in South Africa are investigated. A situation analysis of ECD in South Africa was undertaken using South African government ECD policy and programme implementation reports. There has been progress since 1994, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The number of children in Grade R has trebled since 2001, government education and social development budgets have increased substantially and 58% of children at ECD centres nationally are now subsidised. More children are in provision and in better quality provision than before. However, much still remains to be done before we can say with confidence that the needs of our youngest children are being met. This study identifies infrastructure, nutrition, ECD programmes, teacher training, institutional capacity and funding as the major gaps in ECD provision. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01