The two programmes, which focus specifically on the educational development of young children, are:
Early Childhood Development
This comprises formal and informal preschool facilities. Ikamva Labantu provides resources in the form of comprehensive early childhood development training, primary health care and psycho-social support, access and improvement to land and buildings, food security, centre administration, peer support as well as accessing and maintaining government subsidy.
| Staff: | 3 full time and 10 footsoldiers |
|---|---|
| Volunteers: | 2 |
| Daycare centres: | 350 |
| Children served: | 25 000 |
| Areas Served: | Beacon Valley, Crossroads, Delft, Dunoon, Gugulethu, Harare, Joe Slovo, Khayelitsha, KTC, Kuyasa, Langa, Makhasa, Mandela Park, Mfuleni, Mitchell's Plain, Milnerton, Nyanga East, Phillipi, Wallacedene |
Development Through Play
This Programme equips principals and carers to prepare children to enter formal education.
| Staff: | 3 |
|---|---|
| Volunteers: | 4 |
| Daycare centres: | 54 |
| Children served: | 6 300 |
| Areas Served: | Beacon Valley, Crossroads, Delft, Dunoon, Gugulethu, Harare, Joe Slovo, Khayelitsha, KTC, Kuyasa, Langa, Makhasa, Mandela Park, Mfuleni, Mitchell's Plain, Milnerton, Nyanga East, Phillipi, Wallacedene |