Can you imagine a child not having a starting chance in life?
More than 40% of children, under the age of five, living in the Western Cape, don’t have access to Early Childhood Development facilities.
What does this mean exactly?
%
NO ACCESS
These children (251 592) have no access to ECD facilities of any kind
%
HOME BASED
These children (55 000) attend a home-based, unregistered facility
%
REGISTERED
These children (208 579) attend a registered ECD facility
%
OUT OF CENTRE
These children (16 926) attend out of centre programs
Mfuleni, Cape Town
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Mfuleni is a relatively new township and is about 40 kilometres from Cape Town, South Africa. Around 52,300 people live in this township. Unemployment, HIV/AIDS and crime are some of the most pressing problems in this poor township. Only 43% of Mfuleni residents are employed.
The primary schools in the area are not enough to support the growing population. Mfuleni is facing a crisis. We need more education facilities.
We've built 1 Early Childhood Development Hub and 5 shack schools in Mfuleni.
We’ve met hundreds of children and teachers from the community, heard their stories and invested in their education, ensuring the promise of a starting chance of receiving education.
But there are still 251 592 children living in the Western Cape (2011) who need help receiving a quality education.
Together, we can change this.
SOURCE:
Western Cape Government Investing in the Early Years
INTEGRATED PROVINCIAL EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
