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Direct linkKerstin Tönsing; Shakila Dada – Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 2024
In South Africa, many children with extensive support needs--including children who require AAC--are accommodated in care centers rather than the public schooling system. Caregivers employed at these centers need training in order to support children's communication using augmentative and alternative methods. A total of 29 center-based caregivers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers
Download full textZanele Zama – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: A safe and inclusive indoor learning environment reflects different ways of knowing, actuality and thinking. In the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) context, indoor learning areas influence the exploration of teaching and learning activities. Aim: This article explored rural ECCE teachers' experiences of creating indoor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Learning Centers (Classroom)
Matshidiso V. Sello; Nicole De Wet-Billings; Khuthala Mabetha; Lerato Makuapane – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Early childhood development (ECD) centres play a crucial role in children's well-being. Multifaceted obstacles hinder ECD centres registration. Overcoming these challenges demands a multisectoral approach to ensure quality education for all children. Aim: This study provides an overview of the quality of ECD centres in South Africa,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, School Registration
Lesley Wood; Stef Esterhuizen – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: The recent migration of early childhood care and education function brought with it many changes that affect the workplace well-being of practitioners and centre managers, yet little research has reported on the voices and experiences of those working on the ground. Aim: To find out the current state of well-being of practitioners…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Well Being, Educational Resources, Early Childhood Education
Lesley Wood; Marinda Neethling – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
In line with international trends in early childhood care and education (ECCE) recognising the importance of early learning, the Department of Basic Education in South Africa has pledged to professionalise the sector, increase access and improve quality. From a systemic point of view, professionalisation of the sector will require collaboration on…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Preschool Teachers, Professionalism
Tebogo Jillian Mampane – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2024
The purpose of this paper is to emphasise the value of inducting and mentoring new practitioners in Early Childhood Education centres. Early Childhood Education centres are usually located in meaningful buildings. Centres care for more children than the family can provide for. They are usually divided into groups or classrooms of similarly aged…
Descriptors: Mentors, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers, Preschool Teachers
