Safe and Sound

Safe and Sound opened for 2023 today 9th January. Looking so forward to what 2023 will bring.

Our Level 4 registration for the February group is open.

Contact us on 083 287 6117 during office hours for details of our process.

Safe and Sound is open for registrations for the Level 4 ECD qualification beginning February 2023. Please call 083 287 6117 during office hours for more details.

Playful learning. Learning through play. Play is the work of children and it's the only way we should work with children. 💙

Learners’ creativity - making models for a theme from recycled materials.

Today we celebrate Lucinda Khumalo from Safe and Sound Learning Association

Apart from Lucinda’s thorough work as a facilitator, we honour her for her passion for ECD demonstrated daily as she travels to and from work in taxis. Lucinda intentionally positions herself in the front of the taxi (she assist with change for travellers) and has no hesitation in sharing with those present on:

1. The vital importance of the early years in a child’s development

2. the appropriate play-based, age-appropriate, holistic methodology
3. The role of parents in the development of their children.
She is ready to answer questions and the travellers interact actively with her.

“DO WHAT YOU CAN WITH WHAT YOU HAVE WHERE YOU ARE”. Mandela Day theme 2023

Safe and Sound’s contribution was spinach seedlings to one of our training groups.

Ntataise Director, Puleng Motsoeneng, shared her hopes for the ECD sector for this year. She would like:

· for all ECD programmes to stay open regardless of whether we experience another Covid outbreak. The lockdowns over the past two years meant that trained, competent, experienced and skilled teachers and managers were lost to the sector.

· for the unemployment stimulus package relief fund from government to be paid out urgently. People have been waiting for over a year for these funds.

· for the ECD function shift from DSD to DBE to proceed smoothly with no threats to the sector and that it adds value.

· for DBE to implement and fund their ECD model at district, provincial and nation levels.

· for the play-based model to be implemented with understanding by all DBE officials and if there is training needed for these officials, that ECD training providers be given the opportunity. Training should include a module on how young children develop and learn.

· The implementation of collaboration and working together with all relevant Government Departments eg DBE, DSD, DoH, Local Government with NGO’s, Centres, parents and business incorporate.

· DBE to subcontract the ECD training providers to conduct training, monitoring and evaluation of the ECD programmes to ensure quality early learning programmes for all young children.

· The DBE to recognise existing programmes and resources developed over decades by ECD training providers to avoid duplication and waste of funds.

· DBE to support the training costs of the practitioners who need training.

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https://www.ntataise.co.za/

There is no substitute for play. ✨

(via 1000 Hours Outside)

Safe and Sound and a Level 4 group celebrating facilitator Lucinda’s 50th birthday

We're still celebrating outstanding achievements this Women’s Month. Today, meet Tiny Pekane from Safe and Sound who, every day, makes a positive impact in the South African ECD sector💙