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Early childhood development

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Education

UNICEF is committed to ensuring quality learning for every child.

Anele Masinga (Grade 1), reading in class following the UNICEF-supported REALS SA programme in Tholisu Primary, Umlazi township in KwaZulu-Natal.

More than 40 per cent of households surveyed have no books at home

Department of Basic Education and UNICEF South Africa commissioned study, released ahead of World Play Day, provides an insight into how caregivers engage in play-based learning with their children from birth to 6-years.

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Adding fun to classrooms for improved learning

Powerful Learning Around You (PLAY) ECD training course aims to enhance capacity of ECD and foundation phase educators to facilitate learning through play.

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19 October 2021

The ECDMobi App

Providing parents and caregivers with building blocks for their child’s future through play

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LEGO Foundation: Learning through play

UNICEF and the LEGO Foundation engage parents and caregivers to use the power of learning through play to give children the best possible start in life.

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Golden rules for preventing the spread of COVID-19

Posters for learners, educators, parents and caregivers

Files available for download (3)

Golden rules: parents and caregivers (PDF, 1 KB)

Golden rules: scholar transport (PDF, 1 MB)

Checklist: schools and classrooms (PDF, 769 KB)

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Time fathers spend with their children really matters

Inspiring stories of two fathers doing their best to bring up happy and healthy children.

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Tshwaragano ka Bana - Let's play learn and grow together #11

# 11 - 20: easy, daily, playful learning activities for young children up to 5 years at home.

Files available for download (10)

#11: Let's play and sort (PDF, 595 KB)

#12: Let's play and learn about space (PDF, 609 KB)

#13: Look how I have fun with counting (PDF, 627 KB)

#14: Lets go measure and have fun (PDF, 504 KB)

#15: Sounds, words and reading (PDF, 781 KB)

#16: Practice counting every day (PDF, 218 KB)

#17: Make your own Tippy Tap (PDF, 203 KB)

#18: Problem solving is fun (PDF, 217 KB)

#19: Listen, touch, smell, watch and taste (PDF, 246 KB)

#20: Play with water and learn many things (PDF, 236 KB)

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Tshwaragano ka Bana - Make your own Tippy Tap

A fun activity for the whole family

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 203 KB)

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Let’s play, learn and grow together - Series 1: Me!

Little booklet developed to support parents and young children with reading, pictures and ideas for children from birth to five (all official languages).

Files available for download (11)

English (PDF, 2 MB)

Afrikaans (PDF, 2 MB)

isiNdebele (PDF, 431 KB)

isiXhosa (PDF, 2 MB)

isiZulu (PDF, 427 KB)

Sepedi (PDF, 2 MB)

Sesotho (PDF, 2 MB)

Setswana (PDF, 427 KB)

siSwati (PDF, 430 KB)

Tshivenda (PDF, 796 KB)

Xitsonga (PDF, 432 KB)