Early Childhood Development (ECD) Infrastructure

The DBSA has supported communities by providing age appropriate and safe infrastructure facilities for already established Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres that lack adequate infrastructure but have demonstrated leadership capability for sustainability and growth. 

Introduction

Communities in Mafefe in Limpopo, Klipgat in North West, two in Virginia and one at Allanridge in the Free State Since 2020, the DBSA has supported communities by providing age appropriate and safe infrastructure facilities for already established Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres that lack adequate infrastructure but have demonstrated leadership capability for sustainability and growth.

Project Financing
Public
E&S Risk category
Category 3
DBSA Involvement

Delivery of ECD infrastructure - a fully equipped container structure consisting of a super service centre, i.e. a mobile convertible container with rooms and equipment such as classrooms, kitchen, sick bay area, tables and chairs, toys and books. In addition, an outside play area is built for the young children.

Sustainability impact

The ECD programme is done in collaboration and in partnership with the provincial Departments of Social Development that assist us in identifying ECDs that can benefit from the intervention. The ECD infrastructure support includes delivery of a fully equipped container structure consisting of a super service centre, i.e. a mobile convertible container with rooms and equipment such as classrooms, kitchen, sick bay area, tables and chairs, toys and books. In addition, an outside play area is built for the young children.

Stats
R80.19m
100%