This case study tracks the development of the policy environment leading to the introduction
of Grade R, the Reception Year for five year olds, in the years of transition to democracy in …

Policymaking in many instances does not follow proper diagnosis of a problem using
evidence to justify why particular decisions have been taken. This article describes findings …

Children represent over 40 per cent of the world's population, with 90 per cent of those aged
under 18 located throughout Africa, Asia and Latin America (Ansell, 2005). This means an …

Uganda is one of the many African countries that still has majority of her people living in
poverty. Although the share of Ugandans living in poverty decreased from 56.4 to 24.5 …

This article argues that now is an opportune time to draw together the accumulated bodies of
knowledge in developmental and cultural psychology in order to build a new vision for …

Childhood Studies is a dynamic and still‐growing subject, bringing a child‐focused, rights‐
based and (usually) constructionist perspective to children's lives. Its early days were also …

In recent years sociocultural theory has provided an important conceptual tool for re-thinking
many practices in early childhood education (eg Anning, Cullen & Fleer, 2004; Edwards …

Success in skills development has been intricately linked to the success of the South African
developmental state. The nature, understanding and context of the skills deficit has been …

Access to quality early childhood development (ECD), care, and pre-primary education is
essential for child development and is now recognized as a priority under the Sustainable …

In 2000, the National Department of Education together with the European Union Technical
Support Project conducted an audit of Early Childhood Development (ECD) provisioning …