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TRAINING & EDUCATION FOR THE FUTURE

Lesedi Educare Association is an accredited Early Childhood Development Resource & Training Organisation, based in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa.  The Organisation was established in April 1993, and operates in rural and urban communities in the Free State province as well as in Eastern Cape Province communities along the Free State border.  Read More . . .

TRAINING & OUTREACH

Through our ‘Integrated Early Childhood Development (ECD) Care Package', our training and outreach programmes broaden and strengthen the early education and care environment for young children.

ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE

Lesedi Educare is committed to making a difference where it matters most to young children, by supporting holistic Early Childhood Development (ECD) through its training, education and support programmes.

RECOGNITION & AWARDS

Over the years Lesedi has received recognition through a number of awards for its innovative community development approach to ECD, benefitting young children and their families.

OUR SPONSORS

We are extremely grateful to the many sponsors who have believed in us and supported us over the past 24 years. You have helped us, and continue to help us, make a difference where it matters most . . . to young children.

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Lesedi has adopted a Community Development approach to Early Childhood Development (ECD) through our Integrated ECD Care Package (IECP). Central to the IECP is our firm belief that existing ECD Centres and Community Playgroups are valuable community resources, and are well-placed to provide ‘valuable nodes of early learning, care, support and community outreach.’

THE 3 COMPONENTS OF LESEDI'S INTEGRATED ECD CARE PACKAGE FOCUS ON:

The Quality of ECD provision in Community ECD centres through ECD PRACTITIONER TRAINING

ECD PRACTITIONER TRAINING - 2017: Reaching 209 ECD Practitioners, who reach 9160 children in their ECD centres

THE 3 COMPONENTS OF LESEDI'S INTEGRATED ECD CARE PACKAGE FOCUS ON:

The quality of childhood and childrens’ well-being in the family, at home, and in the broader community through COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING OF ECD OUTREACH PRACTITIONERS

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRAINING OF ECD OUTREACH PRACTITIONERS - 2017: Reaching 93 ECD Outreach Practitioners, who reach 834 children who do not have access to ECD provision. This outreach is through structured playgroups

THE 3 COMPONENTS OF LESEDI'S INTEGRATED ECD CARE PACKAGE FOCUS ON:

DIRECT OUTREACH TO CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF ECD, through structured playgroup and parent information sessions on Lesedi’s Come-&-Play Buses and Mobile ECD Unit

DIRECT OUTREACH TO CHILDREN OUTSIDE OF ECD PROVISION - 2017: REACHING 600 CHILDREN WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ECD PROVISION, AS WELL AS APPROX. 400 PARENTS / CARE-GIVERS

THE 3 COMPONENTS OF LESEDI'S INTEGRATED ECD CARE PACKAGE FOCUS ON:

TOTAL CHILDREN REACHED THROUGH ALL 3 COMPONENTS OF LESEDI’s INTEGRATED ECD CARE PACKAGE: 10,594

LESEDI EDUCARE’s IECP: BACKGROUND, PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES & FOCUS

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MAKE A DIFFERENCE
VISION

All children should enjoy a gentle, just and stimulating childhood.

MISSION

Lesedi Educare is committed to making a difference where it matters most . . . to young children, by supporting holistic Early Childhood Development (ECD) through its training, education and support programmes.

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE

To provide Early Childhood Development (ECD) training, education and support services to communities living in difficult circumstances, in order to increase access to quality early education and care for young children.

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