Suggestions for setting ECD on a new trajectory is to attract the category of funders known as impact investors.

Ian outlines another way in which the private sector can make a meaningful contribution to the goal of having every child ready to learn by the time he or she enters school.

In this post, Ian describes one way in which the private sector can shift the dial by facilitating the delivery of pre-school learning at scale.

In my previous post, I shared some statistics which illustrate how poorly equipped so many of our children are when they begin formal schooling. I believe it is incontrovertible that this is attributable in large measure to the lack of access to quality early learning opportunities. Taylor & Spaull (Chapter 16, What works and what…

One of the significant issues facing South Africa’s education system is the lack of access to quality pre-school learning opportunities for children. As a result, when most children start school, they are not equipped with the skills needed to learn. This blog post aims to shed light on this problem and discuss its impact on…

If you doubt the ability of the private sector to make an impact, consider this example from South Africa’s renewable energy sector.

The superb Thrive By Five report (https://www.thrivebyfive.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Index-report-50-page.pdf)  is a must read for everyone who is concerned about inequality and economic exclusion in South Africa. And if you don’t have time to read the 39 page report, do yourself a favour and read the two page Executive Summary. It is well established that: The brain grows…

What needs to change for us to ensure that all children learn to read by 2030? This is the question which will be addressed by a recently established panel chaired by former Deputy President Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Named the 2030 Reading Panel, its 17 members include distinguished academics, educationalists, philanthropists and leaders from civil society…