Greater Soweto Association for Early Childhood Development

15/09/2026

We proudly share Real Reform for ECD’s update on spokesperson training in Johannesburg.This campaign is about ensuring ECD practitioners speak for themselves in every room; with councillors, officials, and media; without losing the truth of their lived stories. As Greater Soweto Association for Early Childhood Development, we stand firm in the principle: Nothing about ECD practitioners, without them.

26/08/2026

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Mbalenhle Mbali Waka Phakathi, Disebo Tswaedi

26/08/2026

We urge all ELP's to take a cue and learn from what others are doing. Get ready to be part of Professional Learning Communities in one way or another

24/06/2026

Big news: the court has ruled in favour of ECD practitioners!

The Pietermaritzburg High Court has declared the non-payment of ECD subsidies in KwaZulu-Natal unlawful and unconstitutional — and recognised, for the first time, that all children in South Africa have a right to early childhood development.

The Department of Education must now report exactly which centres are owed money, pay every outstanding cent within a month of reporting, and continue to report every three months until the debt is cleared.

This win belongs to the ECD practitioners who kept showing up, even when they were not being paid. To the centres who refused to close their doors. To everyone who stood with this movement.

We are grateful to the persistence of the applicants, Friends of South Africa Early Childhood Development, the KwaZulu-Natal ECD Alliance, and three KZN-based crèches, supported by the Women's Legal Centre for their resolve to hold KZNDoE to account.

But the fight is not over — now we make sure the government keeps its word. Stay close as we watch this through to implementation.

Tune in to SAfm at 21:00 tonight and hear Tshepo Mantjè talk about the ruling and what is means for children’s right to Early Childhood Development.

Click here to listen: https://lnkd.in/dG3nyQnQ

Equality Collective

24/02/2026

📢 ECD Budget Must Reach Our Children! 📢

Last financial year, R10 billion was allocated to Early Childhood Development. This year, the call is louder than ever: the money must go where it’s supposed to go—into our centres, into our classrooms, and into the hands that feed and nurture our children.

The ECD Nutrition Programme is a lifeline. With the R24 per child per day subsidy, every child in an ECD centre deserves a meal and a fair chance to learn.

No delays. No exclusions. No diversions.
This is about justice, dignity, and the future of our children.

✊🏾 Greater Soweto Association for Early Childhood Development

12/02/2026