Indlela’s crèche development programme is aimed at helping to prepare young children in needy communities for a brighter future through improved nutrition, early childhood education and upgrading the physical environment.

Through the Indlela Learning for Life Programme working into primary schools in Amaoti, it became clear that a pattern of poor preparation for school readiness was impacting the ability of children to reach their academic potential.

objective

The objective of this programme is to improve the quality of early childhood education in creches or ECD (Early Childhood Development) Centres by focusing on key areas:

Developmental
To meet the nutritional, cognitive and educational needs of children in their formative years.

Spiritual
To develop the spiritual awareness in each child of the love of Jesus Christ.

Sustainability
To assist in making crèches sustainable businesses affecting lasting economic and educational impact in the community.

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Nutritional
We aim to provide healthy balanced meals for the children daily.

Cognitive
Partnering with “The Unlimited Child” who specialise in ECD, we are empowering the caregivers with the training and resources they need to assist the children in reaching necessary developmental milestones.

Emotional and Social
In a loving, attentive family environment an infant’s brain receives sufficient stimulation by everyday interaction with a loving parent. As most of the children in the community are orphaned or vulnerable, it’s essential that the gap created by the lack of loving parents is filled during their time at crèche.

Spiritual Development

Sustainability Our aim is to see as many crèches as possible being registered with the department of Social Development. We aim to act as an intermediary to facilitate the necessary changes for these crèches to obtain government funding, thereby ensuring sustainability.