Building on our commitment to supporting the early years of our community’s children, we delivered ECD into the homes of our community through our KhulaKahle Mntwana programme, which equipped caregivers to implement early childhood development tools within the home to create school readiness amongst the children.

This innovative approach, known as household-based ECD, laid the foundation for our next step. Recognizing the need for high-quality ECD in the area, we launched our ECD centre in April 2024, starting with13 children and growing to 45 by January 2025.

Our ECD centre provides a safe, nurturing environment for children of TVT staff, Halley Stott Clinic staff, and local community members. It also serves as a training hub forTVT facilitators, staff, and local practitioners, promoting excellence in ECD practice and showcasing best practices for the local community.

1. Provide high-quality ECD education and maintain a well-structured, supportive learning environment that fosters optimal development and growth for young children.

2. Continuously strengthen the capacity of community–based ECD centres to deliver high-quality education and care by fostering a network of excellence that benefits children, families and the community at large.

3. Ensure the ECD centre contributes towards the organisation’s long-term sustainability and community relevance by fostering innovative resource generation, strategic partnership and adaptive programming that has positive impact to the community members it serves.