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Compulsory Grade R — all you need to know about the first year of formal schooling

The implementation in South Africa of a compulsory Grade R year has the potential to boost access to quality education for thousands of children, allowing them to build strong foundations that will ...
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Compulsory Grade R means nothing without early intervention — we can’t build the house from the roof down

A recent Daily Maverick article (15 January 2026) on the stumbling blocks of compulsory Grade R highlights a painful truth: policy is moving faster than implementation, and children are paying the ...
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Early childhood development sector remains 'vital' but underresourced partner in provision of compulsory Grade R

Theodora Lutuli could be referred to as a generational early childhood development (ECD) practitioner. Her mother founded her first ECD centre, Khanyisa Nursery, on her property in Nyanga, Cape Town, ...