Eastern Cape ECD centres face onslaught from provincial government
29 July 2019 - 05:03
The Eastern Cape’s early childhood development (ECD) centres are caught between a rock and a hard place after the social development department admitted to delays in processing salary payments that have forced many centres across the province to close shop.
On the other hand, the provincial education department is cracking the whip on unregistered centres and has closed seven so far, a move that has resulted in 800 pupils being outside the doors of learning. That number is expected to rise...
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