SmartStart was established in 2015 to close the access gap to early learning opportunities. These remain out of reach for the majority of children, especially those in underserved communities
From the outset, SmartStart and its partners knew that an entirely new solution was needed. One that could be delivered at speed and scale at grassroots level and integrate every aspect of the early learning value chain.
By harnessing the power of partnership, community,
and collaboration, SmartStart provides a unique National Delivery Platform that addresses the lack of affordable, quality early learning programmes, the shortage of pre-schools and the dire need for trained and licensed practitioners, while creating new employment opportunities.
The SmartStart Early Learning Programme has been developed to:
1) Improve children’s readiness for learning, school performance and overall success in life.
2) Be delivered by Early Learning Practitioners – smart, caring individuals from the local communities that are specially recruited, trained and licensed by SmartStart and its partners.
Today, we support a rapidly expanding nationwide network of Early Learning Practitioners who are licensed to implement our quality early learning programme for children aged between three and five years.
Every child in South Africa has access to quality early learning programmes.
To ensure all children have the right foundations in place to succeed, while creating employment and social enterprise opportunities, and stimulating economic activity in our most under-resourced communities.
To close the early learning access gap, we need to:
Close the early learning Opportunity gap
Close the early learning Supply gap
Close the early learning Funding gap
The growing SmartStart team is responsible for orchestrating processes, systems and support to the SmartStart network.
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