Inclusivity and diversity in early childhood services in South Africa |
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| Authors: | Helen Penn |
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| Institution: | Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Education , University of London , 18 Woburn Square, London, WC1H OAA E-mail: h.penn@ioe.ac.uk |
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| Abstract: | There are unresolved tensions between achieving inclusivity and maintaining diversity in early childhood services in South Africa. While there have been substantial and impressive attempts to develop a comprehensive early childhood development policy as part of the new education planning in South Africa, there is a concern that indigenous traditions may be overlooked or lost in the process. Early childhood services, both governmental and those supported by non‐governmental organizations, have relied heavily,’ if not exclusively, on concepts and curricula drawn from Anglo‐American traditions. In order to illustrate these points this paper draws on material collected as part of a recent review of early childhood services in South Africa carried out for the Save the Children Fund. |
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