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STATE OF THE ART !XUNKWESA ECD OPENED

Premier, Dr Zamani Saul accompanied by MEC Abraham Vosloo and the local Chiefs officially opened the state-of-art ECD facility in Platfontein.

During his address, Premier highlighted that: “This centre will serve 160 children under the age of six. Beyond providing access to early education, the centre is fully furnished in line with the ECD norms. It will serve two nutritious meals per day to enrolled children and will act as a cultural hub for the preservation and promotion of San languages and traditions.”

He further mentioned: “The centre has 4 stimulation rooms each equipped with 4 toilets, with reduced pot sizes for children. It also has a staff room, an office, an isolation room for sick children and ablution facilities for the staff.”

The !Xunkwesa ECD was constructed by the Palms for Life Fund at a total cost of R12.7 million. 19 ECD Practitioners from the local community are employed at the facility.

The Premier handed over R200000 towards the ECD’s nutrition programme, R4000 to each Practitioner, R100000 to the local Chiefs respectively and 13 Jojo Tanks to identified schools in the Frances Baard District.

The Northern Cape Provincial Government will continue to prioritise Early Childhood Development to improve access to Education.