{"id":373,"date":"2021-01-21T13:40:52","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T13:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twnaf.com\/tj-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:32:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T09:32:54","slug":"ecd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twnaf.com\/fr\/ecd\/","title":{"rendered":"DPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id373_b4b931-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id373_b4b931-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id373_b4b931-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id373_b4b931-f1{background-image:url('https:\/\/twnaf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/marisa-howenstine-Cq9slNxV8YU-unsplash.jpeg');background-size:cover;background-position:center 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column373_c52504-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column373_c52504-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column373_c52504-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column373_c52504-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column373_c52504-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column373_c52504-9a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column373_c52504-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column373_c52504-9a > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-left:0em;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column373_c52504-9a inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_45f7e0-76 .kt-block-spacer{height:10px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_45f7e0-76 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-373_45f7e0-76\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66\"]{text-align:center;font-size:4em;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66\"]{font-size:3em;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66\"]{font-size:2em;}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"kt-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66 glacial wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_d3a12d-66\"><strong>EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_68bf8e-9b .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_68bf8e-9b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-373_68bf8e-9b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id373_0f56ae-7f{margin-bottom:-5em;}.kb-row-layout-id373_0f56ae-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id373_0f56ae-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id373_0f56ae-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:784px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:25px;padding-bottom:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id373_0f56ae-7f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id373_0f56ae-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id373_0f56ae-7f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id373_0f56ae-7f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em;}.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{box-shadow:inset 0px 0px 5px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);}.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#fafbfc;}.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column373_2fd234-5e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column373_2fd234-5e inner-column-1 kadence-column_b47687-82\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_ca1a48-36\">Early childhood development (ECD) is a field dealing with the physical, psychological, cognitive and social development of child between birth and school-going age. How a child is nurtured and what they experience during this time plays a critical role in determining how they develop and how much of their potential they are able to access. Read on to find out more about how TWNAF is involved in ECD!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_c90eb3-b2 .kt-block-spacer{height:100px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_c90eb3-b2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-373_c90eb3-b2\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id373_83cbfb-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id373_83cbfb-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id373_83cbfb-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:1px;padding-bottom:1px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id373_83cbfb-9e > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id373_83cbfb-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id373_83cbfb-9e > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id373_83cbfb-9e aligncenter wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em;}.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:0em;padding-left:0em;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column373_f8bff6-fe inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_47da5c-78, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_47da5c-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_47da5c-78\"]{text-align:center;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_47da5c-78 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_47da5c-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_47da5c-78\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_47da5c-78 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_47da5c-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_47da5c-78\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading373_47da5c-78 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_47da5c-78\">The importance of ECD<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_930147-4d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_930147-4d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:var(--global-palette4, #2D3748);width:50%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-373_930147-4d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);background:var(--global-palette1, #3182CE);-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h4 class=\"kt-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_a5e85c-3d\">The first five years (particularly the first thousand days) of a child presents us with a <em>once in a lifetime opportunity.<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e\"]{text-align:left;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading373_3a635f-7e\">During this period children <strong>learn faster<\/strong> than at any other time in their lives. At the same time, they develop the necessary cognitive and socio-emotional skills that are <strong>fundamental to their future achievements<\/strong> in school and later. Research confirms that environmental influences and early experiences have an enormous impact on a child\u2019s development.<br><br>This sentiment is echoed in the work of James Heckman, acclaimed Nobel Prize-winning American economist. He concluded that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-left is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201c\u2026participants of the program had significant gains in personal and family life outcomes. Also, early childhood education results in stronger families and significantly contributes to upward mobility in the next generation \u2013 an indication that early childhood education can be an effective way to break the cycle of poverty.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>Heckman Equation, 2019: 1<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_4b59c7-b0 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-373_4b59c7-b0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-373_4b59c7-b0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id373_9862b4-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id373_9862b4-89 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id373_9862b4-89 > 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href=\"#tab-strongemwhyemstrongtwnafisinvolvedinecd\" data-tab=\"1\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-1 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\"><strong><em>Why<\/em><\/strong> TWNAF is involved in ECD<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-strongemhowemstrongtwnafisinvolvedinecd\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-2 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-strongemhowemstrongtwnafisinvolvedinecd\" data-tab=\"2\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-2 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\"><strong><em>How<\/em><\/strong> TWNAF is involved in ECD<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tab373_3ec8e5-6a\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"children-are-particularly-vulnerable-early-on-in-life\">Children are&nbsp;particularly vulnerable&nbsp;early on in life<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>61.8% of children in South Africa grow up without a father, and only 35% grow up in homes where both parents are present.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Only 17% of the most impoverished children (0-17 years) in South Africa live in a home with both parents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research results describe the alarming consequences of fatherlessness, whether emotional, social or intellectual.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"but-there-is-good-news-when-fathers-are-involved\">But there is good news when&nbsp;fathers&nbsp;<em>are<\/em>&nbsp;involved<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A systematic review of 18 studies indicates that father engagement positively affects social, behavioural, psychological and cognitive outcomes of children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High levels of father involvement have been linked to higher levels of cognitive and social competence, increased social responsibility and capacity for empathy, positive self\u2010control and self\u2010esteem, more positive interactions 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