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BANA PELE: ECD subsidy expands as government races to close SA’s one-million-child gap

Outlet: Daily Maverick · Tamsin Metelerkamp · Published 20/10/2026 11:39 UTC

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South Africa has expanded access to the early childhood development subsidy to over 954,000 children, but Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube stressed that a large access gap for early learning programmes remained. At the 2026 Bana Pele Leadership Summit, leaders emphasised cross-sector collaboration, policy reforms and private investment to achieve universal access to quality early learning by 2030.

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