


5 Star early learning can lift entire communities out of poverty.
Quality ECD (Early Childhood Development) is globally recognised as the most impactful investment in human capital that a country can make. Research shows return on investment of between 7% and 13% when investing in early learning.
Poor quality early learning is a life sentence to poverty and inequality.
In developing countries, low-quality early learning can be a life sentence that perpetuates poverty and inequality. Children who don’t have access to high quality early learning are being left behind. Nationally in South Africa, only 29% of children under 6 are on track to meet their developmental milestones. Children from low-income households are at the greatest risk due to lack of access to quality early learning opportunities.
Professional educare like you’ve never seen before
We believe that:
- Excellent preschool education should be accessible and affordable in every neighbourhood.
- Qualified teachers and centre owners should be paid fairly.
- ECD owners need more than just donations. They need strong, capable partners to guide and support them on their journey towards running a 5 Star ECD centre.
One teacher can grow a generation of learners. Empower women to run excellent educare centres
Our recipe for ECD success
Like you, we care deeply about ensuring that children from developing communities receive 5 Star education in their most crucial years. We also understand that the only way quality can be maintained is if centres are financially sustainable and teachers are paid what they’re worth. That’s why our recipe for success includes 21 Education and Business Sustainability components.

5 Steps to 5-Star journey


Empower Educare Centres


45 centres running and 89 classrooms

Learner capacity 2136

44% of centres registered

Jobs supported 180

30 teacher interns
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