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The team at Early Childhood Development Centre, Cape Town<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We see remarkable women<\/p>\r\n
We see remarkable women
says Professor Eric Atmore\u00a0
Stellenbosch University graduate
and he who puts children first<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We see remarkable women
every day working with
young children and living
the Mandela legacy<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
they do it for long hours
with shockingly low pay
they do it for nation building<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We see remarkable women
yet they are few and far between
up the poles where politicians are
plying their trade<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We see remarkable women
says Professor Eric Atmore\u00a0
revealing that less than a third
of children under 7 in South Africa
get quality pre-school learning<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
(only 30% of our 7 million children
under the age of 7 are in
a quality learning programme)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
he tells us too that we need
a policy champion (in cabinet)
as the state does not have\u00a0
the political will capacity\u00a0
or money to support
its early childhood development programme<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We see remarkable women
Now don\u2019t you<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We see remarkable women
Now what are you going to do<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
We see remarkable women
Now what is to be done<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
\u201cPolicies need proper backing, prof says\u201d (Tatler April 11 2019)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n