Nineteen years ago, concern for the young children on local farms led Lesley Osler, Clare Barnes-Webb and Anja Pienaar to start a playgroup. Eleven children attended. But the group got bigger, and formal teaching began

One of the classrooms was a stable. Now, Lesley Osler recounts the story of the overflowing shed, and says, “When I think of where we came from some playdough and a few manuals in a storeroom.”

One of the pre-school pioneers who started his education in a stable is now a 5th year medical student at university.

Early Childhood Development
Fact File
Our outreach programme provides support to over 30 teachers in the district.
This means that over 800 children are benefiting from improved teaching skills at this crucial stage in their education.