The South African universal preschool year: a case study of policy development and implementation

ConclusionsLack of quality, amongst other factors, contributes to a widening school performance gap between children from more and less privileged areas. Quality of Grade R as well as earlier learning and subsequent years of schooling must be improved to achieve South Africa's aim to reduce poverty and inequality through, amongst others, parent and family involvement, learning in the home and preschool preparation.
Source: Child: Care, Health and Development - Category: Child Development Authors: Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research