Call for budget allocations to address early childhood development sector realities

Durban — In a bid to meet the demands of the education sector, there is a need for fresh ideas, especially with a 5.6% increase in funding for basic education. This was said in a press release by Deb Zelezniak, CEO of the Santa Shoebox Project that called for more to be done to address the unique challenges faced by the early childhood development (ECD) sector.Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana unveiled a 5.6 percent annual increase in funding for education in his recently delivered Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. This funding boost aims to tackle pressing educational issues,…