Klerksdorp-The annual Provincial Early Childhood Development (ECD) awards ceremony scheduled for Thursday is a means to promote excellence, dedication and investment in the future of children by individual practitioners and various organisations involved in the early stages of child development, 

North West MEC for Social Development Collen Maine said on Wednesday.

“This awards initiative which has been taking place since 2003 is implemented in partnership with the departments of Social Development and Basic Education, the South African Congress of Early Childhood Development and UNICEF,” Maine said, adding that the awards will raise awareness of the ECD sector’s goal to break the cycle of inherited poverty.

More than 600 submissions for this year competition, Maine said were received in the North West province alone and were compete for the best practitioner of the year and ECD centre of the year categories.

The awards ceremony will be held on Thursday at Makhado lodge in Matlosana at 10h00.-TDN

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