We envision a South Africa where all children receive the best possible care and development in their first 1,000 days - irrespective of who they are, where they live, or their families' socio-economic status. We started by offering training for Early Childhood Development Practitioners and capacitating other Service Providers.

 

Motheo was registered as a Public Benefit Trust (PBO) on the 17th of March 2011 in response to overwhelming requests from people we had trained for other skills development training. We also realised we could not view early childhood care and education (ECCE) as an exclusive entity; it needed to be an integral component of broader societal development.  Nation-building is incomplete if we do not collectively address the needs and wants of the future custodians of our society: our children, especially during their formative years.

 

We have come a long way from our modest start as an unincorporated entity offering only ECD National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Level 1 and HIV/AIDS training. We are now a fully-fledged private and independent accredited FET College with Public Benefit Organisation (PBO) status. We provide training, research, resources, and other support to ECD practitioners, providers, and others contributing to our young children's care, safety, and development. We also conduct research, assist other non-profit organisations with fundraising, and provide motivational talks to youths and other groups..