HED2601 EXAM PREP AND
APPROPRIATE ASNWERS
The rhistory rof rECE rhas rbeen rinfluenced rby? r- rCORRECT✅✅Colonialism,
rApartheid rand rWestern rPerspectives.
Africanisation rand rvaluing rof rindigenous rknowledge ris? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Understanding rdiversity, rculture rand rindigenous rknowledge rallows
rfor ra rrethinking rof rECE rand rwhat rwe rshould rprioritise.
ECD rrefers rto? r- rCORRECT✅✅Is rthe rphysical, rcognitive, rlinguistic rand rsocio-
emotional rdevelopment rof ra rchild rfrom rthe rprenatal rstage rup rto rthe rage rof r8 ryears.
The rGovernment rof rMalawi, r2008 rdefines rECD ras? r- rCORRECT✅✅A rframework
rthat rtargets rall rchildren rincluding rthe rvulnerable rand rmarginalised rfrom rconception rto
r8 ryears. r
All rthese rchildren rhave rthe rsame rneeds rwhich rconsists rof rnutrition, rhealth, rnurture,
rprotection, rstimulation rand rtraining.
UNESCO, r2006 rdefines rsees rECD ras r- rCORRECT✅✅A rperiod rspanning rfrom rbirth
rto r8 ryears rof rage.
This ris rthe rtime rthe rchild rreceives rutmost rattention, rcare, rstimulation rand rguidance
rto rlearn, rto rensure rthat rthey rgrow rand rdevelop rholistically rinto ra rhealthy rhuman
rbeing.
The rnutritional rand rhealth rstatus rof ra rchild ris rcritical rduring rthis rtime.
South rAfrica's rWhite rPaper r5, r2001 rdefines rECD rthus? r- rCORRECT✅✅A
rcomprehensive rapproach rto rpolicies rand rprogrammes rfor rchildren rfrom rbirth rto r9
ryears rof rage rwith rthe ractive rparticipation rof rtheir rparents rand rcaregivers.
Its rpurpose ris rto rprotect rthe rchild's rrights rto rdevelop rhis/her rfull rcognitive, remotional,
rsocial rand rphysical rpotential.
Benefits rof rECE rinclude? r- rCORRECT✅✅1. rLays rthe rfoundation rfor rfuture rgrowth
rand rlearning.
2. rReduces rfailure rrates rin reducation.
3. rProvides rreadiness rfor rformal rschooling.
4. rImproved reducation routcomes rand rresults.
5. rAllows rwomen rto rbe remployed rand rto rparticipate rin rthe rlabour rmarket.
6. rContributes rto ran rindividuals remployability.
7. rReduces rthe rcrime rrate ras rmore rpeople rcomplete rtheir reducation rand rfind
remployment.
APPROPRIATE ASNWERS
The rhistory rof rECE rhas rbeen rinfluenced rby? r- rCORRECT✅✅Colonialism,
rApartheid rand rWestern rPerspectives.
Africanisation rand rvaluing rof rindigenous rknowledge ris? r-
rCORRECT✅✅Understanding rdiversity, rculture rand rindigenous rknowledge rallows
rfor ra rrethinking rof rECE rand rwhat rwe rshould rprioritise.
ECD rrefers rto? r- rCORRECT✅✅Is rthe rphysical, rcognitive, rlinguistic rand rsocio-
emotional rdevelopment rof ra rchild rfrom rthe rprenatal rstage rup rto rthe rage rof r8 ryears.
The rGovernment rof rMalawi, r2008 rdefines rECD ras? r- rCORRECT✅✅A rframework
rthat rtargets rall rchildren rincluding rthe rvulnerable rand rmarginalised rfrom rconception rto
r8 ryears. r
All rthese rchildren rhave rthe rsame rneeds rwhich rconsists rof rnutrition, rhealth, rnurture,
rprotection, rstimulation rand rtraining.
UNESCO, r2006 rdefines rsees rECD ras r- rCORRECT✅✅A rperiod rspanning rfrom rbirth
rto r8 ryears rof rage.
This ris rthe rtime rthe rchild rreceives rutmost rattention, rcare, rstimulation rand rguidance
rto rlearn, rto rensure rthat rthey rgrow rand rdevelop rholistically rinto ra rhealthy rhuman
rbeing.
The rnutritional rand rhealth rstatus rof ra rchild ris rcritical rduring rthis rtime.
South rAfrica's rWhite rPaper r5, r2001 rdefines rECD rthus? r- rCORRECT✅✅A
rcomprehensive rapproach rto rpolicies rand rprogrammes rfor rchildren rfrom rbirth rto r9
ryears rof rage rwith rthe ractive rparticipation rof rtheir rparents rand rcaregivers.
Its rpurpose ris rto rprotect rthe rchild's rrights rto rdevelop rhis/her rfull rcognitive, remotional,
rsocial rand rphysical rpotential.
Benefits rof rECE rinclude? r- rCORRECT✅✅1. rLays rthe rfoundation rfor rfuture rgrowth
rand rlearning.
2. rReduces rfailure rrates rin reducation.
3. rProvides rreadiness rfor rformal rschooling.
4. rImproved reducation routcomes rand rresults.
5. rAllows rwomen rto rbe remployed rand rto rparticipate rin rthe rlabour rmarket.
6. rContributes rto ran rindividuals remployability.
7. rReduces rthe rcrime rrate ras rmore rpeople rcomplete rtheir reducation rand rfind
remployment.
