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South African Journal of Childhood Education

On-line version ISSN 2223-7682
Print version ISSN 2223-7674

Abstract

BAYAT, Amiena  and  MADYIBI, Siphe. The home environment and parental involvement of preschoolers in Philippi, a low-income area: Do they hinder or support early learning?. SAJCE [online]. 2022, vol.12, n.1, pp.1-10. ISSN 2223-7682.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v12i1.1055.

BACKGROUND: Successful interventions targeting families can only occur through informed research findings. It is important that policymakers understand the unique household dynamics that low-income households face and the kinds of assistance they need to foster early learning and development at home AIM: To investigate the extent of parental involvement in the early learning of preschoolers in Philippi and the role of the home environment in promoting or hindering early learning and development SETTING: This study was conducted in Philippi, one of the biggest poor urban settlements in the city of Cape Town, South Africa METHODS: The researcher visited 20 early childhood development (ECD) facilities and 40 caregivers in Philippi. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the ECD principals, practitioners and caregivers RESULTS: The analysis of the results of the study revealed that, for the most part, preschoolers in Philippi live in household environments that do not encourage or support early learning and development. Moreover, parental involvement in such preschoolers is limited by the parents' unwillingness or inability to take up opportunities for involvement in the facility and to regularly engage in stimulation activities at home CONCLUSION: Given their low-income, low-educational status and general lack, parents need a clearer framework on how to become involved and how to provide a conducive household learning environment to preschoolers

Keywords : early childhood development; vulnerable children; poverty; home environment; parental involvement; early learning; Philippi.

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