Innovation capability and social franchising: An evaluative case study of the family in focus (fif) early childhood development programme in the Western Cape
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
International research studies on early childhood development (ECD) confirm the importance
of ECD as a key social policy phenomenon. In the South African context, this is a significant
social developmental policy and planning consideration, where 5.3 million children under the
age of 5 years, are living in households with a monthly income of R604, and only 1 million
have access to ECD services. Through organisational service innovation in the Western Cape,
an in-depth policy case study of the Family in Focus (FIF) programme, developed and
implemented by the Western Cape Foundation for Community Work (WC FCW), may be
considered a potential model for broader national policy innovation in the ECD field.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
Keywords
Early childhood development, Social Work, Western Cape, Poverty, Family