We work hand-in-hand with the Kayayoo mother and other marginalized and poor families living in informal and slum settlements in Accra, Ghana.
Kaya ChildCare Center (KCC) is an early childhood development organization that explores innovations for quality early childhood development and education to the children of kayayoo and other marginalized and poor families living in informal and slum settlements in Accra, Ghana.
We adopt play-based learning in addition to the Ghana Education Service and Department of Social Welfare’s proposed curricula for child development…
Every child receives a balanced meal and healthy snacks daily from the center to supplement their diet. And mothers are educated on the importance…
We recognize that there remains a lot to be learned about the unique early childhood development, education, and…
Our Model is designed to meet the need and unique lifestyle and working conditions of the Kayayoo mother and other low-income mothers who live and work on the streets and in markets in the urban areas.
Our center is located within a walking distance of the mother’s dwelling or the market, ensuring little to no cost to access. It also encourages the mother to bring her child daily without worrying about taking too much time off her morning work hours
We engage with the mothers as partners. Therefore, sharing mutual respect and trust. We work hand-in-hand and keep open communication to allow us maintain the child’s development trajectory even with disruptions in the mother’s schedule or work
We combine a variety of learning models to provide a smooth transition for the child from school to home. We use recycled learning material, and engage through play while remaining in sync with the Ghana Education Service pre-school curriculum
Kaya ChildCare’s project, “The Early Learning Content Box: Child learning development through facilitated independent play”, has been shortlisted out of over 1300 entries
Project Overview The Early Learning Content Box Project (CBP) was developed and implemented by Kaya Childcare (KCC), an early childhood and kindergarten
On 14 September 2023 the Kaya ChildCare Centre (KCC) in Madina, Accra, was abuzz with excitement as we celebrated a remarkable milestone
In collaboration with a grant organization, Kaya ChildCare is currently testing new ways to engage the mothers and other Kayayoo in the
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At Kaya ChildCare, we did not given up looking for ways to keep our children’s development on course during COVID-19 school closures.
