The fight to feed children and help them thrive goes back to court (opens original article in a new tab)

ECD centres in KwaZulu-Natal face financial crises due to delayed subsidies, leading to legal action for constitutional protection of early childhood development services.

• Zenzeleni Crèche principal Thembekile Ndlovu has repeatedly used personal funds to provide food and supplies for children due to delayed ECD subsidies
• The Legal Resource Centre took the KwaZulu-Natal education department to court in May 2025 over unpaid subsidies to ECD centres
• The court is seeking a structural interdict to force the department to report all subsidised ECD centres and pay outstanding subsidies within a week