The Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Pre-School is a project run for the farm community in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley and is situated on the picturesque Hamilton Russell Vineyards. We aim to provide top quality educational care for under privileged children, in such a way to maximise the chances of early success in their education and therefore the successful completion of their schooling.

 

Children who receive quality early childhood development are significantly more likely to grow up to be productive and constructive citizens of the world. There is now widespread consensus that investing in early childhood development services has a far higher return on spending than more traditional attempts to address poverty and inequality. In one of the most complex and seemingly intractable challenges of human society, which the greatest and most sophisticated minds have attempted to solve, it is the youngest of us who have proven to be the most important players.

 

The school is a registered ECD and NPO and runs mainly on donations and fundraising. It is our vision to not only provide a safe and happy environment in which to get the children school ready, but also to inspire them to learn additional skill sets to be able to become valuable contributors to society in later life.