Ilifa Labantwana works to secure an equal start for all children living in South Africa, through universal access to quality Early Childhood Development (ECD).Our goal is to enable an additional 1 million children, aged 0‐5 years, in South Africa, to access the Early Learning Subsidy by 2021, so they can attend a quality early learning programme. Children should access the subsidy if they are attending an ECD centre or if they are accessing ECD through a non-centre based programme.