Education

With reference to his department’s efforts to enhance learning through early childhood development (ECD) services, which aim to improve literacy and numeracy levels of learners by the age of 10:
(a) What progress has been made in strengthening ECD services to support early learning outcomes, (b) what are the details of the strategies implemented to ensure measurable improvements in literacy and numeracy levels by the age of 10 and (c) what is the breakdown of the (i) financial implications, (ii) budget allocations and (iii) expenditures related to these interventions?