{"id":42183,"date":"2024-10-31T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T06:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/new-toy-library-opens-in-langa-delighting-local-children-and-educators-20241031\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:12:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:12:21","slug":"new-toy-library-opens-in-langa-delighting-local-children-and-educators-20241031","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/new-toy-library-opens-in-langa-delighting-local-children-and-educators-20241031\/","title":{"rendered":"New toy library opens in Langa, delighting local children and educators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Langa Public Library launched a toy library on Friday, 25 October, welcoming over 50 children from nearby educare centres. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The initiative, supported by the Library and Information Services and the Department of Social Development, provides a safe and playful learning environment with a variety of toys and educational programmes.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Local ECD leader Thozama Tukulu highlighted the need for more spaces like this to address the shortage of resources for early childhood education in the area.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The delight and joy on the faces of young children at the launch of the toy library at the Langa Public Library on Friday 25 October could not be more self-evident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 50 children from different educare centres in the vicinity attended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Principal of Khanyisile Educare Centre at Settlers and Langa Early Childhood Development Forum chair Thozama Tukulu described the toy library as a great initiative considering not all the ECDs had enough educational equipment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She described the library as a safe space for children. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are trying to expose them to different environments. They will be able to socialise with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-challengs\">Challengs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tukulu described the toy library as child-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She stated the forum is facing a lot of challenges, including a shortage of land for building cr\u00e8ches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMost of the cr\u00e8ches are operating in the houses because there is no land. Even the limited land that is in our areas is not easy to get. 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