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We also understand that the only way quality can be maintained is if centres are financially sustainable, accessible, supportive of job creation and teachers are paid what they\u2019re worth,\u201d says Tracey Chambers, CEO for GROW Educare Centres.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She adds: \u201cWe provide women who have a heart for children and head for business with a complete recipe for ECD success. Our proven franchise model significantly improves the educational outcomes for children and ensures that each business owner can run a professional and financially viable business.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Already in January this year, 15 new GROW Educare Centres franchises across Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Pietermaritzburg opened their doors after months of preparation and support including infrastructure upgrades and teacher training.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Social-franchising that ensures quality is maintained at scale<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With 44 centres situated nationwide, the GROW Educare Centres organisation is currently helping over 1720 children in 89 classrooms grow and learn every day, while supporting more than 220 jobs in education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>\u201c<\/strong>Most owners of educare centres in low-income areas find it challenging to access training, resources, a proper curriculum, and meet registration requirements, all with very limited business experience. Social-franchising solves all of these problems and can be replicated at scale,\u201d adds Chambers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To achieve socially beneficial ends such as poverty relief and job creation, social-franchising adapts the proven principles of the traditional business network model of franchising to suit the needs of small businesses in low-income communities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Applications for new ECD franchises now open<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In building a recognised and aspirational brand of professionally run and impactful ECD centres, GROW Educare Centres are expanding nationally and calling on creche, educare and ECD centre owners in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg to come onboard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to hearing from motivated applicants who\u2019d like to make a difference in early childhood development and want to be leaders and role models in their communities,\u201d says Chambers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She concludes; \u201c<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:'Arial Nova';color:black;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;\">We want to help ECD centre owners achieve success in education and business as both quality early learning as well as job creation are key to eradicating poverty and inequality in our country. 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