Cape Town steps up ECD support with compliance and mental health training [SOUND]

# The City of Cape Town’s Community, Arts and Culture Development Department says it has assisted 170 early childhood development centres to improve safety and compliance. The department has also trained over 800 ECD staffers in disaster risk and mental health matters this year. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says there are numerous regulations in place for the ECD sector, but compliance is often a bridge too far for many: