Recently, we met Mona-Lisa, a mother of two from Zimbabwe, who shared her opinion on the value of educating children early. She recognized that education already starts from a young age. Research shows that the first 1000 days of a child’s life are the most critical for a child’s development.

Approximately 90% of a child’s brain development occurs during the first 1000 days. The lack of mental stimulation creates a significant learning gap in later years. Over 100 million children around the world do not get access to quality early childhood education, 60% are in Sub-Saharan Africa, furthermore, only 12% of all teachers in this age group have any form of formal training.

1000 days is all it takes to set the path of a child’s life.

We're joining the Open Source community!

In a quest to increase the quality of early childhood education around the world, Simba Education is entering the open source community. Preschool teachers from anywhere can now use and incorporate tons of lesson plans and activities into their classrooms. Each activity covers an academic topic or theme and provides the necessary foundation for further creativity. Each teacher can choose to use parts of the activity or choose to follow all the instructions.