Figures, tables and boxes List of acronyms About the contributors Foreword Tony Betram & Christine Pascal Preface and research justification Chapter 1 : ECE in Resource Scarce Contexts: Participatory Approaches to Enhancing Quality and Sustainability ~ Lesley Wood & Mariëtte Koen Chapter 2: Building Sustainable Professional Development for ECE Practitioners in Low Resource Contexts: Learning with Practitioners in South Africa and Kenya ~ Helen Hendry, Sheila Drew & John Teria Ng'asike Chapter 3: Building Bright Futures: Sustainable Well-being in Early Childhood Education in Low-Resourced Contexts ~ Ncamisile P. Mthiyane Chapter 4: 'It Takes a Village to Raise a Child': Developing a Multi-stakeholder Understanding of the Challenges Facing the ECCE Sector ~ Sandra Bruwer, Lesley Wood & Benita Taylor Chapter 5: Fostering Positive Social Change in ECCE through Participatory Action Learning and Action Research in a South African Informal Settlement ~ Ashnie Mahadew & Zanele Zama Chapter 6: Collective Learning, Collective Action: The Development of an ECCE Hub through Participatory Inquiry ~ Koenane J. Thakalekoala & Lesley Wood Chapter 7: Developing the Capacity of ECCE Practitioners to Use Indigenous Games to Introduce Children to Coding Skills ~ Malilensha Mkhwanazi, Lindiwe Jiyane &Busisiwe Ndlovu Chapter 8: Learning Through Play: Developing Cognitive Skills in the Early Years Through PALAR ~ Annie van As & Rosemary Wildsmith Cromarty Chapter 9: From Home to Hub: The Unyielding Spirit of ECCE Practitioners Building Futures Against All Odds ~ Marinda Neethling & Newlin Marongwe Chapter 10: Unlocking Hidden Resources: A Participatory Framework for Quality and Sustainable Early Childhood ~ Mariëtte Koen & Lesley Wood Index.