Building stronger ECD businesses and brighter futures
IMBE programmes are designed to help ECD business owners build financially viable and resilient businesses with a strong focus on entrepreneur capacity building in business management practices. This includes solving important issues like attracting children and parents, registering with the Department of Basic Education, creating safe and fun learning spaces, and collecting fees.
Our programmes support ECD business owners at every stage of their journey and run at various times throughout the year.
Join an IMBE programme and transform your ECD business
Our programmes run for 12 to 18 months and requires your full participation and effort to succeed. With commitment and hard work, success is within your reach!
Our programmes are for you if:
- You offer a learning programme.
- You are ready to grow your business and achieve financial sustainability while serving your community.
- You are ready to improve your financial capability.
- You are ready to improve your ECD business management practices.
How IMBE is transforming lives and businesses
eSihle Early Learning Centre
Thuleleni Makhubo
IMBE helped me a lot. They taught me how to grow my business. They took me to workshops where I met other people and made connections. By learning better financial management, I have learned how to save and manage my money. Through the programme, the outside of my ECD centre was painted, and after that, I got more children. In just 3 months, I got 4 more kids. IMBE also helped me get a jungle gym. I just want to say thank you so much to IMBE. Keep up the good work, not just for me, but for all the women like me.
Minenhle Daycare Centre
Euginia Ndaba
IMBE has transformed my ECD business. It has taught me essential financial management, allowing me to save money, track expenses and income, and make informed decisions. Before working with IMBE, I struggled to manage my finances and often spent carelessly, unable to save for critical business needs like expanding my classroom space. But with IMBE’s guidance, I was able to get my finances in order, build up savings, and ultimately open an additional classroom to better serve the children in my care. IMBE has been a game-changer.
Growth Tools
Running an ECD isn’t easy but you’re not alone. IMBE is here to help.
This page is full of simple, practical tips to help you run your ECD with more confidence. We’re here to support you with the important work you do every day, like talking to parents and building good relationships, setting up your learning space, keeping your finances in order and making sure your centre is clean, safe and healthy.
Communicating With Parents
Learn how to talk to parents, teachers, staff, and your community in a simple and helpful way.
Recruiting Children & Parents
Do you want to know how to confidently promote your ECD? Learn how to communicate the value you offer so that parents can see why your centre is the best choice for their child.
Product & Services
Show what your ECD centre offers and how to talk about your services to bring in more parents and keep them happy.
Managing Your Business Finances
Learn how to manage money better by understanding your habits and how you think about money. It is important for ECD business owners to know how to use money wisely and stay in control of their finances.
Your ECD Space
As an ECD owner, it is important to make your space a fun, safe, and clean place for children to learn. Parents will look at your space and decide if it is good for their child.
Communicating With Parents
Learn how to talk to parents, teachers, staff, and your community in a simple and helpful way.
Recruiting Children & Parents
Do you want to know how to confidently promote your ECD? Learn how to communicate the value you offer so that parents can see why your centre is the best choice for their child.
Product & Services
Show what your ECD centre offers and how to talk about your services to bring in more parents and keep them happy.
Managing Your Business Finances
Learn how to manage money better by understanding your habits and how you think about money. It is important for ECD business owners to know how to use money wisely and stay in control of their finances.
Your ECD Space
As an ECD owner, it is important to make your space a fun, safe, and clean place for children to learn. Parents will look at your space and decide if it is good for their child.