Be sure to make a note of these dates coming up later in the year: 20 March Toy Library Seminar...
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A message from Monica
Cotlands boldly ventures into many communities where early learning is regarded as a strange and foreign concept. But we know...
Many happy returns, thanks to you
Last year, Cotlands proudly offered 21 132 children something they’d never experienced before: early learning! We reached them through our...
Honouring Madiba’s spirit
Cotlands enjoyed a bit of give and take on Mandela Day; with some of us being on the receiving-end; and...
Don’t miss out
The 15th International Toy Library Conference will take place from 9 to 13 July 2019 at Monash South Africa, in Roodepoort....
First 1000 days – Reading to babies from the day they’re born prepares them for life
It may seem an anomaly: how could infants, who can’t even focus their eyes properly, benefit from their parents reading...
2018 ITLA newsletter
Hello Fellow Toy Librarians. Welcome to another opportunity to learn! Learn from attending conferences, learn what other toy libraries are...
Literacy Day this year focuses on how to match skills to the future of work
International Literacy Day (ILD) was celebrated on September 8. The theme, Literacy and Skills development, aims to raise awareness about...
SA’s youngest children are not read to enough
SA’s youngest children are not read to enough
Alcohol consumption poses a serious risk during pregnancy
Women who ingest large amounts of alcohol while pregnant cause irreparable damage to their babies. In South Africa, over 6-million...