RCP Core Services
- Early stimulation for children in their formative years.
- Improving parenting practices amongst parents and other caregivers.
Our Rovers
- Roving Caregivers (Rovers) are typically young people recruited from within the community they serve.
- Rovers receive training in early childhood development, and are treated as paraprofessionals.
The RCP Process
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Rovers make weekly visits to RCP family homes (each lasting 20 to 45 minutes) to engage children in early stimulation activities in the presence of their parents/guardians.
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The stimulation is guided by the Highscope Curriculum which includes play activities to support the development of the child’s motor, perceptual, emotional and cognitive skills,.
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Parents are required to be present during the activities and are encouraged to continue these activities between Rover visits.
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Parenting workshops are held in support of identified needs (e.g.., effective parenting advice, child safety issues etc.)
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Rovers submit written home-visit reports to their RCP Supervisor; the programme develops with this continuous assessment and feedback.
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RCP Supervisors and Rovers are engaged in ongoing Early Childhood Developmen (ECD) training.
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Rovers report and escalate any issues to RCP Supervisors, who in turn report to the Programme Manager.