Since our establishment in 1998, our aim at Kids Academy SSW has always been to focus on an individualised approach, allowing children to develop at their own pace whilst having fun in the process within a safe, family-oriented and nurturing environment. 

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History

The centre started off as a playschool and aftercare centre in a residential building. Since then it has grown into a full preschool up to Grade R and we registered as an Educare centre with the Western Cape Social Development Department in 2015.  We also expanded our educare program in 2025 to a Franchise operation in De Doorns.

Kids Academy continued to experience a healthy growth in learner numbers, especially in the higher grades, due to an increasing demand for the specialised services we offer and referrals from main stream and independent schools and predominantly  satisfied parents. We are registered to use products and services from Impaq and also had to expand our grades and since 2019 we proudly accommodated learners up to Grade 12 in our K-Academy Learning Centre. We follow the CAPS learning curriculum supplied by Impaq and provides subject specific support to homeschooling learners.

Please contact us for more information.

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Our facilities

Due to the above growth in numbers, expanding our grades and serving a larger geographical area, a new and more central site had to be found. Our new premises are centrally located between Strand and Somerset West in 97 Mills street, Strand (just off Main road and Broadway Boulevard). This facility accommodates learners from grade RR to 12 with state of the art security arrangements to ensure the safety of your child.  Workareas are spacious and well equipped. The facility offers ample playing areas for the learners and adequate space for art, music and kinetics. Adjacent to our premises are large fenced sport fields to which we have access to.

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Our philosophy and approach

We believe in structured learning facilitated by experienced tutors. Kids need to be kids and have fun whilst learning. We follow an individualised approach where each child can develop at his/her own pace with regular feedback to learners and parents. We prefer our groups to be small and focus on group work and interaction to also promote their social skills.

Technology is utilised to expose learners to the digital world as well as assisting them with their individual subjects. Special programs are available for learners with reading difficulties and even dyslexia.

Children from all ages will benefit from our individualised approach as we specialise in learners that do not feel comfortable or do not achieve their personal goals in traditional main stream, and even some private schools. We cater for enrolment on a full-time basis as well as after care.

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Parent involvement

Your child’s development is so important that it requires a partnership between us (the learning centre) and you (the parents). We are family orientated and believe that strong family ties are important for your child’s development.

 

General Information and Services

We are open Monday to Friday 7:15am to 5:30pm and we also provide an extracurricular period where learners are assisted with their work and/or areas where they need additional support. Transport with PDP licenced drivers is used for excursions.

Reporting

Weekly reporting is done to keep parents informed of progress made or areas requiriung additional support.

All tutors and the centre head are available for personal discussions in-between on arrangement.

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