NELRU is a non-profit, non- governmental teacher-training organisation, accredited with the Education, Training and Development Practices - Sector Education and Training Authority (ETDP. SETA) . NELRU also acts as an upliftment and resource centre for the disadvantaged communities all over KwaZulu Natal. We work in under-privileged areas promoting pre-school education, upgrading crèches, putting in educational programmes, doing in-service training, running lecture courses, workshops etc. NELRU (previously the Urban Foundation Pre-School Division) has been active since 1979 and to date hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from our training courses and in-service training of teachers. An important and characteristic feature of our work is the intensive follow-up and in-situ upgrading services that we provide. Staff monitor and upgrade activities in the field. This is necessary so as to ensure that the skills gained during training are followed through at the Pre-Sc