Eccles, RenataVan Der Linde, JeannieDu Toit, MariaJacobsen, AdineMuswede, ZwivhuyaNcube, Samkeliso2026-03-062026-03-062026-052025-10http://hdl.handle.net/2263/108807Mini Dissertation (BA Speech Language Pathology)--University of Pretoria, 2025.Objective: This study aimed to describe the perspectives of early childhood development (ECD) practitioners in low-resourced settings on the linguistic and contextual appropriateness of an adapted milestone guide for use in group settings with children between the ages of birth and 3 years 11 months and to gather their recommended classroom activities to support development. Design: A mixed method, cross sectional exploratory survey design was employed, combining qualitative and quantitative responses. Study sample: Fifteen ECD practitioners from three centres in low-resourced settings of Pretoria participated in the study. Results: Participants reported the milestone as linguistically and contextually appropriate, with minor changes. Suggested activities included both activities requiring equipment and those not requiring equipment. Conclusions: The newly adapted developmental milestone guide was found to be linguistically and contextually appropriate to monitor and stimulate milestones. It is, therefore, ready to be trialled in multiple low-resourced group settings.University of PretoriaEarly childhood developmentLow-resourced contextECD practitionersECD centreMilestone guideTechnical Report