Department of Social Development

1. South African Integrated Programme of Action for Early Childhood Development- Moving Ahead (2013-2016) PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE BASIC EDUCATION 19 AUGUST 2014 Department of Social Development

2. OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION • Purpose • Background • SA POA for ECD Moving Ahead (2013 -2016) • Conclusion

3. PURPOSE To provide progress on the South African Integrated Programme of Action for Early Childhood Development- Moving Ahead (2013-2016).

4. BACKGROUND • Department of Social Development and key partners launched an awareness campaign to promote ECD in local communities in 2010. • There were three National activities which impacted on ECD services in South Africa from 2011/2012: • Review of the National Integrated Plan for Early Childhood Development • ECD Diagnostic Review and the • ECD Conference Action Plan. • The above processes were merged into a draft “An Integrated Programme of Action for Early Childhood Development- Moving Ahead 2013-2016 ”.

5. BACKGROUND The South African Integrated Programme of Action for Early Childhood Development- Moving Ahead (2013 to 2016) was approved by Cabinet on the 18 September 2013 and had the following time frames for implementation: • Short Term: April 2013 – March 2014 • Medium Term: April 2014 – March 2015 • Long Term: April 2016 – March 2017 Costing process on the Integrated Programme of Action which also addresses issues in the Policy is in progress with National Treasury.

6. South African Integrated Programme of Action for Early Childhood Development- Moving Ahead (2013 to 2016). • Legislation and Policy • Institutional arrangements/Coordination and integration • Human resources, training and capacity building • Comprehensive ECD Programme • ECD Infrastructure • Funding and partnerships • Research, Monitoring and Evaluation • Communication and awareness

7. 1. LEGISLATION AND POLICY FRAMEWORK

8. 1. LEGISLATION AND POLICY FRAMEWORK

9. 1. LEGISLATION AND POLICY FRAMEWORK

10. 2. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION

11. 3. HUMAN RESOURCES, TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

12. 3. HUMAN RESOURCES, TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING

13. 4. COMPREHENSIVE ECD PROGRAMME/SERVICES

14. 5. ECD INFRASTRUCTURE

15. 6. FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPS

16. 6. FUNDING AND PARTNERSHIPS

17. 7. RESEARCH, MONITORING AND EVALUATION

18. 7. RESEARCH, MONITORING AND EVALUATION

19. 8. COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS

20. 8. COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS

21. 8. COMMUNICATION AND AWARENESS

22. ECD REVISED REGISTRATION PROCESS

23. ECD Registration process The following are proposed amendments to ECD registration process and practice guidelines • ECD Re-Registration has to be completed in terms of the Children’s Act i.e. 5 years after the promulgation of the Act. This process will commence from July 2014 and be completed by March 2015. • Proposed gold, silver and bronze categories to ensure that all ECD’s are registered • To facilitate the registration process the following amendments were introduced:

24. ECD Registration Process GOLD LEVEL • FULL REGISTRATION • Two categories: • The category meets 80 to 100 percent of the norms and standards. • Private (business oriented) - will not be assisted financially- only monitoring will be done- Proposing that private ECD centres can have exemption criteria for parents who cannot afford the required fee. • Public (community based)- full assistance financially- monitoring also done- children do not pay fees if they receive CSG- • Propose the utilization of the schools criteria of quintiles • N.B. BOTH CATEGORIES MUST MEET THE NORMS AND STANDARDS AS STIPULATED IN THE CA

25. ECD Registration process SILVER LEVEL • CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION – 3 years • 50-79% compliance to norms and standards • Identify norms and standards not to be compromised (e.g. nutrition, staffing ratio, level of education), safety, protection • Screening against CPR, • Development plan • Utilization of recognized curriculum TWO CATEGORIES • Private- will not be supported financially but are expected to comply with norms and standards and will be monitored and inspected as per regulations • Public- will be supported financially to comply with norms and standards and will be monitored and inspected as per regulations

26. ECD Registration process BRONZE LEVEL • CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION- 5 years • 40-49% Compliance • Identify norms and standards not to be compromised (nutrition, staffing (ratio, level of education), health and safety, protection (screening against CPR), development/ stimulation and education programme, utilization of recognized curriculum • Full subsidization • No fee ECD centre proposed- parents do not pay • Criteria- CSG Means test • 5 year programme with organizational developmental plan in place and infrastructure development plan • Private house/ leased properties utilized as facilities- criteria to be developed (renting)

27. ECD Registration process REFUSAL/ CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION • Below 39% : no compliance with the norms and standards • Follow the process of closure in relation to the Children’s Act • Safety of children to be prioritized and considered • Issue notice of enforcement for closure. • Appeal process as per children’s Act

28. ECD BLOCKAGES ON REGISTRATION PROCESSES • Implications for the owners/founders • Municipal by laws impact on the registration process • Zoning/ rezoning (was it zoned as a house or for facility- NPO) • Issuing of health certificate

29. CAPACITY BULIDING • The Department of Social Development is conducting capacity building sessions in relation to Programme of Action, registration and re- registration process, non- Centre based programmes and partial care strategy. • 5 provinces ( LP, EC, NC, NW, MP) have been capacitated and the last four (4) provinces will be capacitated during August 2014.

30. ECD ROLLOUT PLAN

31. ROLL OUT PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION • Phase 1- Policy and Legislative process • Preparation for the ECD Policy gazetting process (September 2014). • Running the gazetting process and processing comments obtained through the gazetting process (October 2014). • Managing the comments and integrate where applicable (November 2014) • There after presenting the draft policy to DSD structures, FOSAD and Cabinet (December 2014 to February 2015).

32. ROLl OUT PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION (cont) Policy and legislation cont… • Complete Registration policy- September 2014 • Complete Re-Registration of all ECD programmes and services- March 2015 as required by the Children’s Act • Complete the Amended Funding policy • Completion of the Audit on all legislation and by-laws in local government pertaining to ECD by 2015-16 • Preparation and finalisation of legislative Amendments to the Children’s Act by 2015-2016

33. Roll out plan continued Phase 2- Policy and programme implementation 2015- 2016 • Development of Guidelines for implementation of the draft ECD policy and Comprehensive Programme FUNDING • Standardised Funding Policy implemented for ECD services and programmes • New funding policy implemented in 3 provinces as a pilot and rolled out to all provinces by 2016

34. Roll Out Plan (Continued) Phase 2- Human Resources ( 2016-17) • Continue training of ECD practitioners together with DHET and DBE. • Continue with the process of Registration of ECD practitioners into professional bodies as per the POA • Provinces to Develop improvement plans for ECD • The ECD practitioners are part of the social service professions policy to inform legislation amendments. This excludes educators within this sector

35. Roll out plan cont Phase 2- Infrastructure • Development of costed infrastructure plan with key stakeholders by 2015-2016 in line with the ECD Policy proposals Monitoring and Evaluation • Develop an integrated Monitoring and Evaluation tool . 2015-2016 Communication • Development of a Communication strategy on ECD 2015-2016 as required by the draft Policy

36. RECOMMENDATION Portfolio Committee on Social Development to take note of the SA Integrated ECD Programme of Action for Early Childhood Development - Moving Ahead (2013-2016).and its implementation

37. THANK YOU