Early Childhood Development

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Early Childhood Development: Pre-primary Schools and Grade R (Service)

Most pre-primary schools offering Grade R teaching in the Western Cape are independent institutions, supported financially by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). To qualify for financial support, pre-primary schools must register with the WCED. >

Registration of Early Childhood Development Practitioners (Service)

All ECD practitioners must be registered with the South African Council of Educators (SACE). >

Guidelines for Day-Care (Guidelines, Manuals & Instructions)

(File type: doc; size: 443 KB)

2001

Department of Social Development (Provincial Government of the Western Cape)

This manual outlines the minimum standards for the day-care of children, as well as after-school care centres. >

The Nationwide Audit of ECD Provisioning in South Africa (Reports & Research)

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1 May 2000

Department of Education (The Government of South Africa)

In 2000 an audit of Early Childhood Development (ECD) provisioning was conducted throughout South Africa. The aim of the Audit was to provide accurate information on the nature and extent of ECD provisioning, services and resources across the country in order to inform and support ongoing policy and planning initiatives in this crucial and expanding sector. >

Audit on ECD Policies and Programmes (Reports & Research)

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1998

Department of Education (The Government of South Africa)

This study identifies which national departments have programmes and policies relating to children aged 0 - 9 years, and who is responsible for the implementation of these policies and programmes. >

Report on the National ECD Pilot Project - conducted from 1997 to 2000 (Reports & Research)

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1 May 2001

Department of Education (The Government of South Africa)

The National Early Childhood Development (ECD) Pilot Project was launched in 1997 by the Department of Education. The overall pilot was designed to test the interim ECD policy, particularly related to the Reception Year (referred to as Grade R). >

Education White Paper 5 on Early Childhood Development (White Paper)

(File type: pdf)

1 October 2001

Department of Education (The Government of South Africa)

The content on this page was last updated on 1 July 2004

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