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ECD STAKEHOLDER FORUM MEETING Venue: Professional Child Care Melville Date: 10 June 2015 25 MAY 2015

PROGRESS ON THE SRATEGY PER PILLAR EMT has approved the Strategy towards the Universalization of Grade R on 26 September 2014 driven by 7 pillars

NATIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR GRADE R IMPLEMENTATION The 7 pillars for universalization of Grade R are: • Legislation and Policies • Age of admission • Curriculum • Qualifications • Conditions of employment • Funding • Monitoring, Evaluation and Support

The Gauteng Department of Education’s Strategy is consistent with the National Framework towards universalization of Grade R

DEPARTMENTAL RESPONSIBLITIES GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: GRADE R • Provision of Access to Grade R, Provision of Infrastructure, Provision of LTSM, Training of Grade R Practitioners and Provision and Training of Curriculum content PRE-GRADE R – Provision of training and curriculum, through the development of the Birth to Four Curriculum (0-4); training of practitioners and LTSM provision for the curriculum implementation GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT • Registration of places of care (ECD Centres, Crèches, Nursery Schools, Educare Centres, Play School and after care centres (0-4 year olds) • Registering programmes and ensuring the disbursement of funds in the form a per capita subsidy per child – R15 per day per child • Update a Provincial Database; Municipalities database and the Social Development Database of Registered and Unregistered ECD sites and the maintenance thereof with a view of developing an integrated data mart. • Monitoring and Evaluation of the Facilities and Programmes

PILLAR 1: LEGISLATION AND POLICIES • Grade R Regulations have been drafted, published for public comments. These Regulations focus, amongst others, on: – Conditions for operating a Grade R site – Application procedure for Registration of a Grade R site for Public, Independent and Community-Based sites – Grounds for Registration – Post Registration obligations – Withdrawal of Registration and Closure of Grade R sites – Funding and withdrawal thereof • Grade R Regulations are currently with the State Law Advisors for final ratification NB Propose that the Grade R Regulations be approved to fast track the Universalisation of Grade R.

PILLAR 2: AGE OF ADMISSION The South African Schools Act of 1996, as amended, states that the admission age of a learner to a public school is: • Grade R is age 4 turning 5 by June in the year of admission • Grade R 5 turning 6 by June in that year. (DBE Proposal) • Grade 1 is “the first school day of the year in which the learner reaches the age of seven years” becomes compulsory Subject to SASA Amendment, GDE aligns to Grade R learners being registered at 4 turning 5 years on or before 30 June of the year of admission

REACHING THE TARGETS FOR 2019 • Closing date for new applications for registrations of new Grade R sites for 2016 is 28 August 2015 at district offices • Applications and analysis of data to be completed by 30 September 2015 • All schools without Grade R (look at possible options), or those that have Grade R classes but have not yet registered those with GDE, MUST do so for 2016 – in preparation for 2019

Pillar 3: RESOURCES PROVIDED FOR CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION AND ENHANCEMENT Items What is provided? • 2015/16 LTSM packs by GDE Basic Starter Kits; Grade R Furniture, Jungle Gyms and Traffic Road Tracks; GPLMS Trolleys and the • CAPS documents in the LoLT of the school • Grade R Daily Programme per LoLT • LTSM packs by DBE Grade R Resource Kit 2015 All LTSM items verified by ECD Curriculum sub directorate for procurement purposes • Provision of training NQF Level 4 – 182 Practitioners currently in training • NQF Level 6 – 1230 Practitioners currently in training • Last cohort Foundation Phase HOD currently registering to start training on Grade R Curriculum Management 2016/17; Provision of LTSM packs 2017 - 2019

PILLAR 6: FUNDING – LTSM FOR CURRICULUM Items What is provided? • 2015/16 LTSM packs by GDE Basic Starter Kits; Grade R Furniture, Jungle Gyms and Traffic Road Tracks; GPLMS Trolleys and the • LTSM packs by DBE CAPS documents in the LoLT of the school • Grade R Daily Programme per LoLT • Grade R Resource Kit 2015 All LTSM items verified by ECD Curriculum sub directorate for procurement purposes 2016/17; Provision of LTSM packs 2017 - 2019

PILLAR 4: QUALIFICATIONS - TRAINING Items Currently • 2015/16 Provision of training – GRADE R NQF Level 4 – 182 Practitioners currently in training • NQF Level 6 – 1230 Practitioners currently in training – 3 year course • Last cohort Foundation Phase HOD currently registering to start training on Grade R Curriculum Management 2015/16 Provision of training – PRE 700 (Cohort 2 - ECD NQF Level 4) graduated on GRADE R 9 May 2015 Cohort 3 currently on ECD NQF Level 4

PILLAR 4: GRADE R PRACTITIONER QUALIFICATIONS EN ES GE GN GW JC JE JN JS JW SE SW TN TS TW TOT. <L4/ 155 133 131 44 105 80 68 43 56 25 38 32 63 89 97 1159 L4 L5 18 117 126 73 78 202 139 120 92 82 61 136 112 118 103 1577 L6/ 20 27 94 11 72 52 16 48 5 55 29 32 38 166 33 698 L7 3434

PILLAR 4: QUALIFICATIONS continued The Framework for Grade R Implementation suggests that: • By 2015/16: 20% of teachers in Grade R are fully qualified and absorbed as Post Level 1 teachers ( submission en-route) • By 2019: 40% of teachers in Grade R teachers are fully qualified 2014 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2019 National 20% 40% Targets GDE 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Targets GDE 698 – Numbers 20,32%

PILLAR 5: RECRUITMENT STRATEGY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE Gauteng Department of Education’s strategy is: • By 2015, No practitioner appointed with qualification below NQF Level 4 (Matric) • By 2016, No practitioner employed if not enrolled for NQF Level 6 training • By 2016/17, ALL qualified Grade R practitioners be employed by GDE as Post Level 1 educators • By 2019, ALL practitioners employed by GDE on NQF Level 6 as Post level 1 educators with all benefits

PILLAR 5: RECRUITMENT STRATEGY Current status: • Practitioners are employed by SGB’s and GDE pays a stipend • SGB’s sign an annual contract with practitioners • SGB’s must/should augment the stipend – the amount should be stipulated in the contract and is reviewed annually with the renewal of the contract – the money should come from the fees Grade R learners are paying including the No Fee Schools. • NO PRACTITIONER MUST COLLECT FEES from Grade R learners – this is an administrative function • Consider UIF • Verify salary stipend level and inform District Office where incorrect – provide certified copies of qualifications

PILLLAR 5: RETENTION STRATEGY • As of 1 October 2014, Grade R Practitioners are paid according to level of Qualification • Grade R Practitioner Stipend effective 1 October 2014 as follows: • <NQF L 4 – R6,000.00 • NQF L5 – R7,000,00 • NQF L6> - R7,500.00 • 6,6% CPIX increase annually effective May 2015 a submission on this effect is en-route.

PILLAR 6: FUNDING • Practitioner stipend • LTSM Starter Kit for newly registered sites: Educational equipment for inside the classes, carpets for story telling, consumables such as paint, paper, etc. • Jungle Gym and Traffic Road Track for ALL schools/centres for gross motor development • Resource Allocation for existing registered sites

PILLAR 6: FUNDING Qualification Salary 6,6% Adjusted Salary Stipend Level Stipend increment < Level 4 R 5 000.00 Level 4 R 6 000.00 R 396.00 R 6 396.00 Level 5 R 7 000.00 R 462.00 R 7 462.00 Level 6 R 7 500.00 R 495.00 R 7 995.00 and above

PILLAR 7: MONITORING, EVALUATION AND SUPPORT Monitoring the Grade R sites to determine the impact of ECD Provisioning for: • Access • Practitioner Capacity • Resource Provisioning • Curriculum Implementation and Classroom Management • Evaluations The analysis will lead to Policy Review and impact thereof (Budgeted for in Pre-Grade R)

PILLAR 7: POLICY PRESCRIPTS • National Norms and Standards for Grade R Funding • Circular 33/2010 - Resource Allocation is ring fenced for Grade R activities only - Written permission required from the District Director when deviating - Meet with Practitioner to determine needs for the year i.e. LTSM and stationary - Submit Annual Audited Financial Statements and Grade R information should be separate from that of the school but in the same audited statement