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PR PROP OPOS OSED ED FUN FUNCTION CTION SH SHIFT IFT OVER VERVIEW VIEW

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PRES PRESENT ENTATI TION ON OVER VERVIEW VIEW

• 1. Background information
• 2. Function shift
• 3. Roles and responsibilities
• 4. Plans
• 5. Joint way forward

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BACK CKGR GROUN OUND D INFORMA INFORMATION TION

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SoN SoNA Febr bruar uary 2019 y 2019

“This year, we will migrate responsibility for ECD centres from Social Development to Basic Education,” and “Proceed with the process towards two years of compulsory ECD for all children before they enter Grade 1.”

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PR PROGRA OGRAMME MME DES DESCRIPTION CRIPTION

The main purpose of this programme is to:

• Expand access and
• Improve the quality of ECD

programmes.

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CRITICAL CRITICAL CONT CONTEXT EXT

• Centre-based

and non centre-based programmes;

• Each centre does not have a single age cohort;
• Location of Grade R learners – not only in

schools;

• Majority of Grade RR learners are in centres;
• Unfunded critical expectations:

– Salaries for all practitioners; – Inclusion of nutrition programmes in all centres/programmes; and – Improved infrastructure for all.

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ROLES AND RESP OLES AND RESPONSIBILI ONSIBILITIE TIES S IN IN NATION TIONAL I AL INTE NTEGRA GRATED POLICY TED POLICY

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ROLES OLES AND AND RESPONS RESPONSIB IBILI ILITI TIES ES

PARENTS/CAREGIVERS

• Primary caregiver
• Creating nurturing

environment for holistic development of children GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

• National
• Planning, co-ordination,

setting targets;

• Provincial
• Delivery of services;
• District:
• Effective co-ordination

CIVIL SOCIETY

• Contracted for relevant

services.

• Enter partnership with

government departments.

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DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITY Social Development Ensuring universal availability and adequate quality of, and equitable access to inclusive learning opportunities; Development, delivery, regulation, registration, quality monitoring, improvement and evaluation of ECD programmes. Health Provision of health and nutrition programmes for pregnant women, infants and children, parenting support programmes, opportunities for learning and play through health facilities and home visits for children at risk of poor development outcomes Basic Education Development of early learning curriculum; Continuity and synergy between early learning and Grade R; Integration of key health messages in school curriculum; Training, implementation and monitoring relating to curriculum implementation for birth to four-year-olds.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES…(2)

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DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITY

Municipalities

• Every municipality should have a 5-year plan on early childhood

development services within its boundaries in support of this Policy;

• The Mayor of each District Municipality will establish, in terms of section

24 of the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act No. 13 of 2005, a district intergovernmental forum to promote and facilitate intergovernmental relations in the governance and implementation of early childhood development services with membership as prescribed in section 25 of the Act. This Forum shall meet at least once per financial year.

• Child-minding per-child programme support will be paid through the

municipality, where applicable;

• Any municipality will retain ownership of all facilities that are

constructed with its respective budget, and that ownership cannot be transferred to any civil society organisation. The municipality may appoint a civil society organisation to manage the operations of the facility after an agreement is approved detailing the conditions of operations, management and maintenance of the buildings;

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES…(3)

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DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITY

Municipalities

• District municipalities are responsible for the effective coordination in

each district of early childhood development services, within their mandate.

• Local and metropolitan municipalities must participate in the planning of

early childhood development services. They are responsible for supporting child care facilities to meet minimum infrastructural health and safety standards; registration of child-minding services; development of new early childhood development service provision infrastructure; and audit and identification of available infrastructure that may be used for the expansion

• f early learning services and programmes in areas of need. Where capacity

exists, responsibility for the provision (registration, regulation and delivery)

• f early childhood development programmes and services may be assigned

to municipalities by the provincial Department of Social Development, as provided for by the Children’s Act No. 38 of 2005. As such, it is responsible for the equitable provision of play and recreation facilities for young children.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES…(4)

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FUNCTION FUNCTION SHIFT SHIFT

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UPDATE ON “FUNCTION SHIFT”

• The Presidency is leading the reconfiguration of the

Executive and departments to be completed within ten months (June 2019 to March 2020) through the NMOG programme (National Macro Organisation of Government)

• The DPSA is responsible for amongst others:

– Project managing the implementation of the NMOG process – Facilitating collective agreement and inform labour on progress – Assisting the Presidency with drafting and quality assuring legal documents

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UPDATE ON “FUNCTION SHIFT”

• As part of the process 6 work streams have been

identified:

a) HRM, Organisational Design, Labour Relations and Change Management (affected staff, placement of staff, costing of structures, labour relations etc.) b) Infrastructure and Assets (office/ department accommodation and assets) c) Finance (shifting of funds between departments) d) Information and Communication Technology (ICT analysis and implementation etc.) e) Legal and Policy (proclamations, legislative and listing of departments) f) Communications (branding and naming of departments, client related change management issues)

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WHA WHAT T IS IS FUNCT FUNCTIO ION N SHIFT? SHIFT?

Function shift means moving functions from DSD to DBE:

• 1. The overall function of leadership and coordination of

the will move from the DSD to the DBE at national and provincial level as from 2019 (post Proclamation);

• 2. A systematic relocation of the responsibility for ECD

from the DSD to the DBE

• 3. All children eligible for Grade R (5 turning 6 by June in the

year of admission) will be provided for at registered ECD centres and public or independent schools by 2030;

• 4. All children eligible for Grade RR (4 turning 5 by June in

the year

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admission) will be accommodated at registered ECD centres and public

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independent schools within 15 years; and

• 5. The comprehensive 1st 1, 000 days will be led by the DoH

with support from DSD and DBE;

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PR PROPOSED OPOSED PLANS PLANS

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IMMEDIA IMMEDIATE TE SHIFT SHIFT

• Overall leadership and coordination;
• Systematic relocation of other functions from

DSD to DBE by 2030;

• Consolidation of compulsory Grade R

– By 2024 all Grade R learners will be in schools (Public and Independent) and registered ECD centres; and

• Introduction of compulsory Grade RR

– By 2035 all Grade RR learners will be in schools (Public and Independent) and registered ECD centres.

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PR PROPO OPOSED SED BELA BELA BILL BILL INSER INSERT

Compulsory attendance

• Grade R will be turning six before 30

June. Admission to public schools

• Grade R is age four turning five by 30

June in the year of admission

• Grade RR is age three turning four by 30

June in the year of admission.

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2019 2019 - 2024 2024

GRADE R

01 A 01 April pril 2019 2019 – 31 31 Mar March h 2024 2024 Registration (Schools and Centres) Norms and Standards Quality Assurance Capacity development Curriculum implementation Professional development Nutrition Funding

GRADE RR

01 A 01 April pril 2021 2021 – 31 31 Mar March h 202 2024 Registration (Centres and Programmes) Norms and Standards Quality Assurance Capacity development Curriculum implementation Professional development Funding

BIRTH TO FOUR

01 A 01 April pril 2021 2021 – 31 31 Mar March h 202 2024 Registration (Centres and Programmes) Norms and Standards Quality Assurance Capacity development Curriculum implementation Practitioner development Funding

Overall Leadership and Coordination by DBE Integrated services by all relevant departments

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2024 2024 - 2030 2030

GRADE R

01 A 01 April pril 202 2024 4 – 31 Mar 31 March h 2030 2030 Registration (Schools and Centres and programmes) Norms and Standards Quality Assurance Capacity development Curriculum implementation Professional development Funding

GRADE RR

01 A 01 April pril 202 2024 4 – 31 31 Mar March h 2030 2030 Registration (Schools and ECD centres and programmes) Norms and Standards Quality Assurance Capacity development Curriculum implementation Professional development Nutrition Funding

BIRTH TO FOUR

01 A 01 April pril 202 2024 4 – 31 Mar 31 March h 2030 2030 Registration (Centres and programmes) Norms and Standards Quality Assurance Capacity development Curriculum implementation Practitioner development Funding

Overall Leadership and Coordination by DBE Integrated services by all relevant departments

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IMPLICA IMPLICATIONS FOR TIONS FOR FUNC FUNCTION SHIFT TION SHIFT

NATIONAL LEVEL:

• Legislation and Policy;
• Institutional arrangements (Grade R, Grade RR and Birth to 4);

– Registration of institution; and – Registration of programmes;

• Human Resources;
• Infrastructure;
• Funding;
• Health and nutrition;
• Quality Assurance, Monitoring and Evaluation; and
• Communication and Advocacy.

PROVINCIAL LEVEL:

• Implementation of above services; and
• Support services by therapists

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PR PROGRAMM OGRAMME E GO GOVERN VERNANCE FOR ANCE FOR SHIFT SHIFT

Interministerial ECD committee DBE - CEM DBE - HEDCOM ECD HEDCOM Sub-committee HR Planning and training Legislation and Policy Resourcing Curriculum Implementation and monitoring Integrated data management system Integrated governance and management Communication and Advocacy DSD - MINMEC DSD – HSDS HWS

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GO GOVERN VERNANC ANCE E FOR FOR ECD ECD LEADE LEADERSHIP RSHIP AND AND COO COORDIN RDINATION TION

Interministerial ECD committee

National Interdepartmental ECD Committee

South African Intersectoral Committee for ECD

Legislation and Policy HR Training and Curriculum Registration and Infrastructure Communication and Advocacy ECD Finance / Donor Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Health and Nutrition Social Protection

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JOINT JOINT WA WAY Y FORWARD FORWARD

• The DSD remains the lead, until the Presidential
• Proclamation. Thereafter DBE to take responsibility for
• verall coordination and leadership at national and

provincial levels;

• Implementation Protocol between the Ministers of

Social Development, Health and Basic Education, to finalise the transitional arrangements for the function shift;

• Finalisation of ECD Function Framework with details of

proposed Hybrid model;

• Conducting a follow-up audit of ECD centres and

programmes, comprising of Census, Audit, Case Studies and Early Learning Development Index; and

• Joint Cabinet Memo with revised legislation / policy as

well as the National Integrated Plan for approval by March 2020.

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