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National ECD Community of practice Showcasing of Ntataise, Sarah Mc Guigan, Ntataise 19 February 2015

Community of Practice February 2015

Ntataise – an overview • A pioneer of ECD in South Africa • Founded 1980 • First on farms: targeting farm worker’s wives and children • Expanded to rural villages and towns • Developed Network of Independent and sustainable organisations • One of the first ECD social franchises in South Africa • Helped put ECD in disadvantaged communities on National map 1980 - onwards

Four generations of Ntataise ECD

Ntataise today… • Ntataise Network – 17 independent ECD training and development organisations, with approx. 200 staff who we mentor and train. These organisations in turn reach some 4 000 ECD practitioners, 3 000 pre-schools and 130 000 young children – National reach – in 7 of the 9 provinces – Scaling up ECD – Ntataise Network Support Programme - mentoring, capacity building and leadership development – Keeping updated, abreast and relevant – Access to quality resources and training material

ECD Organisations which form the Ntataise Network Thusănang Ntataise Training Centres (Viljoenskroon and Rammulotsi) (Haenertsburg, Duiwelskloof, Segwase, Makgeng) Ntataise Free State (Bothaville, Kroonstad, Steynsrus, Edenville, Viljoenskroon, Rammulotsi, Khanimamba Training & Welkom, Parys and Vredefort) Resource Centre (Mopani District, Greater Giyani Lesedi Municipality) (Western, Central, Central-Eastern, South-Western, Southern, South- Golang Kulani Early Learning Centre Eastern Free State, Sterkspruit (Tzaneen and operating within the (Eastern Cape)) Mopani District Municipality) Tshepang Ikhulubone (Harrismith, Lindley, Fouriesburg, (Stanger, Verulam, Tongaat, Umhlali, Petrus Steyn, Senekal, Arlington, Shakaskraal) Clarens, Warden, Frankfort, Tweeling, Reitz, Villiers, Memel, Cornelia and Custoda Vrede) (Ulco, Delportshoop, Barkley West, De Aar, Kimberley) Realeboga-Bakubung Training & Development Agency KELRU (Thaba Nchu, Botshabelo, Ladybrand) (Kathorus area which includes Katlehong, Thokoza, Vosloorus, Ntsoanatsatsi Daveyton, Tsakane, KwaThemba (Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality which and Wattville) covers QwaQwa, Kestel and Harrismith) Greater Soweto Association for Early Childhood Development Siyathuthuka Nursery School Project (Gauteng, Soweto and its informal (Eastern Highveld - Devon, Delmas, settlements) Balfour) Baobab Early Learning Training Masakane Programme (Greylingstad, Standerton) (Soweto, Alexandra, Germiston and Central Johannesburg) Sithuthukile (Urban and rural areas of Middleburg, Ntataise NW DSD Ilifa project Witbank, Hendrina and Roossenekaal) Ntataise Lowveld (Nelspruit, Komatipoort, Kanyamazane)

Mentoring and developing leaders

Training Network trainers

Ntataise annual Conference

Ntataise today… • Ntataise Free State operations – Ntataise’s “on the ground” operations – Started in 1980 with 6 farm pre-schools, 150 children and 12 practitioners. Currently works in the Free State with 300 practitioners, 200 pre-schools and 12 000 pre-school children – Paved the way for expansion of ECD in the Free State and other provinces pre and post 1994 – Incubator – Works with communities to develop and pilot Ntataise programmes

Where Ntataise operates in the Free State Map

Ntataise today… • Ntataise Free State operations cont… – Current programme  Training programmes o FETC:ECD Level 4 and skills  Quality enrichment programme  Outreach programme o Playgroup programme x 3 models o Ntataise Toy Library

High quality ECD training for practitioners

Making a shack a place of learning

Extending access to quality ECD

Come and Play

Laying the foundations for life long learning

Grannies play with children in the toy library

Ntataise today… • Resource development – Ntataise accredited training programmes • Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): ECD at Level 4 on the National Qualification Framework (NQF) • 4 x Skills programmes which contribute credits towards a General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) qualification: Care for babies, toddlers and young children – Ntataise development programmes • Pre-school Orientation Programme • Pre-school Introductory Programme (PIP) • Making Resources • Committee Training Programme • Basic Financial Management Training Programme • Enrichment Programme – improving learning in the playroom • Ha Re Baleng Let’s Read – early literacy programme • Mosupatsela Playgroup Programme

Ntataise today… • Resource development cont … – Ntataise resource and learner materials • 14 theme-based daily pre-school activity books • 21 children’s story books in English, South Sotho and Zulu • Financial management package including guide, workbook and DVD • 10 ECD training DVDs in Afrikaans, English, South Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu. • •

Ntataise today… • Project management – Network Special Projects – Tenders – Implementing partner : Department Social Development / Ilifa NW project • Innovation – Driven by an intimate community knowledge, issues, challenges – Aligned to national policy and sectorial developments

Ntataise’s unique offering – Ntataise Network = scale and reach – Ntataise Free State = working with community, identifying needs, testing and piloting – Resource development = expert and quality – Quality focus • under quantity pressures • Hand’s -on; on-site and in-situ • Competent; skilled and experienced facilitators

Improving availability of quality resources

Learning basic concepts

Tomorrow’s Leaders