1. Early Childhood Development 14 June 2011
ACTION PLAN TO 2014
Early Childhood Development 14 June 2011

2. Action Plan 2014 Universal access to grade R
All children have access to Grade R
80% of schools offer Grade R
Provision of resource packs containing teaching and learning materials for use in line with CAPS
Improve the quality of ECD
37% of children have access to Pre-Grade R services
50% of registered sites offer quality programme

3. Current status – Schools with Grade R Schools offering Grade R
Province
Schools offering Grade R
Grade R learners
2007
2008
2009
2010 EC
3,485
4,105
4,417
4,553
112,873
133,249
154,514
164,803 FS
481
508
538
564
22,429
23,699
23,767
27,209 GT
1,119
1,177
1,277
1,392
49,933
54,979
64,935
76,460 KZ
3,191
3,430
3,833
4,018
118,870
129,742
154,881
175,541 LP
2,136
2,233
2,275
2,354
94,677
98,963
97,570
113,432 MP
766
914
994
1,045
33,264
40,671
46,194
51,758 NC
223
255
300
319
8,584
9,575
11,508
12,387 NW
429
577
740
887
15,758
22,294
30,174
42,010 WC
650
689
786
888
30,834
30,627
37,270
43,603 SA
12,480
13,888
15,160
16,020
487,222
543,799
620,813
707,203

4. Schools without Grade R
Province
INDEPENDENT
PUBLIC
Total EC 15
364
379 FS 20
646
666 GT 71
318
389 KZ 24
328
352 LP 12
300
312 MP
350
365 NC 3
147
150 NW 4
414
418 WC 21
356
377
185
3223
3408

5. Increasing Access to grade R
Improve the quality of data gathering through an audit of community based sites for accurate reporting on access to include subsidized community based classes.
Include grade R in the infrastructure plans of new and upgraded schools.
Establish a common monitoring system to report adequately on delivery.

6. Increasing Access to 0-4 years
Implement a joint plan with the Department of Social Development to establish a database of subsidized centres towards improving access.
Develop ECD programmes in line with National Early Learning and Development Standards (NELDS) to improve the quality of provisioning.
Coordinate the training of ECD practitioners for skills development through the Extended Public Works Programme (EPWP).
Establish a joint monitoring system with the Department of Social Development.

7. Next Steps
Develop and distribute revised Grade R resource packs in line with the Foundation Phase (CAPS)
Improve the qualifications of grade R practitioners as per the new Higher Education Qualifications Framework in collaboration with the Teacher Education Plan and the DHET.
Review the Norms and standards for funding grade R (50-70% of the grade 1 cost) to cover for alignment with the NSF for school funding
Finalize the draft strategy for the improvement of the conditions of service for practitioners in line with their qualifications and the proposed scenarios for employment
Develop national policy for Universal Access to Grade R.