Question NW1150 to the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
05 April 2022 - NW1150
Van Der Walt, Ms D to ask the Minister of Basic Education to ask the Minister of Basic Education
(1) What is the current (a) total number of (i) registered and (ii) unregistered early childhood development centres (ECDs) in the Republic and (b) breakdown of the number of ECDs in each province; (2) what (a) has she found to be the demand for such facilities and (b) number of the specified facilities meet compliance standards; (3) what number of children (a) need access to the facilities and (b) can the facilities accommodate; (4) what (a) is the current state of ECD infrastructure in the Republic, (b) number of ECDs do not have access to water, sanitation and electricity and (c) is the budget that was allocated to ECD infrastructure?
Reply:
The DBE has just completed the fieldwork on the National ECD Census and is busy with data analysis. The honourable member is therefore humbly requested to allow the DBE to finalise the analysis process and release the Census data as this will enable the DBE to respond.