Vangasali Campaign Calls for National ECD Survey
We at EDUX SA understand that ECD centres are eager to reopen and we support the reopening of our sector using a risk adjusted strategy.
Unfortunately, our centres and all partial care facilities will remain closed until the final risk analogy and standard operating procedures have been finalised and approved by Government. This includes all Preschools, even those within the Independent Schooling Sector. Children 0 to 6 may not return to any place of care yet.
We know that is not what you wanted to hear but, there is light at the end of this very dark tunnel. Today we were able to interact with DSD’s Chief Directorate for Early Childhood Development, she presented a framework for reintegration and 8 Workstreams were identified. EDUX SA will be involved in steering a task team to prepare for reintegration and we are grateful for the opportunity to get our Sector up and running again.
The Minister of Social Development will be addressing the Nation this week and she will be launching the Vangasali Campaign. This campaign is supported and funded by the Nelson Mandela Trust. The objective of this campaign will be to find and identify all Partial Care facilities operational in all of the Provinces in SA. All ECD networks have been requested to assist by participating in a National ECD Survey so that DSD can use the information gathered to ensure your facilities are ready and can reopen. If we want to speed up the process all centres, day mothers, caregivers etc. need to supply information in order to get “mapped”.
The longer the centres and caregivers take the longer it is going to be before ECD sector will reopen, therefore EDUX SA is calling on ALL of you to share this link and complete the survey to speed up the process of reintegration.
Registered or unregistered, no ECD facilities will get into any trouble, you need to be mapped or you will not be allowed to reopen because the necessary monitoring cannot take place.
To take part in the survey, visit: http://eduxsa.org/national-ecd-survey/
Keep the Faith!
Charmaine Botha
EDUX SA – CEO
Comments
Ronaldo Gaai
28th May 2020 at 3:37 pmIts a good thing for ECD center to reopen
Agnes Seleke
28th May 2020 at 3:38 pmI think that if we are given the opportunity to reopen our services, we will definitely make sure that all the regulations under Covid 19 are being followed and we will also develop a plan on how we need to restructure our programmes to ensure that what we do on daily basis with the children are issues related to Covid 19 so that they message can be quickly transformed to our learners.
Felicity Onverwacht. Sonneblomland Dagsorg.
28th May 2020 at 3:43 pmBe wise and be safe
Jennifer Mc Craw
28th May 2020 at 3:44 pmI am the principal am are greatful for things that these organisation to in to place
Felicity Onverwacht. Sonneblomland Dagsorg.
28th May 2020 at 3:45 pmWe will be greatful and thankful for Re-open our ECD centers
Jennifer Mc Craw
28th May 2020 at 3:46 pmTrusting everything will turn out for the good keep the faith and thanks for your assistance regards the ecd sector.
Louise Kriel
28th May 2020 at 3:48 pmThank you for your hard work
Juanita Geswindt
28th May 2020 at 3:49 pmI would like that our ECD open because Therese alot of children from our center that’s roaming the streets and its not a good thing we will take care of them until their parents gets homr
Amelia Phello
28th May 2020 at 4:28 pmI would love to be helped to open my Centre as is very important for the children to be catered for at the Creches whilst their parents have gone to work. At the Centre, they are being taught, given meals and looked at. Also helping my practitioners who are doing a wonderful job and also are in need of support(money)
Phindile Malinga
28th May 2020 at 4:50 pmI’m so willing to be helpfully assisting to my centre in anyway to keep my centre and children safe and clean and we need to follow the rules from our goverment
Lucia Tsoaledi
28th May 2020 at 5:09 pmThanks for considering us
Alta Du Plooy
28th May 2020 at 5:20 pmThank you so much for everything that you do for us. With the information you make it easy for us. We will keep faith and know God is good.
Ntombizanele
28th May 2020 at 5:55 pmThe Ecd must not open just because they learn through play each other sharing. Nd they rotate on the tables it is not easy at all
Baliswa
28th May 2020 at 6:49 pmThe ECD practitioner we can reopen acoding to get distance between the childrens at the time of activities outdoor activities and indoor activities of activities
Nontembeko
28th May 2020 at 7:12 pmWe need safety on our school
Janine Geyser
28th May 2020 at 7:20 pmEcd centres are as important and essential for people returning to work and for the sake of the childrens social well being.
Debbie
28th May 2020 at 7:26 pmEager to reopen even if we have to be ready to protect theyoung ones
Ncobile Lizah Lukhele
28th May 2020 at 8:16 pmWe support the reopening
Lynne Britton
28th May 2020 at 9:36 pmWe need to get our children back to creche for the live if Education and socializing and many more reasons. We are the future foundation for the little children.
Joyce
28th May 2020 at 10:04 pmPre Schools must be opened soon as children are now rooming around the streets without anyone to care for them because some of the parents are back to work
Gaveni Bridget
29th May 2020 at 8:40 amMy massage is that you must consider the people working at ecd because are the most people that must be recognized because they also give big efforts to those children at the foundation phase and they are not compassated
wilna grix
29th May 2020 at 9:47 ampleaseools to open up sooner.
Mulaudzi khangelweni
29th May 2020 at 10:15 amWe as the workers in ecd we are experiencing difficulties during this time because we have no money to after our families and we are also worried about the children from poor families who rely on the food from creche
Lounjie Marais
29th May 2020 at 10:37 amI am so happy that we recognised as the practitioner of Early Childhood Development if we still exist during this lockdown because we depend on the ECD to provide for our families and we do enjoy to take care of children ECD is the home away home for other children and we are the mothers while their parents are at work
Lydia
29th May 2020 at 10:38 amHi please.open creches they hunger with teacher no food parcel pls open
Wilma van der Merwe
29th May 2020 at 10:45 amYes we want to open and school is ready!
lindiwe tatai
29th May 2020 at 11:08 amYes
lindiwe tatai
29th May 2020 at 11:09 amI agree
Shelley Bainbridge
29th May 2020 at 11:22 amOur ECD schools are desperate to reopen so as staff can return to work and earn salaries. Children need to get back to learning
Shelley Bainbridge
29th May 2020 at 11:23 amWe desperately need to reopen to get staff working and earning. Children need to get back to learning.
Tshepiso Mokhoele
29th May 2020 at 11:25 amParents need to take their children back to ECD because they are back to work
Nemutudi Maungedzo Faith
29th May 2020 at 11:29 amWe are asking for the crèches to open because people who have younger children and working they won’t have anyone to leave them with.But with the inspection of the premises and also provision of things like sanitizers,mask and other things to prevent this virus from spreading.
Zandile Mkhize
29th May 2020 at 12:14 pmThank you so much for the efforts you’re taking to help us as ECDs,we are going through a lot our lives have been put on hold.
Bertha boekhouer
29th May 2020 at 12:20 pmPlease send me the link to register
Alexandra Horsfall
29th May 2020 at 2:58 pmI am keen to open my school as soon as possible. I need to pay my staff and keep paying the overheads for my school. The parents do not feel that they are getting the same value by the few online options I can give them fornthe very young children in my school.
Thabile Ndima
29th May 2020 at 5:04 pmWe will be very much happy if we as ECD s principal can get help on the re opening of our centre to be sure that we are safe and the teachers and children’s are safe.
Sibongile
29th May 2020 at 5:30 pmHi IAM day care center having interest in helping parents looking after their children while their at work
Zamantungwa Dlamini
29th May 2020 at 7:03 pmThubelihle Creche is a non-profit organisation which hasn’t been funded 15 years of service. Running this organisation is not easy since we live in rural area.Wherevmost of peoplebcan notafford fees and lunchbox. As we still on lockdown we suffered cz we don’t get any in come even from DSD
Thandiwe Mokoena
29th May 2020 at 7:58 pmI hope soon will find solutions because some parents will go to work on first of June. That will caused child bein playing around and some injuries that is necessarily or been raped or abused.
Bernina
29th May 2020 at 9:57 pmI think it’s fair that we also open if schools are opening as we are breadwinner to our families and we have children to look after. I understand the matter of this pandemic and we also ensure to take the necessary precautions and abide by the laws and regulations.
Amanda hugo
29th May 2020 at 10:26 pmAm i registered now
Zolelwa
30th May 2020 at 1:24 amThank you so much for the information
Carmen Clark
30th May 2020 at 7:00 amI do hope they open soon for the well being of these little children emotionally
Ntikana Alugumi
30th May 2020 at 8:09 pmI want to fill a form
Binita Kotze
30th May 2020 at 11:47 pmWould just like clarification on to when the school may open. I do understand the safety of our children and parents are priority. Thank you for your time and effort.
Khethiwe Ngobe
31st May 2020 at 5:58 pmThese are trying times,, without children at my center means no food at the table,, its really hectic.. It’s what I only made a living from
Baleseng Raleting
31st May 2020 at 7:54 pmWe only ask the department to tell us in the mean time what we need to do in order to prepare for the reopening when we do open. What must be done at the centers. Thank you.
Nhlapo Mary
1st Jun 2020 at 4:13 amI am not ready for ECD to be opened because is winter time and many parents are unemployed they can take care of their child at home. Child are too young for social distance, because they always socialize through play and they like to share. We will wait for government or when gradeR started at schools we will start also.
Ronel Lriel
1st Jun 2020 at 8:39 amPls send me all doc for the Vang… And other important once pls and add my nr 0727144442
Ndivhudzannyi Phaswana
1st Jun 2020 at 10:34 amYes we understad the situation we can’t take risk, because younger children are not like adults they can’t understand the the uses of lurks, sanitizer and washing hand each and every time. We will wait until the situation is stable.
Mbali Nomthandazo Mabuzz
1st Jun 2020 at 11:10 amPlease assist the ECD centre’s because we are kept on the dark and most our parents are working and need our services that we can’t provide.. No one is saying anything to us
Makhado Ndifelani
1st Jun 2020 at 11:45 amStay at home and wash are hands each and time using soap
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Joyce Nomahlubi Xhalangs
2nd Jun 2020 at 8:48 amThe ECD centre are the basic learning for children the children are learning the basic important developed that other children did not get at home like 5 development Area Physical dev to be not stunded or malnutrition playdev to share with other to also learn morals it is very important language an speech to talk and learn to gain confidence it important for their growth
Elize Vermaak
2nd Jun 2020 at 10:44 pmTo come and visit my school
Mlungwana
3rd Jun 2020 at 8:47 amI need help to build to center l have the land
Nomusa Dube
3rd Jun 2020 at 2:07 pmLet’s work hand’n hand so that we win over this pandemic
Tessa Pretorius
3rd Jun 2020 at 6:22 pmWe need support to get sanitizer and scanners
Dinah makoko
3rd Jun 2020 at 8:04 pmI need help with face masks ,saniters and screen
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Dinah makoko
3rd Jun 2020 at 8:17 pmOh thanks we are looking foward to work with you
Phindile Msane
4th Jun 2020 at 2:15 amThanks this will be very good for us, please add me to the group.
Phindile Msane
4th Jun 2020 at 2:17 amThis will be very good for us, please add me to the group
Lungisile
4th Jun 2020 at 12:30 pmCreches please opening because the kids is not stay home we walk all street so if you reopen creches it’s better because all of them are safe
Michelle Demas
4th Jun 2020 at 1:09 pmI’m a registered ECD with social Development and it is really sad to see that government don’t care about us we suffering allot due to this Covid 19 and funded crèches is the only centre’s that in this time is been looking at…
Connie
4th Jun 2020 at 1:39 pmI’m asking for help I’m loosing my ECD Centre
I have no money for paying rent.
Neo ya me day care centre
4th Jun 2020 at 1:53 pmI want to fill ecd survey
Makwarela azwihangwiso hilda
4th Jun 2020 at 4:36 pmStay at home an wear a mask every where you go an make sure you wash hands
Zethu Mpulo
5th Jun 2020 at 5:16 pmHi everyone since we have a problem of this virus we also have a problem in schools because we no going to reopen our school up until we have things we going to use to protect us.
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Amanda Anitha Tshabalala
6th Jun 2020 at 2:36 pmHie im Amanda Anitha Tshabalala im an Ecd student and im looking forward to know more about this course
Amanda Anitha Tshabalala
6th Jun 2020 at 2:39 pmHello im Amanda Anitha Tshabalala im the Student of MCC im looking forward to know more about ECD Training and participate with all i have during this lockdown
Avhutendwi
6th Jun 2020 at 4:06 pmWorking together we can overcome this dark cloud.
Margaret Thage
6th Jun 2020 at 8:56 pmYes,we are eager to open our Centres
Ntomboxolo Sylvia Lugogwana
8th Jun 2020 at 12:27 pmPls send me the Vangasali form
Lynne Britton
8th Jun 2020 at 8:44 pmLet our ECD learner’s get the education skills back on track. We are there future. They have rights as much as we do.
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Adri Grobler
10th Jun 2020 at 6:40 amI think this is the best thing that happen for the Early childhood development
Maggie Oosthuizen
27th May 2020 at 12:27 pmThank you for all your hard work and keeping us informed.
Hannelie Goosrn
27th May 2020 at 12:31 pmDankie vir al julle harde werk. Waardeer💗💗🌺
Monica
27th May 2020 at 8:18 pmThank you so much Charmaine for such an initiative.
Natasha
27th May 2020 at 8:40 pmThan you for the information regarding ECD.
Germari van der colff
27th May 2020 at 9:00 pmDankie Charmaine vir al jou omgee
Magdalena Moos
27th May 2020 at 9:37 pmMuch appreciation for all the effort putting in place by the frontline warriors
Tereza Boshoff
27th May 2020 at 9:50 pmThank you for all the hard work behind the scene.
Antoinette Viviers
27th May 2020 at 10:26 pmWe want to go back to caring of our children at our ecd centre please
Sindiswa
27th May 2020 at 10:29 pmI fully support your decision and thank you very much for all the hard work . Good luck .
Jenny Abrahams
28th May 2020 at 12:14 am0-6 years old
Sbu Mhlanga
28th May 2020 at 2:57 amHi since I’m running an inclusive playgroup most of kids with special needs are delaying their development, and are in risk since most of Parents are back to work places.
Lynn Cilliers
28th May 2020 at 3:19 amIt is important to open ecd centres because the brain development in ecd have a direct impact of a childs brain capacity later years
Most of the staff members are woman who are sole providers for their families
Some of our smaller schools have everything in place to open
In whose interest is it not allowing US.
Please take above mentioned in consideration in your descision making
Kind regards
Lynn Cilliers
Vatiswa
28th May 2020 at 5:22 amGovernment we are hungry at homes ECD sector is not cared nothing we have received from our government we are not meeting the requirements for UIF benefit fund
DSD and Education must do something for ECD we are neglected child we basic salary not stipend we are the foundation of education in this country
Thank you
Shaheen Cassimjee
28th May 2020 at 6:18 amPls allow us to re open our ECDs. As a single mum, this is my only form of income, but we are providing a loving safe and happy environment for our children.
Adri Grobler
28th May 2020 at 6:44 amAdri Grobler
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Theunis
28th May 2020 at 7:45 amWe just wait to get the forms and a checklist, to see what short etc. Furthermore we believe that everything will get better from now. The goverment start to get a revelation of the other sectors of the Founddations of the small Childrens. We as ECD sector have a Big Responcibility to get our Children up to date with the milestones of their ages and ready to start to climb the ladders of their futures.
Tania Alberts
28th May 2020 at 7:49 amBesige kabouters in Western Cape, Worcester we are Registered till the end off the year with ECD. Ready to start working again.
Dimakatso Mofokeng
28th May 2020 at 8:00 amI do appreciate everything
Lawrence Marara
28th May 2020 at 8:09 amPainful as it may sound, we will just have to comply with the government guidelines. With ECD children, the biggest challenge is social distance. At ECD we learn by playing, and playing together. Physical contact (touch) is part of our learning without which learning is difficult. Let’s try and find out if there are other avenues we can use to go round this challenge.
Trudie Borha
28th May 2020 at 8:16 amWe need to be able to supply a service to people returning back to work, children are now being supervised by any available person, no structure. We need to comply with hygiene protocol and be allowed to open.
Lorinda Kern
28th May 2020 at 8:16 amThank you Edux for your drive behind the ECD ! I am almost ready to open safely.will be ready by next week. Would love to open when we get the green flag
Thea le Roux
28th May 2020 at 8:48 amHou van
Katharine Frost
28th May 2020 at 9:20 amWe have an ECD centre on site. As we have been permitted to open in level 4 (as a mental health organisation), we are equipped and ready for our small number of children to return to school. We have only 45 learners, 4 teachers in a large space, including outside play areas. Social distancing is possible, sanitising of the school has already commenced, we have hand sanitisers, masks as well as curriculum plans to adjust behaviour in place. Most of our parents are in support of us opening and we are anxious to continue providing a safe place for our learners to learn and play.
Dieldaar Kader
28th May 2020 at 9:29 amThank you for incliding me an our educare in the campaign
Thanks
Estelle Joubert
28th May 2020 at 9:37 amEk voel dat dit die ouers se keuse en verantwoordelikheid is om besluit of hulle hul kinders wil terugstuur kleuterskole toe of nie. As ons n keuse het om te stem vir wie ons land moet regeer dan het ons ouers seker ook die keuse oor hul kinders ook.
Nomthandazo Mgaga
28th May 2020 at 9:45 amMy take on this matter,I think the centres must re-operate when the timing is right,we can’t take risk to infect children and yet claim we care for them.
Yes,we currently struggling financially as we have to pay salaries and so forth.But our main concern is children’s safety.
Eureka Prinsloo
28th May 2020 at 9:56 amBaie dankie vir al die hulp.
Erika Mostert
28th May 2020 at 11:30 amLooking forward to start again it feels like a new beginning with new challenges…JUST need to be at school to get things ready and in place…I want to send parents a video to see what we are doing and how.it will work…
ELIZE Richards
28th May 2020 at 11:30 amWe have already invested in monitors and sanitizers masks and social distancing in progress….we need presise rules to what materials are allowed for social distancing….plastic, glass…ect……perspex is unaffordable at the moment…..
Leonie du Plooy
28th May 2020 at 11:41 amBaie dankie vir al julle hulp.
Nomalanga Shongwe
28th May 2020 at 12:10 pmChildren’s health comes first hopefully this pandemic will end soon as it has brought hunger without an income is so difficult to run the house chores
Lucia Thabisile Nxumalo
28th May 2020 at 12:22 pmI think the government should sanitize all Pre schools and supply all necessary equipment including temperature detectors and sanitizers.
Michael skebotha
28th May 2020 at 12:33 pmHi good day .
I personaly just wish the time can come so that i can open my ECD FACILITY .
Cathy Chandler
28th May 2020 at 1:46 pmCathy Chandler We just need to get the PPE’s and need to know if it is the same requirements as for schools.
S. Kotzee
28th May 2020 at 1:53 pmThanks
Lashiwe Mparadzi
28th May 2020 at 2:04 pmAs an active member of the ECD sector in South Africa im appealing for the DSD to speed up the reopening of ECD centers as this could resuilt in some of us not be able to ever open again.
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Jean Dearman
28th May 2020 at 2:32 pmIf we don’t open soon we will have to close doors. Parents cannot be expected to continue paying
Reine Zen Johnson
28th May 2020 at 2:49 pmReally hope that things will go back to normality as it is important for children to attend school.
Sophy
28th May 2020 at 2:56 pmYes ,we recommend that the Ecd must open
Faith
28th May 2020 at 2:58 pmThis lockdown has made life difficult for some of us but as a nation we had to do the right thing for our health risks ..we hardly get money since parnets are not paying us ..
Marlindie Delport
28th May 2020 at 3:04 pmThank you Edux for everything you do. Really appreciare it. Yes we all want to open, but understand the health of teachers abd children is more important and that we must wait untill everything is in place
Eleanore Arendse
28th May 2020 at 3:29 pmI hope we are reopening soon. And i know this virus is a serious case. My parents just want to know when are the ECD Centres gone open.
Ingrid
28th May 2020 at 3:36 pmI would love to be a part of a solution!!
Ingrid
28th May 2020 at 3:39 pmLove being part of the solution!