Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has once again reiterated the importance of the foundation phase for the development of children.
Motshekga was speaking at Freedom Park in Pretoria where the Department of Social Development handed over the Early Childhood Development (ECD) function to the Department of Basic Education.
The handover comes as a response to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement during the 2019 State of the Nation Address, that the responsibility for ECD centres would switch hands between the two departments.
Motshekga says they have been working tirelessly for a seamless transition.
“There is no way of building a better future than focusing on and reinforcing the early foundation. We do believe that early childhood education is the foundation for development and for growth. Today marks a high point as we follow our peers worldwide by moving ECD from social development to basic education
The symbolic hand-over of the #ECDFunction has been done. All administrative processes and milestones have already been met to ensure a seamless transition.
From today the DBE is responsible to support, subsidise and regulate ECD programmes. pic.twitter.com/tFIuVt0GXz
— Dep. Basic Education (@DBE_SA) April 1, 2022
Source: SABC
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