{"id":1162,"date":"2022-05-31T13:51:31","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartstart.datafree.co\/?page_id=1162"},"modified":"2022-10-12T13:58:10","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T13:58:10","slug":"resource-centre","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartstart.datafree.co\/ecd-in-south-africa\/resource-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Resource Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;min-height:540px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"600\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2753\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/smartstart.datafree.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NCB00920-1500.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartstart.datafree.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NCB00920-1500.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/smartstart.datafree.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NCB00920-1500-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartstart.datafree.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NCB00920-1500-1024x410.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/smartstart.datafree.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/NCB00920-1500-768x307.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-272a4b2f uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\"><div class=\"ast-breadcrumbs-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ast-breadcrumbs-inner\"><nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumb-trail breadcrumbs\" ><div class=\"ast-breadcrumbs\"><ul class=\"trail-items\" ><li  class=\"trail-item trail-end\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartstart.datafree.co\/\" rel=\"home\"><span >Home<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/nav><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-5211273d\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-03a80477 uagb-heading-text uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Resource Centre<\/h1><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-915d4715 uagb-heading-text uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><\/h6><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Welcome to SmartStart\u2019s ECD policy and advocacy hub. This part of our website is dedicated to sharing all the latest information from government and parliament, as well as news from the sector.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-a4b97149 uagb-heading-text uag-hide-desktop\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Resource Centre<\/h1><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\"><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"undefined uag-hide-desktop\">Welcome to SmartStart\u2019s ECD policy and advocacy hub. This part of our website is dedicated to sharing all the latest information from government and parliament, as well as news from the sector.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-0fc099c4 uag-hide-tab uag-hide-mob\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-eef77391 stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#50b848\">South African Law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.uct.ac.za\/sites\/default\/files\/image_tool\/images\/367\/Law_reform\/Children_Act_guides\/consolidated_childrens_act_1april2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children\u2019s Act<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dsd.gov.za\/index.php?option=com_docman&amp;task=cat_view&amp;gid=60&amp;Itemid=39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children\u2019s Act regulations (including Norms and Standards and prescribed forms)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov.za\/legislation\/constitution\/SAConstitution-web-eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South African Constitution<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-0e355021 stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#50b848\">South African Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/sites\/default\/files\/gcis_document\/201610\/national-integrated-ecd-policy-web-version-final-01-08-2016a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.za\/documents\/national-development-plan-2030-our-future-make-it-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Development Plan 2030<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-3cef2ade stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#50b848\">International Policy and Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/nurturing-care.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nurturing care for ECD Framework<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/series\/ECD2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancet ECD series<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-7dd67dc3 stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"smart-solution\" style=\"color:#50b848\">International Agreements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/Documents\/ProfessionalInterest\/crc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ohchr.org\/english\/bodies\/crc\/docs\/AdvanceVersions\/GeneralComment7Rev1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Comment No. 7 (2005): Implementing child rights in early childhood<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/africa\/osaa\/pdf\/au\/afr_charter_rights_welfare_child_africa_1990.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/education2030-sdg4\/targets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Development Goal 4 (education including ECD)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-cf1dd69e stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"smart-solution\" style=\"color:#50b848\">Research and data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordpress-439471-3939374.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ECD-Results-Event-Booklet-INSIDE-SPREADS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South African ECD Census 2021<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.uct.ac.za\/ci\/child-gauge\/introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South African Child Gauge (Children\u2019s Institute)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrencount.uct.ac.za\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children Count: Statistics on Children in South Africa (Children\u2019s Institute)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/elom.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Early Learning Outcomes Measure<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ilifalabantwana.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SA-ECR_2017_WEB-new.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South African Early Childhood Review 2017 (Ilifa Labantwana)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-92afb9a8 uag-hide-desktop\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-b9dfdaea stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#50b848\">South African Law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.uct.ac.za\/sites\/default\/files\/image_tool\/images\/367\/Law_reform\/Children_Act_guides\/consolidated_childrens_act_1april2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children\u2019s Act<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dsd.gov.za\/index.php?option=com_docman&amp;task=cat_view&amp;gid=60&amp;Itemid=39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children\u2019s Act regulations (including Norms and Standards and prescribed forms)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov.za\/legislation\/constitution\/SAConstitution-web-eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South African Constitution<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-15a92865 stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#50b848\">South African Policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/nurturing-care.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nurturing care for ECD Framework<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/series\/ECD2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancet ECD series<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-6110afa5 stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"color:#50b848\">International Policy and Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/nurturing-care.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nurturing care for ECD Framework<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/series\/ECD2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lancet ECD series<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-babdf9f5 stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"smart-solution\" style=\"color:#50b848\">International Agreements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/Documents\/ProfessionalInterest\/crc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UN Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ohchr.org\/english\/bodies\/crc\/docs\/AdvanceVersions\/GeneralComment7Rev1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">General Comment No. 7 (2005): Implementing child rights in early childhood<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/en\/africa\/osaa\/pdf\/au\/afr_charter_rights_welfare_child_africa_1990.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.unesco.org\/education2030-sdg4\/targets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sustainable Development Goal 4 (education including ECD)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image uagb-block-99e67434 stepping-stone\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"smart-solution\" style=\"color:#50b848\">Research and data<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordpress-439471-3939374.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ECD-Results-Event-Booklet-INSIDE-SPREADS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South African ECD Census 2021<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ci.uct.ac.za\/ci\/child-gauge\/introduction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South African Child Gauge (Children\u2019s Institute)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrencount.uct.ac.za\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children Count: Statistics on Children in South Africa (Children\u2019s Institute)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/elom.org.za\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Early Learning Outcomes Measure<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/ilifalabantwana.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SA-ECR_2017_WEB-new.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">South African Early Childhood Review 2017 (Ilifa Labantwana)<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-febfe6e3\"><div 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