Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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of the 3 km radius
catchment area, then
learners who fall
beyond the catchment
area must be provided
with transport or hostel
accommodation in a
phased-in, pro-poor
sequence. To this
end, the minister of
education must finalise
a scholar transport and
hostel policy. xxi Early childhood development
Programme/
services
Description of the
programmes/actual
service provided
Targeted beneficiaries/
qualifying criteria/how to
obtain the service
Delivery mechanism/
service providers
The National
Integrated
Plan for Early
Childhood
Development
in South
Africa,
2005–2010
The NIP services
and programmes are
divided into primary
and secondary services
and programmes which
are the responsibility of
a range of departments.
The DoE has a number
of responsibilities:
Primary
children and offer
referral services for
health and social
development services
(including grants)
stimulation through
strengthening
programmes for
children and their
families
implementation
of psychosocial
programmes
Targeted beneficiaries
Caregivers, parents
and children (0–4)
living in poor and
otherwise vulnerable
circumstances/
communities
The NIP for ECD
and the EPWP ECD
plan identify the
2.5–3 million children
living in poverty as
the priority target for
scaling up ECD in
terms of the NIP.
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