The Province of Northern Cape (Education) reported that its spending, for the first quarter of the 2010/11 financial year, amounts to R20, 860 000 (25 percent) of the main grant budget. The Province of Northern Cape further informed the Committee that the NSNP is exceeding its targets (by approximately 1.3%) of the number of learners provided with a meal a day. However, the Province of Northern Cape revealed that 1 483 food handlers were employed instead of the targeted 1 700. With respect to service providers, the Province of Northern Cape reported that only 317 small medium and micro enterprises were utilised against a target of 500. The Province of Northern Cape further reported that there are vegetable gardens at 341 schools but a target was to establish vegetable gardens in 300 schools. But the Province of Northern Cape added that targets for providing garden tools and implementation of nutrition guidelines to schools were not reached.