Official reply: 29 August 2014
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
QUESTION 896 /2014
FOR WRITTEN REPLY
Date of publication on internal question paper: 01 August 2014
Internal question paper no: 07
896. Ms E R Wilson (DA) to ask the Minister of Social Development:
(1) How many early childhood development (ECD) centres are registered in
each province;
(2) how many applications for accreditation are outstanding;
(3) how many accreditations are completed on average on a monthly basis;
(4) what amounts were (a) budgeted for, (b) transferred to and (c) spent
by provinces on ECD workers in each province (i) in the (aa) 2012-13
and (bb) 2013-14 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2014;
(5) whether there has been a delay in payment of ECD subsidies in the (a)
2013-2014 and (b) current financial year; if so, in each case (i) what
is the length of the delay and (ii) what are the amounts due? NW985E
Reply:
At the time of responding the replying to this question the Department was
still awaiting a comprehensive response from provincial departments which
are responsible for this function. I will furnish the Honourable Member
with a reply upon receipt of provincial inputs.
The Member can also look for information through the relevant Provinces.