Chair, hon Minister, early childhood development, ECD, is not yet available in all schools and all areas despite legislation requiring provinces to prioritise spending on this in poorer areas. As the world strives to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals, early childhood is a growing focus area for achieving equity goals. The importance of ECD to the future calibre of our matric students and the nation's next generation of adults is critical. Insufficient resources therefore have been made available for human capacity for ECD support at all levels of government and the NGO sector. Will this be prioritised and will this situation be rectified? Thank you.