Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 6 : Early Childhood Development91. Early childhood development |
| (1) | Early childhood development, for the purposes of this Act, means the process of emotional, cognitive, sensory, spiritual, moral, physical, social and communication development of children from birth to school-going age. |
| (2) | Early childhood development services means services— |
| (a) | intended to promote early childhood development; and |
| (b) | provided by a person, other than a child's parent or caregiver, on a regular basis to children up to school-going age. |
| (3) | An early childhood development programme means a programme structured within an early childhood development service to provide learning and support appropriate to the child's developmental age and stage. |