Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)Chapter 6 : Early Childhood Development97. Consideration of application |
| (1) | The provincial head of social development must— |
| (a) | within six months of receiving the application consider an application for registration or conditional registration or for the renewal of registration, and either reject the application or, having regard to subsection (2), grant the registration or renewal with or without conditions; |
| (b) | issue to the applicant a certificate of registration or conditional registration or renewal of registration in the prescribed form if the application is granted; and |
| (c) | state in the certificate of registration the period for which the registration will remain valid. |
| (2) | When considering an application, the provincial head of social development must take into account all relevant factors, including whether— |
| (a) | the early childhood development programme complies with the prescribed national norms and standards contemplated in section 94 and such other requirements as may be prescribed; |
| (b) | the applicant is a fit and proper person to provide an early childhood development programme; |
| (c) | the applicant has the prescribed skills, training, funds and resources available to provide the early childhood development programme as applied for; and |
| (d) | the early childhood development programme meets the emotional, cognitive, sensory, spiritual, moral, physical, social and communication development needs of the children to whom the programme will be presented. |
| (3) | A person unsuitable to work with children is not a fit and proper person to provide or assist in the provision of early childhood development programmes. |
| (4) | The provincial head of social development must consider the assessment referred to in subsection (6) of a suitably qualified person before deciding an application for registration, conditional registration or renewal of registration. |
| (5) | Notwithstanding the provisions of section 93(3), a provincial head of social development may assist a person providing an early childhood development programme to comply with the prescribed national norms and standards contemplated in section 94 and such other requirements as may be prescribed. |
| (6) | A provincial head of social development must authorise a suitably qualified person to assess the provision and content of an early childhood development programme in order to determine whether the programme complies with the prescribed national norms and standards contemplated in section 94 and such other requirements as may be prescribed. |
| (7) | Section 304(2) and (3), read with such changes as the context may require, applies to any assessment in terms of subsection (6). |