National ECD Community of Practice

Showcasing of NtataiseSarah Mc Guigan, Ntataise

19 February 2015

Community of Practice

February 2015

Ntataise – an overview

• A pioneer of ECD in South Africa

• Founded 1980

• First on farms: targeting farm worker’s wives and children

• Expanded to rural villages and towns

• Developed Network of Independent and sustainable organisations

• One of the first ECD social franchises in South Africa

• Helped put ECD in disadvantaged communities on National map

1980 - onwards

Four generations of Ntataise ECD

Ntataise today…

• Ntataise Network– 17 independent ECD training and development organisations, with

approx. 200 staff who we mentor and train. These organisations in

turn reach some 4 000 ECD practitioners, 3 000 pre-schools and

130 000 young children

– National reach – in 7 of the 9 provinces

– Scaling up ECD

– Ntataise Network Support Programme - mentoring, capacity building

and leadership development

– Keeping updated, abreast and relevant

– Access to quality resources and training material

ECD Organisations which form the Ntataise NetworkNtataise Training Centres

(Viljoenskroon and Rammulotsi)

Ntataise Free State

(Bothaville, Kroonstad, Steynsrus,

Edenville, Viljoenskroon, Rammulotsi,

Welkom, Parys and Vredefort)

Lesedi

(Western, Central, Central-Eastern, South-

Western, Southern, South-Eastern Free

State, Sterkspruit

(Eastern Cape))

Tshepang

(Harrismith, Lindley, Fouriesburg, Petrus

Steyn, Senekal, Arlington, Clarens, Warden,

Frankfort, Tweeling, Reitz, Villiers, Memel,

Cornelia and Vrede)

Realeboga-Bakubung Training &

Development Agency

(Thaba Nchu, Botshabelo, Ladybrand)

Ntsoanatsatsi

(Maluti-a-Phofung Municipality which

covers QwaQwa, Kestel and Harrismith)

Siyathuthuka Nursery School Project

(Eastern Highveld - Devon, Delmas,

Balfour)

Masakane

(Greylingstad, Standerton)

Sithuthukile

(Urban and rural areas of Middleburg,

Witbank, Hendrina and Roossenekaal)

Ntataise Lowveld

(Nelspruit, Komatipoort, Kanyamazane)

Thusănang

(Haenertsburg, Duiwelskloof, Segwase,

Makgeng)

Khanimamba Training &

Resource Centre

(Mopani District, Greater Giyani

Municipality)

Golang Kulani Early Learning Centre

(Tzaneen and operating within the Mopani

District Municipality)

Ikhulubone

(Stanger, Verulam, Tongaat, Umhlali,

Shakaskraal)

Custoda

(Ulco, Delportshoop, Barkley West, De Aar,

Kimberley)

KELRU

(Kathorus area which includes

Katlehong, Thokoza, Vosloorus,

Daveyton, Tsakane, KwaThemba

and Wattville)

Greater Soweto Association for Early

Childhood Development

(Gauteng, Soweto and its informal

settlements)

Baobab Early Learning Training

Programme

(Soweto, Alexandra, Germiston and Central

Johannesburg)

Ntataise NW DSD Ilifa project

Mentoring and developing leaders

Training Network trainers

Ntataise annual Conference

Ntataise today…

• Ntataise Free State operations– Ntataise’s “on the ground” operations

– Started in 1980 with 6 farm pre-schools, 150 children and 12

practitioners. Currently works in the Free State with 300 practitioners,

200 pre-schools and 12 000 pre-school children

– Paved the way for expansion of ECD in the Free State and other

provinces pre and post 1994

– Incubator – Works with communities to develop and pilot Ntataise

programmes

MapWhere Ntataise operates in the Free State

Ntataise today…

• Ntataise Free State operations cont…– Current programme

Training programmes

o FETC:ECD Level 4 and skills

Quality enrichment programme

Outreach programme

o Playgroup programme x 3 models

o Ntataise Toy Library

High quality ECD training for practitioners

Making a shack a place of learning

Extending access to quality ECD

Come and Play

Laying the foundations for life long learning

Grannies play with children in the toy library

Ntataise today…• Resource development

– Ntataise accredited training programmes • Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): ECD at Level 4 on the National Qualification Framework (NQF) • 4 x Skills programmes which contribute credits towards a General Education and Training Certificate (GETC) qualification: Care for babies, toddlers and

young children

– Ntataise development programmes • Pre-school Orientation Programme • Pre-school Introductory Programme (PIP) • Making Resources • Committee Training Programme • Basic Financial Management Training Programme • Enrichment Programme – improving learning in the playroom • Ha Re Baleng Let’s Read – early literacy programme • Mosupatsela Playgroup Programme

Ntataise today…

• Resource development cont…– Ntataise resource and learner materials

• 14 theme-based daily pre-school activity books • 21 children’s story books in English, South Sotho and Zulu • Financial management package including guide, workbook and DVD • 10 ECD training DVDs in Afrikaans, English, South Sotho, Xhosa and Zulu.

• Project management

• Innovation

Ntataise today…

• Project management– Network Special Projects

– Tenders

– Implementing partner : Department Social Development / Ilifa NW

project

• Innovation– Driven by an intimate community knowledge, issues, challenges

– Aligned to national policy and sectorial developments

Ntataise’s unique offering

– Ntataise Network = scale and reach

– Ntataise Free State = working with community, identifying needs,

testing and piloting

– Resource development = expert and quality

– Quality focus

• under quantity pressures

• Hand’s-on; on-site and in-situ

• Competent; skilled and experienced facilitators

Improving availability of quality resources

Learning basic concepts

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