ECD Relief Fund applications extended
The Social Development Department has encouraged Early Childhood Development (ECD) services that have not yet applied for the ECD Employment Stimulus Relief Fund (ESRF) to apply before the new closing date.
The department has extended the closing date of
the applications for the ECD-ESRF from 19 February to 26 February 2021.
‘’The importance of ECD services cannot be
understated. ECD centres and programmes provide children with the emotional and
cognitive tools to develop into productive citizens at the latter stages of
their lives, and also provides a place of safety for children, whilst their
parents are at work.’’ said Western Cape Social Development MEC, Sharna
Fernandez.
As of the 17 February 2021, 1574 applications
for the ECD Employment Stimulus Relief Fund, have been received from the
Western Cape.
According to the provincial Department of
Social Development's (DSD) database, there are approximately 4282 ECD centres
and programmes (both registered and unregistered) in the Western Cape.
Before
making an application, applicants must ensure that they have the following in
place:
• Banking account: All ECD services making an
application will need to have a bank account in the name of the ECD service.
• Loaded on the Central Supplier Database
(CSD): ECD services that do not currently receive funding from Provincial DSD
will need to be registered on the CSD database, which can be done via this
link: https://secure.csd.gov.za/Account/Register.
• The registration number generated from the
CSD database will be required for the stimulus application.
How to
apply:
Applicants must use the govchat.app portal to
apply. For assistance with the application, call 0800 089 666. For more
information about the qualifying criteria, visit www.dsd.gov.za
Done By: Mitchum George
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