Education MEC David Maynier has blamed a lack of updated bank details for the delay in payment to 104 Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres across the province.
The WCED is now responsible for supporting, subsidizing,
and regulating the programmes according to specifications of the Children’s
Act.
Maynier also confirmed that the Western Cape Education
Department (WCED) had completed the migration of ECD centres from the
provincial Department of Social Development after the responsibility was
transferred in April this year.
Maynier was answering written questions from provincial ANC
education spokesperson Khalid Sayed, who had asked whether the process was
completed. He also asked if there had been any delays in paying the ECD
subsidies to schools or in the registration of ECDs in the province.
Some ECD centres did not respond to numerous requests for
updated bank details. In these cases, no payments were made, as the centres did
not provide their bank details. The WCED are following up continuously with
non-compliant centres.
Done by Lizeka Tsotetsi
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