Below is a collection of ECD-relevant documents, including policies, curricula, and more. Although not all of them are explicitly ECD, they do inform ECD practices and policies. Just click the document name to download.
- [7 Roles] Norms and standards for educators
- Abolition-of-Corporal-Punishment-Act-33-of-1997
- Adult-Basic-Education-and-Training-Act-No.-52-of-2000-GG21881
- Bill-of-Rights-of-the-Constitution-of-Republic-of-South-Africa-1996
- Births-and-Deaths-Registration-Act-51-of-1992
- Childrens-Act-38-of-2005
- Childrens-Act-Regulations-Amendment-2024-No-50870rg11174
- Criminal-Law-Sexual-Offences-and-Related-Matters-Amendment-Act-32-of-2007
- Criminal-Law-Sexual-Offences-and-Related-Matters-Regulations
- Disaster-Management-Act-53-of-2005
- Domestic-Violence-Act-116-of-1998
- ECD Childrens-act-explained-booklet-1-2009
- ECD Norms-and-Standards-ECD-Programmes
- Education-White-Paper-5-on-Early-Childhood-Education-Meeting-the-challenge-of-Early-Childhood-Development-in-South-Africa
- Education-White-Paper-6-Special-needs-education.-Building-an-inclusive-education-and-training-system
- Foodstuffs-Cosmetics-and-Disinfectants-Act-54-Of-1972-Regulations-Relating-to-the-Labelling-And-Advertising-of-Foodstuffs
- General-Regulations-for-Children-2010
- Infant-and-Young-Child-Feeding-Policy
- Maintenance-Act-99-of-1998
- mental_health_care_act_17_of_2002
- NATIONAL EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN BIRTH TO FOUR YEARS (NELDS)
- National-Early-Learning-and-Development-standards-NELDS-for-children-birth-to-4-years-2011
- National-Education-Policy-Act-27-of-1996
- National-Health-Act-61-of-2003
- National-Health-Act-National-health-norms-and-standards-for-premises-and-acceptable-monitoring-standards-for-environmental-health-practitioners
- national-integrated-ecd-policy-web-version-final-01-08-2016a
- National-Integrated-ECD-Policy
- National-Mental-Health-Policy-framework-and-strategic-Plan-2023
- National-Plan-of-Action-for-Children-2019-–-2024
- National-Plan-of-Action-for-Children-Child-Friendly-Version
- Nonprofit-Organisations-Act-71-of-1997
- Norms-and-Standards-for-Services-to-Families-2013-DSD
- Nutrition-guidelines-for-ECD-centres_Draft-2_30-September-2016
- Policy-framework-for-universal-access-to-Grade-R
- Policy-on-Minimum-Requirements-for-Programmes-Leading-to-Qualifications-in-Higher-Education-for-ECD-Educators
- Policy-on-Screening-Identification-Assessment-and-Support-SIAS-2014-DBE
- population_policy_for_south_africa_1998
- Promotion-of-Access-to-Information-Act-2-of-2000
- Protection-of-Personal-Information-Act-4-of-2013
- Public-Finance-Management-Act-1-of-1999
- Regulations-for-Safety-Measures-at-Public-Schools
- Regulations-Initiation-practices-in-schools-Gazette-24165-Notice-1589-13-Dec-2002
- Regulations-relating-to-maintenance
- Regulations-under-the-Domestic-Violence-Act-116-Of-1998
- Revised-policy-on-the-minimum-requirements-for-teacher-education-qualifications-2015-–-Grade-R-and-Foundation-Phase
- Revised-White-Paper-on-Families-in-South-Africa-2021
- SA NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK (ELDAS)
- Sexual-Offences-Act-23-of-1957
- Skills-Development-Act-97-of-1998
- Social-Assistance-Act-13-of-2004
- South-African-Citizenship-Act-88-of-1995
- South-African-School-Act-1996
- South-African-Schools-Act-Exemption-of-parents-from-payment-of-school-fees-in-public-schools-Gazette-29311-Regulation-Gazette-8566
- South-Africas-2030-Strategy-for-Early-Childhood-Development-Programmes
- White-paper-on-Education-and-Training-1995
- White-Paper-on-Social-Welfare-1997-DSD-and-White-Paper-review-2016
- White-Paper-on-the-Rights-of-persons-with-Disabilities-2015
- White-Paper-on-the-Rights-of-Persons-with-Disabilities-Implementation-Matrix-2015-–-2030
