Interview
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N 0 P Q R S T V
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Organisation / Department
NGO 1 N G O l NGO 1 NGO 2 NGO 3 NGO 3
KZN DoSD NGO 4
NGO 2 K Z N D o E
NGO 5 NGO 2
KZN DoE
Position
Project Coordinator Director Family Facilitator Training Area Manager
Project Manager Trainer On management committee for I-ECD-I
ECD Trainer ECD Principle ECD Principle Grade R Teacher
Grade 1 teacher Former ECD Official
Project Manager Director ECD practioner
Trainer Trainee Trainee
Date of Interview
13/9 13/9 13/9 15/9 18/9 18/9 21/9 4/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 10/10 11/10 17/10 24/10 24/10 26/10 26/10 26/10 26/10 1/11
Interview length
45 minutes 55 minutes 20 minutes 45 minutes 35 minutes 30 minutes 2 hours 1.5 hours 55 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes 2 hours 2 hours 1.5 hours 1.5 hours 20 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes 20 minutes 1 hour
APPENDIX B: SCHEDULE OF INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Schedule of questions for NGO Directors / NGO Project Manager/Co-ordinator:
a) What ECD model does your organization use? Describe other ECD models you know.
b) Describe the strengths and weaknesses of your ECD programmes.
c) What has your experience with ECD learnerships been?
d) Describe your relationship with the relevant government departments.
e) Describe your relationship with the rest of the NGO sector.
f) Do you consider volunteerism to be positive or problematic? Explain.
g) Are your volunteers trained or paid? Will employment in ECD threaten volunteerism?
h) Describe the sustainability of your model.
i) What other developmental services complement your model?
j) How would you describe childcare in the community?
k) What would your vision be for expanding ECD services?
1) Do you think a public works programme is a suitable vehicle for expanding services?
2. Schedule of questions for NGO Trainers:
a) What are the training requirements for your ECD model/programme b) Describe how/when/where/for whom ECD training takes place.
c) Does your organization provide all aspects of training? (core, fundamental, elective) d) What has your experience been with learnerships?
e) How much does it cost to train one practitioner? What is the impact of training?
f) In your experience, is practitioner turnover low or high? Explain.
g) Is ECD a good work opportunity for women? Is there a career path for practitioners?
h) What are the rewards and challenges in ECD training?
i) How would you describe childcare in the community?
3. Schedule of questions for ECD Practitioners:
a) When did you train to become an ECD practitioner?
b) What did you learn from the training?
c) What happens when you are visited by the NGO?
d) What do you like/not like about your job?
e) How would you describe childcare in the community?
4. Schedule of questions for ECD government officials a) How would you describe childcare in the community?
b) What ECD models exist?
c) What would your vision be for expanding ECD services?
d) What is your department's responsibility for ECD?
e) Explain the Integrated Plan for ECD / EPWP for ECD and what stage it is at.
f) How do you find working interdepartmentally for ECD?
g) Describe your relationship with the NGO sector.
h) Do you consider volunteerism to be positive or problematic? Explain, i) What are the challenges the ECD sector faces?
j) What is targeted for funding in ECD?
APPENDIX C: INFORMED CONSENT FORM
(To be read out by researcher before the beginning of the interview. One copy of the form to be left with the respondent; one copy to be signed by the respondent and kept by the researcher.)
My name is Leigh Berg (student number 205522811). I am doing research on a project titled "A Comparative Analysis of Models to Expand Early Childhood Development Services through the Expanded Public Works Programme."
This project is supervised by Professor Frances Lund (lundf((£ukzn.ac.za) at the School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal. I am managing the project and should you have any questions my contact details are:
School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban OR PO Box 917, Umdloti Beach, 4350.
Cell: 0723203139 Tel: 0315681968.
Email: [email protected]
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APPENDIX D: PRACTITIONER AND ADJUSTED PRACTITIONER RATIOS
1. Centre-based ECD
Recommended practitioner: children ratios in ECD centres Age group
0 - 18 months 1 8 - 3 6 months 3 - 4 years 5 - 6 years
Practitioner: Children ratio
1:6 or less and preferably with an assistant 1:12 or less and preferably with an assistant 1:20 or less and preferably with an assistant 1:30 and preferably with an assistant
Source: Department of Social Development (2006)
Using recommended ratios detailed above, the average ratio for pre-Grade R is:
0 1:8
1 1:8 (average between 1:6 for first 18 months and 1:12 for next 18 months) 2 1:8
3 1:20 (recommended ratio for 3-4 years) 4 1:20
(8 + 8 + 8 + 20 + 20) / 5 = 13 children to 1 practitioner
The practitioner ratio is 1:13 and assumes that there are the same amount of children in each year.
The centre-based model does not need an adjusted practitioner ratio as it is already a ratio of practitioners : children. This is not the case for I-ECD-I or Parenting Programmes.
Combination model practitioner ratio
For the Combination Model, I calculated the number of practitioners required to serve the number of children currently in preschool services. This was done by taking the number children in preschool in year (age 0, age 1, age 2, age 3, age 4) according to the 2004 GHS and dividing by the recommended practioner: children ratios. This was then averaged over the whole age group 0 - 4 years.
Age
0 1 2 3 4 Total
Number of children in preschool (2004GHS)
10497 28064 80214 175267 304958
599000Practitioners required according to DoSD guidelines