Managing and Evaluating ECD Service

- ETDP SETA: ETDPS1440, US244478 and 244481, NQF3, Credits: 11
Manage the Early Childhood Development (ECD) service.
- Understanding the planning and management of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) service.
- Review ECD services and impact on the community.
- Understanding government policies and legislation.
Manage the organisational systems and structures.
- Identifying organization systems and structures.
- Identifying each person’s responsibilities and line of authority.
- Formulating and reviewing of organisational policy.
Supervise staff and support their development.
- Recruitment, selection, induction and appraisal of staff are carried out as per the organisation's employment policy and in line with Labour Law.
- Professional development of staff.
- Maintaining effective working relationships among staff.
Manage material and financial resources.
- Understanding Income and Expenses.
- Creating a Budget.
- Facilities, equipment and materials are monitored to ensure that they are used effectively, maintained in good working order, and replaced when necessary.
Maintain administrative systems.
- Implementing organizational control systems.
- Understanding and keeping financial records accessible, accurate and up to date.
- Maintaning admission procedures and record-keeping systems relating to children, families, staff and the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme.
Prepare for an evaluation
- Selecting appropriate evaluation method and criteria.
- Confirmation with stakeholders.
- Stakeholders involved in the evaluation are informed.
- Access is obtained to sources of information for the evaluation.
Carry out an evaluation.
- Information gathered and used is relevant, up to date and covers all the required elements.
- Ensuring Information is checked to be reliable, verifiable and sufficient for evaluation purposes.
- Conducting an evaluation
- Analyse and interpret information.
- Identifying strengths and weaknesses.
- Evaluating findings.
Compile an evaluation report.
- Compiling an evaluation report with detail and structure including any recommendations.