{"id":1170,"date":"2019-11-04T08:54:37","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T06:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/safe.co.za\/SAFENews\/?p=1170"},"modified":"2019-11-04T08:54:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T06:54:37","slug":"safe-sets-example-with-farm-creche-legal-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safe.co.za\/SAFENews\/?p=1170","title":{"rendered":"SAFE sets example with farm cr\u00e8che legal compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Establishing cr\u00e8ches on the farms that didn\u2019t previously have them and improving\u00a0existing cr\u00e8ches has been an important focus of the company this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Meeting all the legal requirements that are necessary for childcare facilities to be fully compliant with the law in South Africa has been the focus of SAFE farm cr\u00e8che administrators for the past year.<\/p>\n

And they won’t be happy until their farm cr\u00e8ches are fully compliant with all the Early Childhood Development (ECD) laws and regulations.<\/p>\n

Paying attention to the cr\u00e8ches on their farms is integral to SAFE’s conviction that investing the people who work on their farms is just as important as any other investment in the farm itself.<\/p>\n

Establishing cr\u00e8ches on the farms that didn\u2019t previously have them and improving\u00a0existing cr\u00e8ches has been an important focus of the company this year.<\/p>\n

That is why, according to Dries Van Rooyen, SAFE\u2019s General Manager of Farming Operations, “existing cr\u00e8ches on SAFE farms countrywide are being systematically upgraded.”<\/p>\n

The most recent\u00a0initiative in this regard was taking steps\u00a0this year to\u00a0register two cr\u00e8ches on Western Cape farms with the Department of Education as\u00a0part of SAFE\u2019s comprehensive CSI programme.<\/p>\n

“We are committed to offering the children of our farm staff the best opportunities for learning that we can,” says SAFE pre-school teacher, Ingrid Broodryk.<\/p>\n

And this month she took the\u00a0process of registering two cr\u00e8ches, Besige Bytjies and Woelwaters at Bonathaba and Zwartfontein near Wellington, with the Department of Education a step closer.<\/p>\n

“The process demands that the creches comply with a\u00a0minimum of 20 regulations of compliance required by the law. So far we have received a very positive response from the department to the site inspections that have taken place.”<\/p>\n

Ingrid has been\u00a0working\u00a0closely with Clerise du Plessis, Community Development Officer in the Department Community Development in the Swartland Municipality, to\u00a0ensure the cr\u00e8ches are compliant in terms of the Children\u2019s Act 38 of 2005 and all other\u00a0legal requirements.<\/p>\n

The two SAFE cr\u00e8ches are among the 12 facilities in the Swartland currently receiving attention from the Department.<\/p>\n

According to Clerise, anyone who operates an Early Childhood Development facility for six or more children is obliged, by the Act, to register with the Department of Social Development.<\/p>\n

“Farm cr\u00e8ches provide the first steps towards education for the children of farmworkers, says Clerise. “But sadly, the drop-out rate of learners progressing to primary school, then senior school, is extremely high.<\/p>\n

By attending a compliant cr\u00e8che, these children have an opportunity to learn at least the basic skills – such as basic reading and writing –\u00a0that will serve them in later life.<\/p>\n

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This month Ingrid Broodryk is setting in motion the registration of two cr\u00e8ches, Besige Bytjies and Woelwaters at Bonathaba and Zwartfontein near Wellington, to be compliant with the Children\u2019s Act 38 of 2005.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“In the majority of cases, the children of farmworkers become farmworkers themselves. But depending on the support that they get, some scholars do reach grade 12 and complete it, and find work and careers elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Included in the more than 20 requirements of registration are rezoning the area where the cr\u00e8che is situated, complying with strict health and safety certification, obtaining food compliance certification and, not least, acquiring “Consent Use Approval” to operate such facility at the premises provided by\u00a0the local Town Planning Division.<\/p>\n

Over and above all the legal requirements, SAFE remains committed not only in ensuring legal compliance, but also that the tiny tots attending the cr\u00e8ches take their first steps towards an educated life.<\/p>\n

“SAFE is setting a great example of what ought to be done with farm cr\u00e8ches,” says Clerise. “We are aware that the requirements for compliance are comprehensive, but we are trying our utmost to make the process of registration easier and to help farm managers get their facilities fully compliant.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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