ANNEXURE A

Department of Social Development

DECLARATION

CONFIRMING COMPLIANCE OF AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME OR PARTIAL CARE FACILITY

(To be completed and signed by the principal or manager)

I, ____________________________ (Name and surname), the principal/manager (delete whichever is not applicable), of _______________________ (name of early childhood development programme or partial care facility), hereby declare that the early childhood development programme or partial care facility (delete whichever is not applicable) has complied with the health, safety and social distancing measures for COVID-19, set out in Directions issued by the Minister of Social Development, the Department of Social Development's Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines, as well as the Regulations made in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002).

I further acknowledge that it is the responsibility of the principal /manager to take all reasonable steps to comply with the health, safety and social distancing measures for COVID-19, set out in Directions issued by the Minister of Social Development, the Department of Social Development's Standard Operating Procedures and Guidelines, as well as the Regulations made in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act, 2002 (Act No. 57 of 2002).

Signed at ___________ on this _____________ day of____________________2020