KWENENG DISTRICT COUNCIL (EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION) BYE-LAWS

(under sections 44 and 45)

(31st October, 2014)

ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS

BYE-LAW

    1.    Citation

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Registration of Centre

    4.    Validity of licence

    5.    Display of licence

    6.    Suspension and revocation of licence

    7.    Premises of a centre

    8.    Facilities to be maintained

    9.    First aid requirements and fire procedures

    10.    Animals to be restricted

    11.    Smoking Prohibited

    12.    Operation hours

    13.    Age of admission

    14.    Staff-child ratio

    15.    Responsibilities of the owners

    16.    Powers of entry

    17.    Closure of a centre

    18.    Offences and penalties

        Forms

S.I. 129, 2014.

1.    Citation

    These Bye-laws may be cited as the Kweneng District Council (Early Childhood Care and Education) Bye-laws.

2.    Interpretation

    In these Bye laws, unless the context otherwise requires—

    "Authorised person" means an officer from the Departments of Social and Community Development, Bye Law, Physical Planning and Health;

    "centre" means a place for the supervision during the day for young children below school age licensed under regulation 3(3);

    "Council" means the Kweneng District Council; and

    "communicable disease" includes diphtheria, cerebral spinal meningitis, whooping cough, measles, mumps, German measles (rubella) chicken pox, scabies, ringworm on scalp or body and typhoid fever.

3.    Registration of centre

    (1) A person shall not operate a centre without prior approval and registration by the Council.

    (2) A person who wishes to operate a centre shall make an application for a licence to the Council, in Form 1 set out in the Schedule, giving details of—

    (a)    the premises intended to be used;

    (b)    the names and qualifications of all the teachers and other assistants to be employed at the centre; and

    (c)    any other information with regard to the proposed centre as the Council may require.

    (3) The application under paragraph (2) shall be accompanied by a non refundable fee of P100.00.

    (4) If the Council is satisfied that the proposed centre meets all the requirements of these Bye-laws and any other relevant legislation, it may issue to the applicant a licence in accordance with Form 2 set out in the Schedule.

4.    Validity of licence

    (1) A licence issued in terms of sub-bye-law (3) shall be valid for 12 months from the date of issue, but thereafter renewable from year to year, on payment of fee provided under sub-bye-law (2).

    (2) A person wishing to renew a registration licence shall make an application 21 days before the expiry date, in Form 3 set out in the Schedule and, upon payment of a fee of P100.00 the Council may renew the licence and make an endorsement of conditions it considers necessary.

5.    Display of licence

    A licence holder shall conspicuously display the licence on the wall of the principal's office of the centre.

6.    Suspension and revocation of licence

    (1) A council may—

    (a)    suspend a licence issued under bye-law 3 where—

        (i)    any of the conditions of the licence are not being adhered to,

        (ii)    a centre has failed to comply with the Bye-laws, or

        (iii)    an authorised officer, after conducting an inspection, has recommended a suspension of the licence due to a failure of the centre to comply with the relevant health standards; or