14/05/2021
PRE-SCHOOL LICENSING
REQUIREMENTS & PROCESSES FOLLOWED
⢠Look for a land with civic and community land use permit.
⢠Applicants should be Botswana Nationals only
⢠Make sure premises suit day care center operation; the building should have classrooms, office for administrative use, kitchen, store-room for food with shelves and store room for equipment and materials, sick-bay where sick children will be isolated and junior toilets. There should also be provision for staff toilets.
⢠Classrooms should be large enough, 1.5m²:1 kid.
⢠Office should be used for administrative issues only.
⢠The kitchen should have all necessary facilities including storage facilities like refrigerator, cupboards, food storages, and microwave.
⢠Sick-bay should be in an isolated area and should only have bed and mattress and other necessities for the room.
⢠A junior toilet to children ratio is 1:15. Hand washing basins and soap dispensers should be available. Childrenās toilets should be divided according to Gender and should be demarcated for privacy.
⢠The facility should have indoor and outdoor play areas.
⢠Ensure that the center has a variety of age appropriate indoor and outdoor playing and educational materials. Outdoor playing equipment should be in an area with sand base and net shade.
⢠Ensure that safety equipment is available; fire extinguishers and first aid kit etc.
SERVICE PROVIDERS IN DAY CARE CENTRE
⢠People trained in early childhood care and education should be employed. A center shall have at least 1 trained teacher and 1 teaching assistant per class. Trained teachers are those who have certificate or above in early childhood care & education or infant education or primary education.
⢠The school should also hire a cook who should go through a food handlers test (see Environmental health Department)
All qualified teachers should be screened and should acquire a permission to teach from the Ministry of Education.
PROCESS FOLLOWED:
⢠Submission of documents by applicant (completed application form, land use permit, building plans, staff documents, proposal, school activity schedule, menu, list of school furniture and educational equipment)
⢠Inspection by Fire Department, feedback & correction of inadequacies
⢠Inspection by Home Economist, inspection feedback & correction of inadequacies.
⢠Inspection by Health Inspector, feedback & correction of inadequacies.
⢠Presentation of application to SUB- COMT.
⢠Presentation of application to COMT.
⢠Presentation to S&CD SERVICES COMMITTEE
⢠Feedback to applicant.
⢠Licensing if approved.
NB: The Management of the school should see to it that booking of inspections with various departments is done well in time to ease the process of licensing.
CONTACTS
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