Early Childhood Development Census 2000
South Africa, 2000
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Reference ID
zaf-doe-ecdc-2000-v1.2
Producer(s)
Department of Education
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Identification
Survey ID Number
zaf-doe-ecdc-2000-v1.2
Title
Early Childhood Development Census 2000
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| South Africa | zaf |
Study type
Enterprise/Establishment Census
Abstract
From May to June 2000, the South African National Department of Education undertook a nationwide audit of Early Childhood Development (ECD) establishments in South Africa. The project collected data on aspects of ECD provisioning from 23,482 sites which employed 54,503 educators and provided services to 1,030,473 learners.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data
Unit of Analysis
Individuals and institutions
Version
Version Description
V1.2: Edited, anonymised dataset for public distribution.
Version Date
2000
Version Notes
Version 1 of this dataset was deposited with DataFirst in 2015.
Version 1.1 of the data was converted from a Microsoft Access database.
Version 1.2 Variable and value labels were added and data anonymised for sharing.
Version 1.1 of the data was converted from a Microsoft Access database.
Version 1.2 Variable and value labels were added and data anonymised for sharing.
Scope
Notes
Data collected on ECD facilities includes registration of the facility, the geographical location of the site, basic infrastructure (access to roads, electricity, toilets, water) and special equipment. Other facility level data collected includes the financial base of the site, the nature of the site (school-based, home-based or community based), its sustainability (how long it has been operating), its operating hours, and key aspects of the educational activities at the site. At the educator level, the audit collected data on all educators at the site, including their age, gender, race, highest school grade, highest qualification, teaching experience, and monthly salary. Data was also gathered on learners at each site, including the total number of learners disaggregated by age group, race, and gender. Data was also captured on the number of learners with disabilities and the nature of such disabilities.
Keywords
| Keyword |
|---|
| Early childhood development |
| Early learning centres |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey had national coverage.
Geographic Unit
The lowest level of geographic aggregation of the data is province.
Universe
The universe of the study included Early Childhood Development facilities, and educators and learners at these sites.
Producers and sponsors
Primary investigators
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Department of Education | Government of South Africa |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| European Union | Funding agency |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection
| Start | End |
|---|---|
| 2000-05 | 2000-06 |
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face
Data Collection Notes
For the purposes of the audit, an ECD site was defined as any public or private, formal or informal ECD location wherein educare is offered to groups of six or more learners. Existing databases within the Departments of Education, Health and Welfare, as well as those of training institutions (including those identified during the postal survey) were accessed. NGOs, CBOs, funding organisations and any other possible sources of site information were also asked to submit site lists to the NDE. An initial unverified list of 30,101 sites was compiled using agencies in the nine provinces. Of these, 4,673 were subsequently deleted by the provincial agencies as being duplicates, non-existent or closed, resulting in a revised total of 25,428 sites. Site data was ultimately collected on 23,482 sites (92%).
Access policy
Contacts
| Name | URL | |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst Helpdesk | support@data1st.org | Link |
Access conditions
Public access data for use under a Creative Commons CC-BY (Attribution-only) License
Citation requirements
Department of Education. Early Childhood Development Census 2000 [dataset]. Version 1.2. Pretoria: Department of Education [producer], 2000. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/6cp7-gp19
Access authority
| Name | Affiliation | URL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | support@data1st.org | Link |
Metadata production
Producers
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| DataFirst | University of Cape Town | Metadata creator |
Date of Metadata Production
2022-08-21
DDI Document version
Version 2