Introduction to the Bana Pele ECD Registration Drive
The Department of Basic Education recognises the important and valuable work ECD Centres offer children, communities and livelihoods across South Africa. They are aware of the various contexts in which ECD Centres operate and understand that there have been many barriers to registration that have made the application process complex and time consuming.
For this reason, the DBE have developed a new registration process to complete the application for Bronze status that is:
- Simpler
- Faster
- Offering you live support
Watch the video below, it has the 7 steps to Bronze registration.
7 Steps to Bronze Registration
How to get in touch?
- Please contact your social worker or provincial education department for more information.
- WhatsApp us on 087 725 2059
- Visit ECD Info Hub or the DBE website for all registration information and documentation, including Form 30.
- Email us at banapele@dbe.gov.za for all general inquiries.
Important Information
- Registration is free. Do not pay any person/organization charging for registration support. If you find out about a scam, please notify us on banapele@dbe.gov.za.
- Registration is only for existing ECD centres, not for people/practitioners looking to open a centre.
- As part of the registration drive, we do not offer any ECD learnerships or training.