Creche Assist Consultancy

Registration / Re – Registration of Nursery Schools under the amended Children’s Act (Act 38 of 2005)
According to the Government Gazette ( Vol . 538, Pretoria, April 1, 2010, No.33076) the Children’s Act (Act 38 of 2005) has been amended in such a way that all nursery schools, crèches and after-school centres have to re-register / register with the Department of Social Development of their province or face possible closure.
Our company deals with the total registration / re-registration process on behalf of nursery schools, crèches and after-school centres. We provide all documents and work through the list of requirements regarding this application. This is a comprehensive process and includes many administrative functions.
The Administration and management of this application can be a time-consuming process. As specialists in the field, it will be handled in total on your behalf. After we have dealt with and completed your application, we submit it to the various departments to ensure that the application is in order.

About us
Créche Assist's aim is to assist privately owned businesses, non-profit organizations and individuals with the registration, legalisation, training and running of their everyday business. This includes:

• Créches
• Pre-schools
• Daycares
• Educare
• Care givers
• Au Pairs
• Babysitters
• Child care staff

Why was Créche Assist founded? Some of the reasons are:

1. Based on research and statistics there are more than 11, 000 unregistered child care centres in South Africa
2. Many Child care facilities have untrained and unskilled staff looking after children every day
3. There have been many instances of abuse, death and unsavoury occurrences happening at certain facilities on a far too regular basis.
4. We believe that if you take away the hassle of administrative duties from an institution it will allow them to focus on the individual attention that a child requires.
5. If all institutions and facilities acquire the necessary registration, training and support, our children will have a stronger foundation on which their formative years will be built.

We have incorporated all aspects of a child care facility and offer a range of services and products that are specially formulated to make your business compliant and your daily operations easier to run.
With our innovative way of looking at the child care industry we are finding new ways to enhance and improve Créche Assist and in doing so we have come up with tried and tested methods to improve the running of your business.
We strive on making Créche Assist as easy and yet fulfilling as possible for any institution and child. Our dedicated and experienced team intend to provide our clients with the best, fast and most cost effective services and advice from beginning to end.

BEFORE STARTING YOUR OWN CHILD CARE BUSINESS CONSIDER:

• Please ensure that this is the path that you want to take.
• Starting a proper Child care facility can be expensive and a very daunting task and caring for young children can be strenuous and hard work.
• With that said, it can also be the most fulfilling thing you can do.
• Do not get caught up in the money side of things and see this as a calling and an opportunity to be the first stepping stone in a young life, a stepping stone for future success or failure and that option is in your hands.
• Keep this in mind and the money and success will follow.

Now if you have decided to continue, the procedure for registering a Child care business within South Africa as undertaken by us are:

• Pre-Application consultation and compiling a consultation report and needs analysis.  
• Acquiring the necessary land use and temporary departure of use permission.
• Acquiring the SS Diagram / General Plan extract
• Serving a consent form on all neighbours
• Publication of notice in your Local Newspaper / Municipal Gazette
• Acquiring the bond holder / landlord’s written consent if you are renting a property
• Acquiring the Conveyancer’s certificate
• Acquiring a copy of the Title Deed

As soon as the above has been completed and the application has been pre-approved the following will take place:

• Company registration - optional
• Municipal registration
• Social Development registration
• Health & Safety registration
• Fire clearance registration
• Police clearance on all owners and staff

Company registration
You have the option to register your business either as a NPO (non-profit organization) or a (Pty) Ltd (Private Company).
Municipal registration (consent use application)
We call this the most important process as Social development, Health nor the Fire Departments will consider further applications unless you have been approved and registered with your local municipality. This application is called the Special consent use application as set out above. Most Child care businesses that are being operated from residential premises must obtain business consent from your local municipality to do so.

Social Development registration.
We will take you through the registration procedures, minimum standards and monitoring evaluation processes. Thereafter we will get get your application form and some guidelines from the social worker that is relevant in your area. Part of the application must include the following and that we will assist you in compiling:

• Business plans
• Constitutions.
• Policies and Procedures
• Guidelines
• Daily schedules
• Daily menus
• Owners, Principal and teachers accreditation
• Financial layouts
• Building plans
• Lease agreements

Health clearance certificate registration
We will ensure your facility meets all the necessary criteria before contacting  the Environmental Health officer in your district to arrange for an interview.

Fire clearance certificate registration
We will ensure your facility meets all the necessary criteria before contacting   Fire Department in your district to arrange for an interview.

We offer comprehensive training, have a wide variety of documents available such as Parent Agreements, Handbooks, etc.  If you would like us to email you a list of documents and other services we offer please email us your request.  We are distributors of educational toys, books, furniture and the like please request further assistance if needed.