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County Early Childhood Education Bill 2014
County Early Childhood Education Bill 2014
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CONTENT
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PART I
1
2
3
- PRELIMINARY
-Short title.
-Interpretation.
-Objects
and purposes.
4 -Guiding principles.
PART II - RIGHT TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
11
12
13
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15
16
17
18
19
20
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hovisional registration.
Review of regisffation.
Criteria for registration as a private education centre.
Registration.
sAt
2l
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
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Mobile schools.
Changes of premises.
Cancellation of registration.
PART
29
30
31
Biil,2Al4
32
'33
34
35
36
37
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PAIRT V
- ADMIMSTRATION
OX' TmTEEARLY
CHILDIIOOD
admission.
45 46
-
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
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Bill,2014
525
Framework of curriculum.
Standards for curriculum.
Free tuition.
PART
VI
ACCREDITATION
55-
56
5758-
Renewal of accreditation.
59
60
6l 62
63
64
65
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Consideration of application.
Grant of accreditation.
Adherence to conditions for accreditation.
Certificate to remain property of the Board.
Revocation of accreditation.
PART VII
66
67
68
PART
Quality assurance.
Decentralisation of quahty assurance services.
Power of enty and inspection.
YIII
69
70
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Safety equipment.
PART
7l -
IX
TRANSITIONAL PROYISIONS
PART
72
73
74
75
X.
MISCELLAIYEOUS PROVISIONS
-Amendments
to No. 14 of 2013.
FIRST
SECOND SCIIEDT]LE
MANAGEMENT
CBNTRB
527
as
follows-
PART I*PRELIMINARY
shorttitle-
2.
Interpretation.
in
consultation
prescribe;
the
County
Eduoation Board establishod under seotion 17 of the Basic
Education Act in each county;
No, t4or2013.
responsible
for
education
government;
in afi
3.
it
under the
Objects and
purposes.
529
(ii) a
the
the
Guiding
principles.
530
of public
and
(i) accountability
through
developmentally
appropriate methods of measuring, reporting and
tracking the growth and development of a child
and the improvement of the early childhood
education systems and programs;
PART
II-RIGIIT
TO EARLY CHILDHOOI)
EDUCATION
and
Right to early
childhood
education.
be
531
(f)
6.
be
countyl
in
(d) develop,
(f) identify
Obligations ofthe
County in
promoting the
right to early
childhood
education.
532
(h)
Duty ofparents or
guardians.
of
the
Duty of principal.
533
9.
In
or
(2)
performing his
her functions under
subsection (1), the county executive committee member
shall-
(a) put
the
appropriate
and
conduct training
capacity building
progranrmes targeting teachers and trainers who
specialize in training and caring for childrcn with
special needs;
(f)
Children with
special needs,
Act.
Establishment of
public education
centres,
Register of
education centres
cancelled; and
Requirement for
registration of
education centres.
Application for
registration.
535
(e)
relevant
authorities showing existing facilities and future
development or extension plans where applicable;
and
Registration of
existing schools to
offer early
childhood
education.
No. 14 of2013.
Provisional
registration.
(1)
Review of
registration.
an criteriafor
institution as an f.'i:f:ff#r:,
centse.
of a private
(a)
is
in a
premises
l9.A
Regieration'
obligationsora
Privateeducation
538
undertaking
education in the education centre and submit to the
executive committee member; and
20.(l)
an
Suitable premises.
21.
Mobile schools,
539
23.(l)
where-
Action by the
Board where
centre fails to
(c), and
suspend
registration; or
(e) cancel
(a)
U. (l)
(2)
suspended
under subsection
has
Suspension
of
registration where
welfare of
childrcn is at risk.
54t
(3) A
(1)
shall
Board-
Cancellation of
registration.
to meet the
criteria for registration under section 17; and
to occur
shall-
Appeal ftom
decision ofthe
Board.
No. 14 of2013.
27.(l) Education
as-
Categories of
education centres.
has
has
by
(3)
sponsors'
543
education
Management
board ofan early
childhood
education centre.
otherwise acquiring,
holding, charging or disposing of movable and
immovable property;
Composition
management
the
board.
of
if
of
(f)
Functiorts ofthe
Board.
545
of adoqrrate
equipment and
such
Committees of the
board.
te
(f)
Parents teachors
association.
Bill,2014
Annual report on
governance.
Record keeping
requfuements.
request,(a)
have
caregiver
education
recruitment committee;
Teaching staff.
(a) holds
s47
childhood
of such
Recruitment of
early childhood
education
teachers.
Managementof
early childhood
education within a
county.
or
Early childhood
education
rccruitrnent
committee.
(c)
(d)
a person nominated to
County Education Board.
the committee by
the
education recruitment
committee shall be responsible for the recruitment of early
childhood education teachers within the county.
(3) Every person who intends to teach or administer
early childhood education shall be registered as a teacher
by the Teachers Service Commission.
(4) Upon the registration of a person as an early
childhood education teacher under subsection (3), such
person shall apply to be recruited as an early childhood
education teacher by the early childhood education
recruitrnent commiffee.
(5) The Teachers Service Commission shall exercise
disciplinary and professional control over the early
childhood education teachers.
(6)
Notwithstanding subsection
Government may -
public
education centre with the approval of the county
Free admission
into public
education centre.
549
4L.(1)
an education
Periodor
admission'
Age of admission.
be
determined using the County Assessment Tools prescribed
by the department responsible for education within the
county.
Prohibition of
adminisration of
exams for
purposes of
admission.
Grouping of
children on
admission.
Incentives and
prohibition from
holding back and
expulsion.
Standards
of
education in a
private education
centre.
47. (L)
The Kenya Institute of Curriculum
Development shall be responsible for the development of
the early childhood education curricula to be applied by
counties.
Framework
of
curriculum.
No. 14 of 2013.
No. 4 of 2013
551
Standards
for
curriculum.
(b)
learning
(e)
it
institution.
Free tuition.
552
an
Blucationcenhe
prosxammes'
of
the
Prohibition of
holiday Eition.
553
Feeding
programmes in
education centres,
in an education cenffe
under this Act shall be as prescribed by the Cabinet
53. The teacher to child ratio
Teacher to child
ratio.
PART VI
Prohibition from
offering boarding
facilities.
ACCREDITATION
Accreditation of
Application for
education centres
offering
foreign
curriculums.
accreditation.
Renewal of
accreditation
of accreditation.
58. Upon receipt of an application under section 56 or
57,the County Education Board shall -
Consideration
application.
determine if the
applicant has submitted the required information;
Evaluation of
applicant for
accreditation.
Grant of
accreditation.
of
s5s
its
decision to grant or renew an application for accreditation
and require the education centre to submit to it such
additional information or take such corrective measures as
it may consider necessary.
of
Adherenceto
;:lt$:#ji:
(a) adhere
accreditation;
in the
centre meets the standards set out under section 48
and such further standards as may be determined
by the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development
in consultation with the County Education Board
Certificate to
temain property
the Board.
Revocation of
accreditation.
of
Appeal against
decision of the
Board to revoke
accreditation.
Register of
accredited
education centres.
(a) ensure
Quality assurance.
557
assurance
(1) The
be
authorisation under
time,-
(a) leave
shall-
the
Decentralisation
ofquality
assurance
services.
No.
17
of 2012.
Power ofentry
and inspection,
(a)
a reference to
this section;
saretvequipment'
559
Prohibition of
corporal
punishment.
71.(l)
if
ceases
(b)
if
Existing education
centres.
PART
X. MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
(l)
72.
(a) taxes;
(b) the imposition of charges on a public fund or the
variation or repeal of any of those charges;
(c) the appropriation, receipt, custody, investment or
issue of public money;
Non-money
stahts.
BiIl
(e)
561
as may be
in
the
given;
(c)
Act.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection
(1), the county executive committee member may, taking
into account any policies, standards or regulations applying
to all education centres prescribed by the Cabinet Secretary
(a) prescribe minimum standards relating
following matters
(i) premises and facilities;
(ii) programmes of education
to the
and
development;
caregiver
participation;
(v) health and safety;
(vi) implementation of the curriculum framework,;
Regulations.
562
education
centres in respect of children attending registered
centres;
(2) may
the
Cap.2.
No. 23 of 2013.
(ii)
"Duksi"-
expression
(ii) deleting
the definition of
"pre-primary
education";
(ft
563
General penalty.
Amendments to
No. 14 of 2013.
sil
(s.20)
FIRST SCIIEDT'LE
(s.30,39)
SECOND SCHEDT]LE
once in
"r"ry
business.
(a) The members of the board shall elect a vicechairman from among themselves(a) at the first sitting of the board; and
presided over
by
the
565
Quorum.
members.
Conflict of
interest.
any
Rules of
Procedure and
minutes.
II
'J
Article
Clause 72 of the Bill specifically removes the Bill from the ambit of
the matters listed under Article 1i4 of the Constitution. The clause further
provides that any expenses that may be occasioned by the implementation
of the Act are to be provided from such gifts, grants or donations as may
be given or from such monies as the National Assembly may, in the
future, provide for the defraying of such expenses. The Bill also provides
that a fund may be established for the purposes of the custody of such
funds. The Bill does not therefore appropriate funds for the
implementation of the Act; any appropriation would be effected through
Bill,2014
DANIEL KARABA,
Chairurwn,
Standing Committee on Education.
570
it
is proposed to
amend-
Inteprctation
Furictions of tlre
Coudty Education
Boards.
(a)
education
education
(f)
implementation
in
basic
571
examinations and
Commission
on teacher management within the county;
(1) coordinate
it
is proposed to
amend-
Right of ehild to
free and
compulsory.
(c)
of
it
is proposed to
amend-
Establishment and
management
special
institutions.
(a)
Board of
management
of
573
it
is proposed to
amcnd-
Functions of a
management
committee of a
pre-primary
institutiort
(d)
the
of
the children's
knowledge, self-confidence, free expression, social
values and appreciation of other people's needs
and views;
ensure
development
affective,
cognitive, psychomotor and physical attributes in
an integrated manner including the development of
talented and gifted pupils;
the
implementation of its functions under this Act or
any other written law; and
best
an
Licensing,
registration and
accreditation of
petsons and
institutions of
edncation; training
and tesearch.
O)
if satisfied