In these Directions, a word or expression bears the meaning assigned to it in the Regulations and legislation applicable to the Department of Social Development, the South African Social Security Agency, and the National Development Agency and unless the context indicates otherwise—

"child"

means a child from birth up to the age of six (6) years (the calendar year a child turns six), and "children" has the same meaning;

"Children's Act"

means the Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005);

"Department of Health Guidelines"

means the guidelines for symptom monitoring and management of essential workers for COVID-19 related infection, issued by the National Department of Health in April 2020, accessible through the following link:

https://www.saiosh.eo.za/news/502409/Guidelines-for-symptom-monitoring-and-management-of-essential-workers-for-COVID-19-related-infection.htm;

"Department of Health"

means the national and provincial Departments of Health;

"designated person"

means a person that is designated or requested by a parent or legal guardian to provide information or act on his or her behalf;

"ECD programme"

means with due consideration to the National Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy (2015), the provision of early learning and development opportunities, daily care and support to children, that fall within the provisions of the Children's Act, and includes—

"Minister"

means the Minister responsible for social development;

"partial care facility"

means a partial care facility that provides an "after school service" as defined in regulation 12(2) of the General Regulations regarding Children made in terms of section 306 of the Children's Act (published in Government Notice No. R. 261 of 1 April 2010, Government Gazette No. 33076);

"premises"

means the physical location where an early childhood development programme is conducted either on a permanent basis, in the case of a partial care facility, toy library or child minder, or on a temporary basis, in case of a playgroup, mobile early childhood development programme or parent support group, and includes all administrative spaces associated with the programme or being part of the physical location of the programme and outside play, recreation and waiting areas;

"Regulations"

means the Regulations made in terms of section 27(2) of the Disaster Management Act and published in Government Gazette No. 43258, Government Notice No. R.480 of 29 April 2020, as amended by Government Notices No. R.608 of 28 May 2020, R.714 of 25 June 2020 of 12 July 2020, R.846 of 31 July 2020 and R.891 of 17 August 2020;

"staff"

unless otherwise indicated, includes an early childhood development educator, early childhood development practitioner, administrative and other support staff, either full time or part time, involved in the operations of the early childhood development programme; and

"standard operating procedures"

means the standard operating procedures and guidelines for early childhood development programmes on COVID-19 or any amendment thereof published on the Department of Social Development's website.