SADAQA Academy

The aim of SADAQA’s training program for caregivers which is split into two levels, basic and advanced, is to upgrade the level of knowledge and skills in managing daycares and classrooms. It also enhances their knowledge in childhood development and provides them with the required tools and skills to address the major milestones in children’s development. It also includes labor rights sessions implemented in cooperation with the Justice Center for Legal Aid (JCLA), as well as first aid training conducted by the Jordan Paramedic Society (JPS).

A pre and post assessment is also applied during both levels of the training program to measure learning. The results are also taken into consideration to improve each learning objective in future workshop design. Moreover, an overall evaluation of the entire workshop is carried out in an open discussion to understand what caregivers learned, what can be improved and what additional skills are required. At the end of the training, a certificate of completion is handed out to caregivers who have completed the course in the presence of both the Ministry of Social Development and Ministry of Labor.

SADAQA also conducts a three-month paid internship for caregivers who have completed the advanced training course. Caregivers are placed in partner daycares for a direct on the job training experience. Several have secured jobs at the trainer establishment.

All of SADAQA’s training programs are conducted free of charge and with support from donors including the ILO, KTK, OSF, the French Embassy in Jordan and in partnership with Book n’ Brush Daycare.

The daycare managers training is designed in a holistic approach based on enhancing skills and knowledge for all actors in the childcare sector and not just the caregivers. SADAQA’s daycare managers training targets both managers and owners with the aim of enhancing daycare managers’ knowledge in daycare management and in implementing the latest methods in childcare. The managers and/or owners of daycares who attend these training are selected based on their interest in enhancing their daycare services, and those whose caregivers have previously undergone training by SADAQA. Daycare managers whose daycares received technical assistance from SADAQA are also given the opportunity to attend the training as part of the technical support program.

The curriculum for daycare managers and owners training covers the main aspects covered by the caregivers training in relation to child development and class management, legal rights and first aid, with an additional component dedicated to daycare administration and management tools and methods.

All of SADAQA’s training programs are conducted free of charge and with support from donors including the ILO, KTK, OSF, the French Embassy in Jordan and in partnership with Book n’ Brush Daycare.

SADAQA, has been at the forefront of advocating for better availability of affordable and quality childcare facilities, building its work on Article 72 of the labour law and Article 42 of Social Security Law. SADAQA in cooperation with relevant entities including SSC, MOSD, MOL, with the support of several partners including the ILO and the French Embassy spearheaded efforts on expanding social protection for women and for the daycare sector. SADAQA has also played a leading role in developing a national framework for ensuring a holistic response to childcare needs in relation to enhancing women’s economic rights.

Capacity building for the government has taken several dimensions throughout SADAQA’s work including developing inspection processes with MoL for inspecting on the implementation of Article 72 at workplaces; workshops on the importance of applying the one-stop-shop registration window for daycares with MoSD; SWOT analysis of inspection mechanism of daycares with MoSD; capacity building workshops on the French model of supporting the daycare sector and social protection provided to the sector itself.

SADAQA has also conducted two international study tours for the relevant government entities to France on Norway to study the models and best practices of childcare service provision. The delegations included representatives from MoSD, MoL, SSC, and The Opinion and Legislation Bureau.

SADAQA also provides technical support to public entities wanting to establish daycares for their employees, and offers training to managers and caregivers running the established daycares.

SADAQA has also established itself as a technical leader and a resource for the care the sector, employers and women through the extensive analytical work on childcare, advocacy, training and coaching introducing practical solutions for expansion of needed services.
SADAQA conducts national workshops for employers in the main sectors employing women on the importance of implementing Article 72 and directly advocates with companies to establish daycares in the workplace or offer any of the modalities allowed by the law.

SADAQA, through its guide on “How to Establish a Daycare in the Workplace” provides direct technical support and coaching to companies wanting to establish daycares for their employees, in addition to offering training to managers and childcare providers running the established daycares.

Through its “First Five Years” network, SADAQA links employers with qualified caregivers and daycare managers for employment at established workplace daycares.