Insight Brief: Quality Counts – Exploring the Quality of Early Learning Programmes in South Africa

The quality of an early learning programme (ELP) is a significant factor in how much children benefit from it. This is supported by a significant body of global evidence that underscores the quality of early education interventions as a cornerstone for achieving optimal child outcomes.

But while the global evidence is compelling, there is still very limited evidence of programme quality and child outcomes in South Africa.

The Learning Programme Quality Assessment (LPQA) forms part of DataDrive2030’s suite of assessment tools and has been designed to measure the quality of group learning programmes targeting children aged 3-5 years. The LPQA was developed to address the need for an easy-to-administer measure of programme quality that is aligned with the South African curriculum framework.

By Dr Caylee Cook

Compiled by Tahmeed Omar

With contributions from Sonja Giese, Jessica Horler, Aimee Hare, Linda Biersteker

Published: November 2024

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