FOUR PRIORITIES FOR ADDRESSING SOUTH AFRICA’S EARLY LEARNING ACCESS GAP
Nearly 30% of South Africa’s four-year-olds are estimated not to be enrolled in an Early Learning Programme (ELP), and children outside ELPs show poorer early learning outcomes than their enrolled peers. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO ADDRESS THIS GAP? In a recent Daily Maverick discussion, The Invisible Backbone: How Women Have Shaped the Childcare […]
FROM DATA TO INSIGHT: FIVE FACTORS SHAPING EARLY LEARNING OUTCOMES
Our Executive Director, Sonja Giese, recently hosted a fireside chat alongside Palesa Nkabane, eCares Project Lead at the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), at the SmartStart Constellation of Stars conference. The core theme, “From Data to Insights – What the Evidence is Telling Us?”, invited the ECD ecosystem to consider that a child’s […]
INSIDE THE ROLE OF AN ELOM TRAINER
“Good assessments start with good training.” If our assessors are the frontline of data collection, our trainers are the architects of its accuracy. They equip assessors with the knowledge, skills and confidence to use the ELOM suite of tools consistently in the field. For Liezl Worship, DataDrive2030’s Master Trainer, that means building the people who […]
DATADRIVE2030’S WORKFORCE WARRIORS: BUILDING A TRUSTED EARLY LEARNING ASSESSMENT TEAM
Behind every trusted dataset is a team of dedicated professionals committed to operational rigour, ethical data collection and standardised quality assurance. At DataDrive2030, this operational engine is driven by our Workforce Warriors team— which recruits, trains, accredits and manages a national network of highly skilled ELOM field assessors. These frontline professionals ensure that every child […]
THE THRIVE BY FIVE INDEX: TURNING DATA INTO ACTION FOR UNDER-FIVES IN GAUTENG
Dr Caylee Cook, Research Manager at the Gauteng Young Child Forum colloquia Dr Caylee Cook, Research Manager at DataDrive2030, recently presented findings from the Thrive by Five Index 2024 at two Gauteng Young Child Forum colloquia hosted by the Do More Foundation and its implementation partner, the African Children’s Feeding Scheme (ACFS). Held in Boksburg […]
Bridging Legacy and Innovation: Reflections from the SBCC Summit
I recently joined change-makers from around the world at the International Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Summit in Panama City. My journey began in Casco Viejo, a historic district where the new has not erased the old but moved in beside it. Restored buildings in ochre and cream stand next to buildings […]
Closing the Data Gap: What DataDrive2030 Is Exploring for Children Living with Disabilities
Approximately 1.4 million children aged 0–4 in South Africa are living with some form of disability, yet current survey and assessment systems are simply not built to capture them.¹ Children living with disabilities are 25% less likely to attend early learning programmes (ELPs),² and for the most part, are invisible in the data systems that […]
ELOM in Practice Webinar Series
A webinar series sharing real-world lessons from ELOM users across South Africa DataDrive2030’s ELOM in Practice webinar series brings together ELOM users and partners to share practical lessons from the field. Held regularly throughout the year, these sessions provide a space to learn from colleagues and explore how the ELOM suite of tools is being […]
Advancing Early Childhood Measurement: ELOM 4&5 in Global Health Research
At DataDrive2030, we are committed to strengthening the measurement of early learning outcomes across diverse contexts. A powerful example of this work in action is the use of the Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) 4&5 in international research settings.