What We’re Learning About Better Hiring in ECD
At DataDrive2030, we’ve always known the practitioner matters. Our Positive Deviance Initiative shows that it’s not just what children are taught, but how (and by whom) that shapes their learning. Responsive, intentional, engaged practitioners can make all the difference. But lately, we’ve been asking a new question: What if we could support principals not just in growing great practitioners, […]
The Experience of a Senior ELOM Trainer
Palesa Chauke is an occupational therapist and senior ELOM trainer who is doing a Master’s degree in Paediatrics and Early Learning. Palesa reflects on her experience as a senior ELOM trainer.
The Journey from an ELOM Assessor to Assistant trainer
S’thombe Sibiya trains Early Childhood Development (ECD) practitioners monthly in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Eastern Cape for the past three+ years. She also mentors at five sites in KZN, and is a part of the team at Impande. This is her story.
Shifting and Shaping the Future – Reflections from an Assistant ELOM Trainer
Ashley Manuels works behind the scenes to inform and reform policy to help children in schools. He has been with JET Education Services for almost 10 years and is currently helping standardise the curriculum for Grade R. This is his story.
We can change the way children are being raised in South Africa – Lessons from an ELOM Assessor
Mbali Madida, from Gingindlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, has been working with children since 2018 and has been going to different schools for different projects as an Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) assessor. This is her story.
Reflections From Newly Trained ELOM Assessors
We asked our newly trained Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) assessors the reason behind becoming an assessor, and these were their responses.
LOW DOSE LEARNING: WHAT THE DATA SAYS
Cotlands has a rich legacy of innovation. We spoke to Cotlands’ Operations Manager Angie Bezuidenhout to find out what their ELOM data says about their innovative low-dose early learning approach and how they apply these insights to innovate and amplify their impact.
SUSTAINABLE EARLY LEARNING WITH SINGAKWENZA
Singakwenza Early Childhood Education supports informal and formal childcare facilities, parents and caregivers to make zero-cost toys from household waste. The organisation has been using the ELOM tools to measure impact and the results are remarkable, even though they primarily work in extremely poorly resourced communities. We chatted to three members of Singakwenza’s team – […]
The development of Cognitive and Executive Functioning through play
JET Education Services recently conducted research using ELOM data on the development of executive functioning, which is one of the most significant and earliest predictors of future academic success. We chatted to JET’s ECD Specialist Researcher, Rachel Neville, to discover what they’ve learned and how it can be applied in the early learning sector to give young children a better start in formal schooling.