News & OPPORTUNI-TIES

Updates about our work, our people, and our sector as well as opportunities to join us in using data to drive change.

Cover of the DataDrive2030 Annual Report 2025

DataDrive2030’s Annual Report 2025 – From Measurement to System Impact

  • News
Explore DataDrive2030’s 2025 Annual Report highlighting impact, partnerships, ECD data insights, systems strengthening, and evidence-driven action to improve outcomes for young children in South Africa.
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Training opportunities

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DataDrive2030 often organises ELOM assessor training or train-the-trainer events on our ELOM suite of early learning measurement tools. Ideal candidates for ELOM assessor training enjoy working with children, have some

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Early Childhood Systems: Perspectives and Research Webinar Series

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Together with Ilifa Labantwana, and Research on Socioeconomic Policy (RESEP) at Stellenbosch University, we are proud to present a webinar series exploring early childhood development systems within a South African

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Closing the Data Gap: What DataDrive2030 Is Exploring for Children Living with Disabilities

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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

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ELOM in Practice Webinar Series

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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

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ELOM Assessments

Advancing Early Childhood Measurement: ELOM 4&5 in Global Health Research

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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
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A central question in early learning assessment is simple but consequential: in which language should children be tested to give the fairest picture of what they know and can do? Two recent studies using Early Learning Outcome Measures (ELOM 4&5 and ELOM-R) explore a critical question in South Africa’s multilingual education system: should children be assessed in their home language or in the language they are taught in? 

From Preschool to Grade R: What Two ELOM Studies Tell Us About Fair Language Assessment

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A central question in early learning assessment is simple but consequential: in which language should children be tested to give the fairest picture of what they know and can do?
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Beyond the Centre – Challenges, Possibilities, and What We Learned from Assessing Non-Enrolled Four-Year-Olds

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Through online focus groups, assessors who conducted ELOM assessments in the homes of 272 children shared candid reflections on the realities of this work. Their insights reveal both the complexity
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