Data Insights: Children’s readiness for Grade R before, during and after Covid-19

The report focuses on domain-specific ELOM scores. It is important to understand the influence of the pandemic, for the purposes of future initiatives and future-proofing of the early childhood development sector.

The data used in this study comes from various sources. It was collated and sourced by the DataDrive2030 team, while analysis was conducted by transdisciplinary consultancy Percept. The years that the studies were conducted range from 2016 to 2022. They include a 2016 Age Validation study; a 2018 Early Learning Programme Outcomes (ELPO) study; a 2019 Grade R study; the 2021 Thrive by Five Index; a 2022 Roots and Shoots study; and 2019 to 2022 data from The Learning Initiative (TLI).

Published: September 2023

Authors: Dave Strugnell (Percept), Junita Henry (DataDriev2030), Claire Gomes (Percept)

Download the Children’s readiness for Grade R before, during and after Covid-19 report here.