DataFirst 2026-03-04 NADA Version 1 Thrive by Five Index 2024 TB5I 2024 zaf-dd-tb5i-2024-v1 DataDrive2030 Department of Basic Education MetadataEditor 2026 Cape Town FirstRand Foundation LEGO Foundation This Day Foundation Yellowwoods DataFirst DataDrive2030 Thrive by Five Index V1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution University of Cape Town South Africa The survey for the sample of enrolled children has national coverage, all nine of South Africa’s provinces were included. The survey for the statistically non-representative sub-study of non-enrolled children covers three provinces, Gauteng, Kwa-Zulu Natal and Western Cape. The lowest level of geographic aggregation in the data is province. 14.062712 33.090851 -35.101934 -22.105999 Observation data/ratings [obs] Cross-section [cross section] DataDrive2030 Face-to-face computer-assisted interviews [CAPI] DataFirst Support tb5i-2024-facility-pub 1388 37 tb5i-2024-lpqa-pub-v1 1388 80 tb5i-2024-pcg-hh-pub-v1 272 99 tb5i-2024-pcg-pub-v1 3841 106 tb5i-2024-practitioner-pub-v1 1223 268 tb5i-2024-principal-pub-v1 1388 394 tb5i-2024-sef-hh-pub-v1 272 79 tb5i-2024-sef-pub-v1 5001 89 Survey wave 1388 2024 2024 2024 2024 Province ID 1388 ELP ID 1388 stratum 1388 1 38 17.860951008646 10.424105623136 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ELP weight 1388 1.5 75.472434997559 20.996546114384 16.362186948361 Is there someone at ELP who receives each child from their caregiver on arrival. 1375 1 0.81672727272727 0.38703071571993 No 1 Yes Is ELP based in specific location or does it move from place to place? 1388 1 2 1.0028818443804 0.053624724887935 1 Based at a specific location 2 Moves from place to place Is this early learning programme on the premises of a primary school? 1384 1 0.075867052023121 0.26488098739241 No 1 Yes Where is this early learning programme located? 1277 1 97 5.4643696162882 10.219903011703 1 In someone’s house 2 In the garage of someone’s house 3 At a place of worship (e.g. church or mosque) 4 At a community hall / centre 5 In a municipal building 6 It is an ECD Centre 97 Other In what type of building does the programme operate? 1388 1 5 1.4935158501441 1.2516583498857 1 Conventional, brick or block with tile or zinc roof 2 Traditional, mortar or mud walls with zinc or thatch roof 3 Modified shipping container 4 Prefab building 5 Informal housing (shack) Does the programme have refrigeration facilities? 1388 1 0.71829971181556 0.44999013633337 No 1 Yes Is area for cooking/preparing meals separated from play/learning areas? 1300 1 0.95153846153846 0.21482205801642 No 1 Yes Is there an outdoor play area? 1388 1 3 2.728386167147 0.67960376142354 1 No 2 Yes, on public land nearby (e.g. park or playground) 3 Yes, on the programme's premises Is there a fence around the premises used by the early learning programme? 1388 1 0.97262247838617 0.16323967406443 No 1 Yes Is there lockable gate to prevent unauthorised access to premises used by ELP? 1350 1 0.96814814814815 0.17567063149888 No 1 Yes What is the main source of water? 1386 97 5.5238095238095 18.301441309277 None 1 Tap water in the building 2 Tap water on-site/outside the building 3 Public or communal tap off-site 4 Bore-hole water on-site 5 Rainwater tank on-site 6 River/stream 97 Other What is main handwashing facility for children at the ELP? 1374 97 4.4919941775837 15.631672051044 None 1 Tap 2 Tippytap 3 Bowl/Bucket 97 Other What are the types of toilet in use at this programme? 1388 Flush toilet connected to public sewer system 1388 1 0.63400576368876 0.4818814723471 1 Flush toilet connected to septic tank 1388 1 0.059798270893372 0.23719817236787 1 Chemical toilet 1388 1 0.015129682997118 0.12211273012562 1 Pit latrine with ventilation pipe 1388 1 0.069884726224784 0.25504453652979 1 Pit latrine with no ventilation pipe 1388 1 0.1628242074928 0.36933827799899 1 Enviroloo with ventilation pipe 1388 1 0.013688760806916 0.11623731270835 1 Enviroloo with no ventilation pipe 1388 1 0.01657060518732 0.12770187682413 1 Bucket latrine 1388 1 0.03314121037464 0.17906974293679 1 Potties 1388 1 0.35518731988473 0.47874253345181 1 Toilets for people with physical disabilities 1388 1 0.0021613832853026 0.046457148586135 1 Other 1388 1 0.012968299711816 0.1131784058637 1 None 1388 1 0.012247838616715 0.11002977490292 1 Are the toilet facilities located on the programmes premises? 1371 1 0.98322392414296 0.12847832120034 No 1 Yes Are the toilets clean and safe for children to use? 1371 1 0.87673231218089 0.32886418197903 No 1 Yes What is the main source of power? 1385 97 1.9386281588448 8.1478295716963 None 1 Electricity from mains 2 Electricity from generator 3 Gas 4 Candles 5 Solar 6 Paraffin 97 Other Was there any disruption to the power during the visit? 1330 1 0.080451127819549 0.27209264749557 No 1 Yes Is there enough light for children to safely play/learn inside classrooms? 1387 1 3 2.8839221341024 0.3986914595717 1 In none of the classrooms 2 In some of the classrooms 3 In all classrooms Indoor play area's floor space large enough for children to safely move around? 1387 1 0.77433309300649 0.41817153190352 No 1 Yes Date and time this dataset was generated 1388 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 Survey wave 1388 2024 2024 2024 2024 Province ID 1388 ELP ID 1388 stratum 1388 1 38 17.860951008646 10.424105623136 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ELP weight 1388 1.5 75.472434997559 20.996546114384 16.362186948361 Count and record the number of children present during the class observation. 1382 1 60 18.027496382055 9.775353420461 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 60 In addition to main practitioner, are any TAs working with the class during obs. 1388 1 0.30043227665706 0.45861122341506 No 1 Yes How many teaching assistants in the class in addition to main practitioner 417 1 6 1.1918465227818 0.50633552975849 1 2 3 4 5 6 What languages did practitioner speak with children during the obs. 1388 English 1388 1 0.54610951008646 0.49804881823541 1 Afrikaans 1388 1 0.090057636887608 0.28636749344905 1 isiZulu 1388 1 0.20100864553314 0.4008989429198 1 isiXhosa 1388 1 0.13760806916427 0.34461231656864 1 Sesotho 1388 1 0.092939481268012 0.29045225769284 1 Setswana 1388 1 0.13760806916427 0.34461231656864 1 isiNdebele 1388 1 0.0072046109510086 0.08460414583685 1 Sesotho se Leboa (Sepedi) 1388 1 0.077809798270893 0.26796859486647 1 siSwati 1388 1 0.025936599423631 0.15900348112061 1 Xitsonga 1388 1 0.015129682997118 0.12211273012562 1 Tshivenda 1388 1 0.015129682997118 0.12211273012562 1 Other 1388 1 0.0043227665706052 0.065629135434373 1 What language did practitioner mostly speak with children during the obs. 1388 1 11 3.4589337175793 2.5766769372318 1 English 2 Afrikaans 3 isiZulu 4 isiXhosa 5 Sesotho 6 Setswana 7 isiNdebele 8 Sesotho se Leboa (Sepedi) 9 siSwati 10 Xitsonga 11 Tshivenda How much of the time was the main language used during the obs. 411 2 3 2.8272506082725 0.37849120615924 2 Half of the time 3 Most of the time Total LPQA score 1388 1 60 35.243501440922 13.564087460094 Domain score for Material and Equipment 1388 11 6.4769452449568 3.212523063337 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Domain score for Planning and Assessment 1388 13 7.3018731988473 4.4574828032615 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Domain score for Learning Programme 1388 13 7.864553314121 3.4900761589927 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Domain score for Teaching Strategies 1388 12 5.771613832853 3.0934264775547 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Domain score for Relationships and Interactions 1388 11 7.8285158501441 2.3788602662399 Item score for Room Arrangement 1388 4 1.9005763688761 1.4771217406014 1 2 3 4 Item score for Indoor Materials 1388 2 1.1693083573487 0.96035792114947 1 2 Item score for Appropriate Materials 1388 2 1.3119596541787 0.80460170290504 1 2 Item score for Accessible Materials 1388 2 1.0878962536023 0.75244214606353 1 2 Item score for Open-ended Materials 1388 2 0.76512968299712 0.71012467636974 1 2 Item score for Child-Child Interaction 1388 3 2.5914985590778 0.70704543968763 1 2 3 Item score for Staff-Child Interaction 1388 3 1.8832853025937 0.98477677963602 1 2 3 Item score for Acknowledgement 1388 2 1.3148414985591 0.80705891908078 1 2 Item score for Behaviour Management 1388 3 2.0388904899135 0.79229221783297 Item score for NCF & ELDA 1388 4 2.5432276657061 1.7244177810296 1 2 3 4 Item score for Programme Planning 1388 3 1.9963976945245 1.2377684144384 1 2 3 Item score for Daily Schedule 1388 3 2.1512968299712 1.1335569916351 1 2 3 Item score for Numeracy & Mathematics 1388 3 1.7896253602305 1.0600467284348 1 2 3 Item score for Language & Literacy 1388 3 1.8609510086455 1.0309428786015 1 2 3 Item score for Free Play 1388 2 1.049711815562 0.83002848463827 1 2 Item score for Staff Engagement 1388 2 1.0504322766571 0.70658134921086 1 2 Item score for Group Times 1388 2 1.0129682997118 0.71836882167499 1 2 Item score for Open-ended Questions 1388 3 1.1938040345821 1.259675378096 1 2 3 Item score for Opportunities for Independence 1388 3 1.6268011527378 1.1170446502383 1 2 3 Item score for Child Observation 1388 3 1.2096541786744 1.3489803979002 1 2 3 Item score for Recording Progress 1388 3 1.5525936599424 1.397587957908 1 2 3 Item score for Gross Motor Materials and Activities 1388 3 2.14265129683 1.0726175098526 1 2 3 Total LPQA rating 1388 1 3 2.0432276657061 0.76107840049012 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Domain rating for Material and Equipment 1388 1 3 2.1887608069164 0.84422832372077 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Domain rating for Planning and Assessment 1388 1 3 1.9466858789625 0.89380417791966 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Domain rating for Learning Programme 1388 1 3 2.1945244956772 0.78075185426815 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Domain rating for Teaching Strategies 1388 1 3 1.6210374639769 0.76733309355282 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Domain rating for Relationships and Interactions 1388 1 3 2.3292507204611 0.77475135939808 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Room Arrangement 1388 1 3 1.7672910662824 0.74694041365396 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Indoor Materials 1388 1 3 2.1693083573487 0.96035792114947 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Developmentally Appropriate Materials 1388 1 3 2.3119596541787 0.80460170290504 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Accessible Materials 1388 1 3 2.0878962536023 0.75244214606353 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Open-ended Materials 1388 1 3 1.7651296829971 0.71012467636974 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Child-Child Interaction 1388 1 3 2.6829971181556 0.50414198740713 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Staff-Child Interaction 1388 1 3 1.9791066282421 0.8338521254617 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Acknowledgement 1388 1 3 2.3148414985591 0.80705891908078 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Behaviour Management 1388 1 3 2.4207492795389 0.55697867937516 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for NCF & ELDAs 1388 1 3 2.1772334293948 0.86275182895347 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Programme Planning 1388 1 3 2.2276657060519 0.88651584115394 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Daily Schedule 1388 1 3 2.2687319884726 0.93969689705091 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Numeracy & Mathematics 1388 1 3 2.1700288184438 0.67067162736858 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Language & Literacy 1388 1 3 2.2291066282421 0.64729713243866 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Free Play 1388 1 3 2.049711815562 0.83002848463827 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Staff Engagement 1388 1 3 2.0504322766571 0.70658134921086 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Group Times 1388 1 3 2.0129682997118 0.71836882167499 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Open-ended Questions 1388 1 3 1.671469740634 0.83376397503298 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Opportunities for Independence 1388 1 3 1.8609510086455 0.81539068208621 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Child Observation 1388 1 3 1.7233429394813 0.9088857549863 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Recording Progress 1388 1 3 1.9762247838617 0.93871908687172 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Item rating for Gross Motor Materials and Activities 1388 1 3 2.4113832853026 0.69817980678643 1 Inadequate 2 Basic 3 Good Date and time this dataset was generated 1388 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 Survey wave 272 2024 2024 2024 2024 Observation from household pilot sample 272 1 1 1 1 Yes Province ID 272 Household ID 272 1 if household has more than 1 child observation, 0 otherwise 272 1 0.077205882352941 0.26740985631944 1 Child ID 272 1=female child, 0=male child 272 1 0.49264705882353 0.50086749143517 Male 1 Female Age in months 272 49.544147491455 59.334701538086 54.129121808445 2.6333533764579 Age in days based on child_dob 272 1508 1806 1647.5551470588 80.152694977495 What is your relationship to the child? 272 1 14 2.5845588235294 3.1774430685839 1 Biological mother 2 Biological father 3 Step mother 5 Adoptive/foster mother 7 Grandmother 9 Sister 11 Aunt 12 Uncle 13 Other relative living in the household 14 Other person who is not a relative During a typical weekday, how many hours do you usually spend with the child? 268 1 24 14.891791044776 7.8358300125856 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 24 How old in months was the child when you became their primary caregiver? 74 59 20.486486486486 20.92860874971 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 22 24 30 32 36 38 46 48 49 50 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 What year were you born? 268 1948 2005 1989.6865671642 11.060215106812 1948 1953 1955 1957 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1966 1967 1968 1970 1971 1973 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 What is the highest school grade that you have successfully completed? 268 1 6 4.9328358208955 0.90935842876749 1 No schooling 3 Some primary school 4 Completed primary school 5 Some high school 6 Completed high school (Grade 12) Did you pass Grade 12 with a matric or National Senior Certificate? 56 1 0.80357142857143 0.40089186286864 No 1 Yes Have you successfully completed any tertiary qualifications like diplomas, ce... 226 1 0.13274336283186 0.34005031729008 No 1 Yes What is the highest tertiary qualification you hold? 29 1 3 1.2758620689655 0.7018624063436 1 Certificate 3 Bachelors degree Currently, what is your employment status? 272 1 97 8.6911764705882 13.564123890373 1 Paid employee 2 Self-employed 5 Retired 6 Learner at school 7 Studying at College/University 8 Unemployed, looking for work 9 Unemployed, not looking for work 97 Other Currently, what is your employment status? (Other) 272 Is the childs biological mother alive? 74 1 0.94594594594595 0.22766786020952 No 1 Yes How old is the childs biological mother? 67 2 6 3.5373134328358 1.1054734102987 2 19 to 24 years 3 25 to 29 years 4 30 to 34 years 5 35 to 39 years 6 40 to 44 years What is the highest school grade successfully completed by the childs biologi... 65 3 6 5.0769230769231 0.85344325213536 3 Some primary school 4 Completed primary school 5 Some high school 6 Completed high school (Grade 12) Has the childs biological mother successfully completed any tertiary qualific... 49 1 0.10204081632653 0.3058388709206 No 1 Yes Did the childs biological mother live in the same household in the past 6 mon... 70 1 0.67142857142857 0.47308511264837 No 1 Yes Did the childs father live in the same household in the past 6 months? 254 1 0.43700787401575 0.49699542304798 No 1 Yes Which of the following items in working order does this household have? 272 Refrigerator 272 1 0.63235294117647 0.48305338079741 No 1 Yes Electrical/gas stove 272 1 0.79044117647059 0.40774398241864 No 1 Yes Vacuum cleaner 272 1 0.018382352941176 0.13457721463347 No 1 Yes Washing machine 272 1 0.21691176470588 0.41290173720188 No 1 Yes Computer/laptop 272 1 0.069852941176471 0.25536887521141 No 1 Yes TV set 272 1 0.62132352941176 0.48595143307895 No 1 Yes Pay TV subscription, e.g. DSTV 272 1 0.32720588235294 0.47005800250791 No 1 Yes Motor car 272 1 0.077205882352941 0.26740985631944 No 1 Yes Radio 272 1 0.375 0.48501531150936 No 1 Yes Cell phone 272 1 0.90073529411765 0.29956828063814 No 1 Yes None of these 272 1 0.025735294117647 0.15863640505266 No 1 Yes How is the internet mainly accessed in the childs home? 270 97 4.5333333333333 17.225942223921 No internet access 1 At home with an internet connection in the dwelling 2 Using cell phone or other mobile device 97 Other What best describes the dwelling the child lives in? 272 1 97 1.8088235294118 5.8297047020748 1 Informal dwelling or shack 2 Lonestanding brick or concrete house 3 House, flat or room in backyard 6 Flat or apartment in a block of flats 97 Other Do you or someone in your household own this house? 91 1 0.8021978021978 0.40054907369704 No 1 Yes What is the household’s main source of drinking water? 272 1 97 3.5 6.1271882151893 1 Piped (tap) water in dwelling 2 Piped (tap) water onsite or in yard 4 Rainwater tank onsite or in yard 5 Neighbour's tap 6 Public tap 7 Water carrier/tanker 8 Cart with small tank/drum 13 Spring 97 Other Do you receive the child support grant for the child? 271 1 0.75645756457565 0.43001377782403 No 1 Yes Does the child have a birth certificate? 269 1 0.84386617100372 0.36365874596317 No 1 Yes What languages does the child speak? 272 Afrikaans 272 1 0.16176470588235 0.36891359872655 1 English 272 1 0.077205882352941 0.26740985631944 1 isiNdebele 272 1 0.0036764705882353 0.060633906259083 1 isiXhosa 272 1 0.37132352941176 0.48404935374536 1 isiZulu 272 1 0.29779411764706 0.45813143858572 1 Sesotho 272 1 0.15808823529412 0.36549620460497 1 Sepedi 272 1 0.029411764705882 0.16926916797336 1 Setswana 272 1 0.066176470588235 0.24904854762741 1 siSwati 272 Tshivenda 272 1 0.0073529411764706 0.085590937325182 1 Xitsonga 272 1 0.099264705882353 0.29956828063814 1 Other 272 1 0.036764705882353 0.18853046912984 1 What language does the child usually speak at home? 74 1 97 11.175675675676 23.427157936661 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 97 How well do you feel the child is developing compared to other children their... 272 1 4 3.2573529411765 0.63706341426271 1 Much slower 2 A bit slower 3 The same 4 Faster How many books for young children or picture books are available in the child... 270 3 0.4037037037037 0.79261530371854 None 1 1 book 2 2 to 5 books 3 6 to 10 books Read books to or look at picture books with the child? 271 2 0.44280442804428 0.69618927991014 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Tell stories to the child? 270 2 0.69259259259259 0.7699881358261 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Sing songs to or with the child, including songs when the child was going to ... 271 2 1.0627306273063 0.82984509785192 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Play with the child? 272 2 1.5073529411765 0.67639508454543 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Tell the child the names of things? 271 2 1.2841328413284 0.74317081237216 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Count things with the child? 272 2 1.1102941176471 0.78428093955061 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Draw or paint things with the child? 272 2 0.52941176470588 0.69198016812002 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times In the past 7 days, how many times did the child's father engage in one or more 127 2 1.0393700787402 0.73895652301549 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Has the child ever attended any of the following? 272 Creche/ECD centre/Preschool/Nursery school/Kindergarten 270 1 0.38888888888889 0.48840331110659 No 1 Yes Playgroup 270 1 0.022222222222222 0.14767928007869 No 1 Yes Mobile ECD service 270 1 0.0037037037037037 0.060858061945018 No 1 Yes Primary school 270 No Other type of early learning programme 270 1 0.011111111111111 0.10501666829403 No 1 Yes None 270 1 0.58518518518519 0.49360498007985 No 1 Yes Don't know 272 1 0.0073529411764706 0.085590937325182 No 1 Yes Does the child currently attend any of the following? 112 97 1.0982142857143 9.1562609126004 None 1 Creche/ECD centre/Preschool/Nursery school/Kindergarten 2 Playgroup 97 Other type of early learning programme For how many months has the child attended this early learning programme? 21 1 24 8.8095238095238 7.6067013062105 1 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 24 What is the main reason the child currently does not attend an early learning... 193 1 97 18.212435233161 35.876400245281 1 Prefer that the child stays at home 2 Cannot afford the fees 5 Cannot afford transport to nearby early learning programmes 97 Other What is the main reason the child currently does not attend an early learning... 272 Does the child have a Road to Health Book? 271 1 0.87453874538745 0.3318540360927 No 1 Yes Access to RTHB 237 1 0.80590717299578 0.39633773667937 1 Does the front cover of the Road to Health Book have a picture of a child’s... 190 1 0.78947368421053 0.40875955965664 No 1 Yes RTHB Weight 185 1135 5000 3050.4972972973 511.31249617299 1135 1580 1760 1819 1830 1900 2010 2060 2165 2180 2210 2303 2310 2345 2410 2420 2460 2480 2500 2520 2560 2570 2580 2600 2610 2620 2630 2635 2690 2691 2700 2705 2710 2720 2760 2765 2775 2780 2790 2800 2810 2830 2870 2875 2880 2900 2910 2915 2925 2940 2950 2960 2970 2980 2990 3000 3010 3015 3030 3045 3050 3055 3060 3100 3110 3120 3130 3135 3145 3150 3154 3160 3170 3185 3190 3200 3220 3250 3270 3300 3310 3315 3320 3330 3340 3380 3390 3395 3400 3410 3440 3460 3470 3490 3495 3500 3515 3560 3570 3600 3640 3655 3670 3700 3765 3770 3780 3800 3840 3845 3885 3950 3960 4000 4010 4080 4110 4145 5000 RTHB Gestational Age 168 24 42 38.505952380952 2.5989335072226 24 27 28 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 RTHB Immunisation 189 8 7.1957671957672 2.0261017671987 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Did you smoke when you were pregnant with the child? 197 1 0.17258883248731 0.37885420500525 No 1 Yes Did you drink alcohol when you were pregnant with the child? 198 1 0.18686868686869 0.39079418412313 No 1 Yes Does your child go to bed at a similar time each night, excluding weekends? 272 2 1.3419117647059 0.69047875225452 Never 1 Most of the time 2 Sometimes How often does the child go to bed after 9:00pm, excluding weekends? 272 2 1.1139705882353 0.88335763290914 Never 1 Most of the time 2 Sometimes In the last 3 months, did any household member skip any meals because there w... 267 1 0.2434456928839 0.42996778145843 No 1 Yes Did this happen for 5 or more days in the last month? 65 1 0.63076923076923 0.48635219906819 No 1 Yes In the last 3 months, did any child aged 17 years or younger in this househol... 63 1 0.3015873015873 0.46263343794052 No 1 Yes Did this happen for 5 or more days in the last month? 16 1 0.8125 0.40311288741493 No 1 Yes My family really tries to help me. 272 1 4 2.9191176470588 1.1038687221992 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree I can count on my friends when things go wrong. 271 1 4 2.1881918819188 1.0172625103172 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree In the last 4 weeks, how difficult has it been for you to work? 49 1 4 2.1836734693878 1.0930360886798 1 Not difficult 2 Somewhat difficult 3 Very difficult 4 Extremely difficult In the last 4 weeks, how difficult has it been to take care of things at home? 271 1 4 2.3579335793358 1.0788890767898 1 Not difficult 2 Somewhat difficult 3 Very difficult 4 Extremely difficult In the last 4 weeks, how difficult has it been to get along with other people? 272 1 4 1.4632352941176 0.81415601137193 1 Not difficult 2 Somewhat difficult 3 Very difficult 4 Extremely difficult Date and time this dataset was generated 272 2066311806976 2066311806976 2066311806976 2066311806976 Survey wave 3841 2024 2024 2024 2024 Province ID 3841 ELP ID 3841 Child ID 3841 stratum 3841 1 38 17.455089820359 10.20917304787 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ELP weight 3841 1.5 75.472434997559 21.583538824862 16.670396720776 Primary caregiver/child weight for subsample of children with PCG interviews 3841 1.5 226.98153555393 51.645003966659 54.200367395702 1=female child, 0=male child 3841 1 0.511064826868 0.4999426385998 Male 1 Female Child date of birth 3841 What is your relationship to the child? 3841 1 14 2.6383754230669 3.1408225875922 1 Biological mother 2 Biological father 3 Step mother 4 Step father 5 Adoptive/foster mother 6 Adoptive/foster father 7 Grandmother 8 Grandfather 9 Sister 10 Brother 11 Aunt 12 Uncle 13 Other relative living in the household 14 Other person who is not a relative During a typical weekday, how many hours do you usually spend with the child? 3834 24 6.4199269692227 3.3443909914149 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 How old in months was the child when you became their primary caregiver? 1090 59 11.766972477064 16.733222783682 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 30 32 33 35 36 38 39 40 42 43 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 54 55 56 57 59 What year were you born? 3837 1938 2009 1987.1621058118 10.556975492032 1938 1940 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 What is the highest school grade that you have successfully completed? 3841 1 6 5.4865920333247 0.83253495448956 1 No schooling 2 Grade R/0 3 Some primary school 4 Completed primary school 5 Some high school 6 Completed high school (Grade 12) Did you pass Grade 12 with a matric or National Senior Certificate? 2361 1 0.93096145700974 0.25357337510996 No 1 Yes Have you completed any diploma, certificate or degree as tertiary qualification? 3595 1 0.43198887343533 0.49542180011782 No 1 Yes What is the highest tertiary qualification you hold? 1548 1 4 1.7435400516796 0.89644323424025 1 Certificate 2 Diploma 3 Bachelors degree 4 Post-graduate qualification Currently, what is your employment status? 3840 1 97 4.6869791666667 7.1730688798502 1 Paid employee 2 Self-employed 3 Employer/business owner 4 Unpaid family work including housewife 5 Retired 6 Learner at school 7 Studying at College/University 8 Unemployed, looking for work 9 Unemployed, not looking for work 97 Other Please specify the 'other' type of employment 3841 Is the child's biological mother alive? 1099 1 0.94358507734304 0.23082625562776 No 1 Yes How old is the child's biological mother? 958 1 8 3.6711899791232 1.2542195629321 1 18 years or younger 2 19 to 24 years 3 25 to 29 years 4 30 to 34 years 5 35 to 39 years 6 40 to 44 years 7 45 to 49 years 8 50 years or older What is the highest school grade completed by the child's biological mother? 946 3 6 5.6353065539112 0.57383953391794 3 Some primary school 4 Completed primary school 5 Some high school 6 Completed high school (Grade 12) Has childs biological mother completed tertiary qualification eg.diploma/degree? 902 1 0.39467849223947 0.48905269453042 No 1 Yes Did child's biological mother live in the same household in the past 6 months? 1035 1 0.64347826086957 0.47920335876647 No 1 Yes Did the child's father live in the same household in the past 6 months? 3503 1 0.46788467028261 0.49903877490605 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: Refrigerator 3829 1 0.92974667014886 0.25560685175084 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: Electrical/gas stove 3829 1 0.94593888743797 0.22616778669305 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: Vacuum cleaner 3829 1 0.1109950378689 0.31416702029659 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: Washing machine 3829 1 0.57482371376338 0.49443428034222 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: Computer/laptop 3829 1 0.33402977278663 0.47171177214328 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: TV set 3829 1 0.82606424653957 0.37910373466814 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: Pay TV subscription, e.g. DSTV 3829 1 0.70305562810133 0.45697149703134 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: Motor car 3829 1 0.40585009140768 0.49111993173145 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: Radio 3829 1 0.57952468007313 0.49369978876941 No 1 Yes Household has in working order: Cell phone 3829 1 0.99608252807522 0.062475152680799 No 1 Yes How is the internet mainly accessed in the child's home? 3822 97 1.9911041339613 6.3815623897726 No internet access 1 At home with an internet connection in the dwelling 2 Using cell phone or other mobile device 97 Other What best describes the dwelling the child lives in? 3839 1 97 2.6921073196145 5.1664849426655 1 Informal dwelling or shack 2 Lonestanding brick or concrete house 3 House, flat or room in backyard 4 Townhouse or semi-detached house 5 Traditional dwelling, hut or structure made of traditional materials 6 Flat or apartment in a block of flats 7 Caravan or tent 97 Other Do you or someone in your household own this house? 2331 1 0.89317889317889 0.30895194870741 No 1 Yes What is the household's main source of drinking water? 3841 1 97 3.2252017703723 3.17715643913 1 Piped (tap) water in dwelling 2 Piped (tap) water onsite or in yard 3 Borehole 4 Rainwater tank onsite or in yard 5 Neighbour's tap 6 Public tap 7 Water carrier/tanker 8 Cart with small tank/drum 9 Packaged water: bottles/sachets 10 Dug well 11 Flowing water: stream/river 12 Stagnant water: dam/pool 13 Spring 97 Other Do you receive the child support grant for the child? 3810 1 0.71627296587927 0.45086512217302 No 1 Yes Does the child have a birth certificate? 3835 1 0.97470664928292 0.15703511512219 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: Afrikaans 3841 1 0.099453267378287 0.29930860078788 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: English 3841 1 0.56339494923197 0.49602937209897 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: isiNdebele 3841 1 0.01614162978391 0.12603655528899 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: isiXhosa 3841 1 0.18458734704504 0.38801295717232 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: isiZulu 3841 1 0.24785212184327 0.43182171644444 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: Sesotho 3841 1 0.14761780786254 0.35476690665534 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: Sepedi 3841 1 0.1481385055975 0.35528348068062 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: Setswana 3841 1 0.18849258005728 0.39115592986476 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: siSwati 3841 1 0.037750585784952 0.19061725739821 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: Tshivenda 3841 1 0.028898724290549 0.16754371444783 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: Xitsonga 3841 1 0.046602447279354 0.21081325781623 No 1 Yes Language the child speaks: Other 3841 1 0.013017443374121 0.11336373041115 No 1 Yes What language does the child usually speak at home? 2230 1 97 6.3591928251121 8.5783352724318 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 isiNdebele 4 isiXhosa 5 isiZulu 6 Sesotho 7 Sepedi 8 Setswana 9 siSwati 10 Tshivenda 11 Xitsonga 97 Other Number of languages spoken by child 3841 1 6 1.7089299661546 0.71708751611715 1 2 3 4 5 6 How do you feel the child is developing compared to other children their age? 3832 1 4 3.5819415448852 0.59368255883037 1 Much slower 2 A bit slower 3 The same 4 Faster How many young children/picture/libary books are in the child's home today? 3824 4 1.5313807531381 1.1102257336251 None 1 1 book 2 2 to 5 books 3 6 to 10 books 4 More than 10 books Read books to or look at picture books with the child? 3825 2 1.1607843137255 0.78561159433892 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Tell stories to the child? 3830 2 1.0093994778068 0.81569573026123 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Sing songs to or with the child, incl. songs when the child was going to sleep? 3834 2 1.6001564945227 0.62139435418527 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Play with the child? 3837 2 1.7711753974459 0.46377986370754 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Tell the child the names of things? 3817 2 1.4157715483364 0.67237543031005 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Count things with the child? 3826 2 1.553058024046 0.59402894256609 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Draw or paint things with the child? 3834 2 1.1776212832551 0.75692126108825 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times How many times did you do one/more of these activities with child? (last 7 days) 287 2 1.5923344947735 0.57725882224691 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Number of times childs father did one/more activities with child? (last 7 days) 3410 2 0.59032258064516 0.77672973259003 Never 1 1 or 2 times 2 3 or more times Currently, which of the following does the child attend? 3837 97 1.0297107114934 1.5530766816433 None 1 Creche/ECD centre/Preschool/Nursery school/Kindergarten 2 Playgroup 3 Mobile ECD service 4 Primary school 97 Other type of early learning programme How many days per week does the child usually attend this programme? 3836 2 6 4.9913972888425 0.12990429787126 2 3 4 5 6 Hours - What time is the child usually dropped off at the early learning program 3836 5 10 7.3816475495308 0.71000816924014 5 5:00 AM 6 6:00 AM 7 7:00 AM 8 8:00 AM 9 9:00 AM 10 10:00 AM Minutes - What time is the child usually dropped off at the early learning progr 3836 45 14.038060479666 16.245351903043 15 15 30 30 45 45 Hours - What time is the child usually picked up from the early learning program 3835 11 23 14.771577574967 1.3428748927147 11 11:00 AM 12 12:00 PM 13 1:00 PM 14 2:00 PM 15 3:00 PM 16 4:00 PM 17 5:00 PM 18 6:00 PM 19 7:00 PM 20 8:00 PM 23 11:00 PM Minutes - What time is the child usually picked up from the early learning progr 3836 45 11.418143899896 14.823474962264 15 15 30 30 45 45 When did the child start attending this programme? 3836 In the last 4 weeks (excluding holidays), how many days was the child absent? 3810 20 1.7204724409449 2.313753050043 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 Child attend in 2023: Creche/ECD centre/Preschool/Nursery school/Kindergarten 1415 1 0.36537102473498 0.48170429123602 No 1 Yes Child attend in 2023: Playgroup 1415 1 0.0028268551236749 0.053111745901365 No 1 Yes Child attend in 2023: Mobile ECD service 1415 1 0.00070671378091873 0.026584088867567 No 1 Yes Child attend in 2023: Primary school 1415 1 0.0021201413427562 0.046012417424694 No 1 Yes Child attend in 2023: Other type of early learning programme 1415 1 0.019787985865724 0.1393202745251 No 1 Yes Child attend in 2023: None 1423 1 0.60646521433591 0.48870542845395 No 1 Yes How much do you currently pay per month for the child to attend the programme? 3792 5555 538.80801687764 681.38060002335 5 10 14 15 20 25 30 40 50 60 65 70 80 84 85 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 320 330 340 350 360 370 380 390 400 410 420 425 430 440 450 460 470 480 490 500 510 520 530 550 560 570 580 590 600 610 618 620 630 650 670 680 690 700 710 720 750 770 780 800 820 850 860 870 880 890 900 910 920 930 935 950 960 970 1000 1035 1040 1050 1100 1150 1166 1180 1200 1250 1255 1260 1280 1300 1310 1350 1400 1440 1450 1470 1500 1530 1550 1600 1620 1650 1690 1700 1750 1800 1850 1880 1900 1920 1950 1960 1980 2000 2050 2060 2090 2100 2150 2200 2250 2300 2350 2370 2380 2390 2400 2450 2480 2500 2550 2580 2600 2620 2650 2700 2750 2800 2850 2900 2950 3000 3050 3100 3200 3300 3400 3500 3530 3550 3600 3680 3705 3850 4000 4050 4100 4200 4300 4500 4900 5000 5555 Did you ever remove child from this/other early learning programme due to fees? 3839 1 0.060692888773118 0.23879722763023 No 1 Yes How often do you meet with principal/practitioner to discuss child's progress? 3821 4 3.0259094477885 1.328152179024 Never 1 Once a year 2 2-3 times per year 3 Once per term 4 Once per month or more often Does the child have a Road to Health Book? 3836 1 0.96167883211679 0.19199548310716 No 1 Yes Can you take out the child’s Road to Health Book and share info from it with me? 3689 1 0.69991867714828 0.4583551819031 No 1 Yes Does the front cover of the Road to Health Book have a picture of a child's foot 2530 1 0.75691699604743 0.42902961513626 No 1 Yes What is the childs birth weight as recorded in the Road to Health Book? (pg. 38) 1800 650 7000 3124.505 646.70748691121 650 810 960 970 1000 1100 1150 1200 1280 1300 1390 1395 1400 1430 1490 1500 1530 1600 1635 1700 1705 1725 1760 1765 1770 1800 1835 1890 1900 1978 2000 2005 2010 2045 2050 2059 2060 2080 2100 2115 2130 2160 2170 2180 2190 2195 2200 2210 2213 2250 2270 2275 2280 2300 2305 2310 2330 2335 2340 2341 2345 2350 2369 2370 2375 2380 2390 2400 2405 2410 2415 2425 2440 2450 2460 2480 2495 2500 2510 2515 2520 2530 2540 2545 2548 2550 2555 2560 2570 2575 2580 2595 2600 2620 2625 2630 2638 2640 2660 2670 2679 2680 2690 2700 2710 2720 2730 2740 2750 2755 2760 2765 2770 2775 2780 2790 2795 2800 2810 2820 2825 2830 2835 2840 2850 2860 2870 2880 2890 2895 2900 2909 2910 2915 2918 2920 2925 2930 2940 2945 2950 2955 2960 2965 2970 2972 2975 2980 2990 3000 3010 3015 3020 3021 3025 3030 3040 3045 3050 3055 3060 3065 3070 3080 3090 3095 3100 3110 3115 3120 3121 3130 3135 3140 3142 3150 3160 3170 3175 3180 3185 3190 3195 3200 3205 3209 3210 3225 3230 3235 3240 3245 3250 3260 3265 3270 3280 3286 3290 3300 3310 3320 3330 3335 3340 3344 3345 3350 3360 3370 3380 3385 3390 3400 3410 3420 3425 3429 3440 3450 3459 3460 3465 3475 3480 3490 3500 3510 3520 3530 3540 3545 3550 3555 3560 3570 3580 3590 3595 3600 3605 3630 3640 3650 3660 3670 3678 3680 3695 3700 3705 3710 3714 3720 3730 3735 3740 3745 3750 3760 3765 3780 3800 3808 3810 3817 3830 3870 3875 3880 3900 3910 3930 3950 3960 3980 3990 4000 4010 4020 4080 4100 4115 4125 4130 4140 4200 4238 4300 4340 4400 4500 4560 4600 4700 4800 4900 5000 5600 6000 6200 6500 6700 7000 From pg. 38, can you tell me the child's gestational age in weeks as recorded? 1687 20 42 38.501481920569 2.3124484278432 20 21 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 What is the child’s birth weight as recorded in the Road to Health Book? (pg. 6) 580 1000 7000 3165.9482758621 671.10127115477 1000 1013 1114 1150 1200 1210 1400 1500 1570 1660 1670 1700 1734 1740 1800 1900 1940 2000 2050 2100 2130 2180 2200 2230 2260 2270 2280 2300 2360 2400 2410 2430 2480 2500 2505 2520 2536 2540 2580 2600 2630 2650 2655 2660 2670 2680 2700 2710 2730 2745 2750 2785 2790 2800 2810 2815 2820 2827 2830 2850 2860 2870 2880 2890 2900 2910 2930 2940 2945 2950 2955 2960 2970 2980 2990 3000 3005 3009 3015 3019 3020 3030 3040 3050 3060 3065 3070 3100 3110 3115 3120 3130 3140 3150 3160 3174 3180 3190 3195 3200 3220 3225 3240 3250 3270 3280 3300 3305 3310 3315 3320 3350 3355 3360 3370 3390 3400 3410 3420 3430 3450 3470 3490 3500 3506 3509 3510 3520 3540 3550 3570 3600 3610 3618 3640 3645 3660 3665 3670 3700 3710 3740 3760 3770 3790 3800 3820 3870 3900 3901 3920 3940 3950 3960 4000 4100 4130 4200 4220 4300 4500 4600 4650 4800 5300 6000 6400 7000 Can you tell me the child's gestational age in weeks as recorded on the page? 552 26 42 38.423913043478 2.3406780579587 26 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Gestational age of assessed child, combines responses from old and new RTHB qs 2239 20 42 38.482358195623 2.3191564547545 20 21 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Birth weight of assessed child, combines responses from old and new RTHB qs 2380 650 7000 3134.6046218487 652.8362947979 650 810 960 970 1000 1013 1100 1114 1150 1200 1210 1280 1300 1390 1395 1400 1430 1490 1500 1530 1570 1600 1635 1660 1670 1700 1705 1725 1734 1740 1760 1765 1770 1800 1835 1890 1900 1940 1978 2000 2005 2010 2045 2050 2059 2060 2080 2100 2115 2130 2160 2170 2180 2190 2195 2200 2210 2213 2230 2250 2260 2270 2275 2280 2300 2305 2310 2330 2335 2340 2341 2345 2350 2360 2369 2370 2375 2380 2390 2400 2405 2410 2415 2425 2430 2440 2450 2460 2480 2495 2500 2505 2510 2515 2520 2530 2536 2540 2545 2548 2550 2555 2560 2570 2575 2580 2595 2600 2620 2625 2630 2638 2640 2650 2655 2660 2670 2679 2680 2690 2700 2710 2720 2730 2740 2745 2750 2755 2760 2765 2770 2775 2780 2785 2790 2795 2800 2810 2815 2820 2825 2827 2830 2835 2840 2850 2860 2870 2880 2890 2895 2900 2909 2910 2915 2918 2920 2925 2930 2940 2945 2950 2955 2960 2965 2970 2972 2975 2980 2990 3000 3005 3009 3010 3015 3019 3020 3021 3025 3030 3040 3045 3050 3055 3060 3065 3070 3080 3090 3095 3100 3110 3115 3120 3121 3130 3135 3140 3142 3150 3160 3170 3174 3175 3180 3185 3190 3195 3200 3205 3209 3210 3220 3225 3230 3235 3240 3245 3250 3260 3265 3270 3280 3286 3290 3300 3305 3310 3315 3320 3330 3335 3340 3344 3345 3350 3355 3360 3370 3380 3385 3390 3400 3410 3420 3425 3429 3430 3440 3450 3459 3460 3465 3470 3475 3480 3490 3500 3506 3509 3510 3520 3530 3540 3545 3550 3555 3560 3570 3580 3590 3595 3600 3605 3610 3618 3630 3640 3645 3650 3660 3665 3670 3678 3680 3695 3700 3705 3710 3714 3720 3730 3735 3740 3745 3750 3760 3765 3770 3780 3790 3800 3808 3810 3817 3820 3830 3870 3875 3880 3900 3901 3910 3920 3930 3940 3950 3960 3980 3990 4000 4010 4020 4080 4100 4115 4125 4130 4140 4200 4220 4238 4300 4340 4400 4500 4560 4600 4650 4700 4800 4900 5000 5300 5600 6000 6200 6400 6500 6700 7000 Did you smoke when you were pregnant with the child? 2735 1 0.042413162705667 0.20156671748327 No 1 Yes Did you drink alcohol when you were pregnant with the child? 2731 1 0.04577077993409 0.20902586946496 No 1 Yes Does your child go to bed at a similar time each night, excluding weekends? 3824 2 1.3695083682008 0.61562289170401 Never 1 Most of the time 2 Sometimes How often does the child go to bed after 9:00pm, excluding weekends? 3813 2 1.0112772095463 0.92964963669476 Never 1 Most of the time 2 Sometimes In the last 3 months, did any household member skip any meals due food shortage? 3837 1 0.070367474589523 0.25579864397988 No 1 Yes Did this happen for 5 or more days in the last month? 270 1 0.25185185185185 0.43488268757014 No 1 Yes In last 3 months did child in home (17/younger) skip meals due to food shortage? 270 1 0.42222222222222 0.49483077602561 No 1 Yes Did this happen for 5 or more days in the last month? 39 1 0.79487179487179 0.40907386924531 No 1 Yes My family really tries to help me. 3836 1 4 3.3965067778936 0.82337322379624 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree I can count on my friends when things go wrong. 3753 1 4 2.5814015454303 1.0295969034276 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree In the last 4 weeks, how difficult has it been for you to work? 1984 1 4 1.4949596774194 0.81338698333369 1 Not difficult 2 Somewhat difficult 3 Very difficult 4 Extremely difficult In the last 4 weeks, how difficult has it been to take care of things at home? 3841 1 4 1.5378807602187 0.80956816378847 1 Not difficult 2 Somewhat difficult 3 Very difficult 4 Extremely difficult In the last 4 weeks, how difficult has it been to get along with other people? 3840 1 4 1.23203125 0.545950580192 1 Not difficult 2 Somewhat difficult 3 Very difficult 4 Extremely difficult Date and time this dataset was generated 3841 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 Survey wave 1223 2024 2024 2024 2024 Province ID 1223 ELP ID 1223 stratum 1223 1 38 18.207686017989 10.115424196274 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ELP weight 1223 1.5 75.472434997559 20.541438348632 16.076711214447 Is the practitioner you are about to interview also the principal? 1223 1 0.071954210956664 0.25851779045838 No 1 Yes Is the principal the only practitioner at the ELP? 88 No Do you agree to participate in this interview? 1223 1 1 1 1 Yes What year were you born? 1223 1954 2007 1986.4407195421 10.518919599034 1954 1957 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Enumerator: please capture the sex of the respondent. Do not ask. 1223 1 2 1.9730171708913 0.16209947906285 1 Male 2 Female Which language do you most often speak at home? 1223 1 97 6.5960752248569 11.662761993488 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 isiNdebele 4 isiXhosa 5 isiZulu 6 Sepedi 7 Setswana 8 Sesotho 9 Siswati 10 Tshivenda 11 Xitsonga 97 Other What is your job title? 1223 1 3 2.0457890433361 0.23837250548084 1 Supervisor 2 Practitioner/teacher 3 Assistant practitioner/teaching assistant What is the highest school grade that you have successfully completed? 1223 2 5 4.6663941128373 0.50681832068117 2 Some primary school 3 Completed primary school 4 Some high school 5 Completed high school (Grade 12) Did you pass Grade 12 with a matric/National Senior Certificate? 833 1 0.91596638655462 0.27760489844023 No 1 Yes Have you successfully completed any tertiary qualifications like diplomas, certi 1207 1 0.55509527754764 0.49716123164554 No 1 Yes What is the highest tertiary qualification you hold? 670 1 4 1.2985074626866 0.55530934761052 1 Certificate 2 Diploma 3 Bachelors degree 4 Post-graduate qualification Do you have any qualifications in ECD specifically? 1223 Accredited skills programme 1216 1 0.083881578947368 0.27732419106989 No 1 Yes NQF Level 1: ECD Basic Certificate 1216 1 0.10855263157895 0.31120508188163 No 1 Yes NQF Level 4: ECD Further Education and Training Certificate/Nursery School Teach 1216 1 0.38486842105263 0.48676438977199 No 1 Yes NQF Level 5: Higher Certificate ECD/Diploma ECD/N 4-6 Educare/Higher Certificate 1216 1 0.15789473684211 0.36479230296361 No 1 Yes NQF Level 6: National Diploma in Grade R/Higher Diploma in Education/Advanced ce 1216 1 0.044407894736842 0.20608435222966 No 1 Yes NQF level 7: B.Ed ECCE/ECD/Grade R, Postgraduate Certificate 1216 1 0.012335526315789 0.11042367755152 No 1 Yes Higher than NQF level 7 1216 1 0.0049342105263158 0.070099252016005 No 1 Yes None of these 1216 1 0.35773026315789 0.47952937793371 No 1 Yes Practitioner has successfully completed non-accredited courses/skills ECD progra 1221 1 0.5028665028665 0.50019665578549 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, did you receive any training relevant to your job as a pra 1221 1 0.48812448812449 0.50006377058725 No 1 Yes Who provided you with training during 2023 and 2024? 1223 National Department of Basic Education 590 1 0.21016949152542 0.40777457871633 No 1 Yes Provincial Department of Education 590 1 0.14745762711864 0.35486238381135 No 1 Yes The Principal at my programme 590 1 0.094915254237288 0.29334655262452 No 1 Yes Another practitioner at my programme 590 1 0.032203389830508 0.17668968699202 No 1 Yes ECD Forum 590 1 0.069491525423729 0.25450390325133 No 1 Yes NGO 590 1 0.33050847457627 0.47079538856143 No 1 Yes TVET college 590 1 0.01864406779661 0.13537920868072 No 1 Yes Higher Education Institution 590 1 0.025423728813559 0.15754183462402 No 1 Yes Department of Health 590 1 0.028813559322034 0.16742415606223 No 1 Yes Other 590 1 0.16440677966102 0.37095879619828 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, what topics did National DBE provide training on? 1223 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from National DBE 124 1 0.54838709677419 0.49967206660078 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from National DBE 124 1 0.56451612903226 0.49783164757901 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from National DBE 124 1 0.29838709677419 0.45940645180737 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from National DBE 124 1 0.51612903225806 0.50176713686538 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from NDBE 124 1 0.39516129032258 0.49086862427156 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from National DBE 124 1 0.37096774193548 0.48502354205681 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from National DBE 124 1 0.30645161290323 0.46288981559275 No 1 Yes Leadership training from National DBE 124 1 0.12903225806452 0.33659562807193 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from National DBE 124 1 0.20967741935484 0.40872981014033 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from National DBE 124 1 0.088709677419355 0.28547768480824 No 1 Yes Other from National DBE 124 1 0.10483870967742 0.30758826843627 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics National DBE provided training on 1223 Total number of training days provided by National DBE during 2023 and 2024 124 1 4 2.1935483870968 1.0014413949694 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did Provincial DoE provide training on? 1223 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from PDoE 87 1 0.67816091954023 0.46988996419902 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from PDoE 87 1 0.44827586206897 0.50020044097819 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from PDoE 87 1 0.29885057471264 0.46040787096336 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from PDoE 87 1 0.31034482758621 0.46531671703601 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from PDoE 87 1 0.16091954022989 0.36958692272718 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from PDoE 87 1 0.26436781609195 0.4435525221238 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from PDoE 87 1 0.20689655172414 0.40742900749795 No 1 Yes Leadership training from PDoE 87 1 0.057471264367816 0.23409011577638 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from PDoE 87 1 0.091954022988506 0.29063618702834 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from PDoE 87 1 0.057471264367816 0.23409011577638 No 1 Yes Other from PDoE 87 1 0.057471264367816 0.23409011577638 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics Provincial DoE provided training on 1223 Total number of training days provided by Provincial DoE during 2023 and 2024 87 1 4 2.1379310344828 0.96656204210333 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did the Principal at your programme provide tr 1223 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from another Principal 56 1 0.32142857142857 0.47125144252079 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from another Principal 56 1 0.58928571428571 0.49641572439697 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from another Principal 56 1 0.32142857142857 0.47125144252079 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from another Principal 56 1 0.57142857142857 0.49935022714589 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from anoth 56 1 0.44642857142857 0.50162074979348 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from another Principal 56 1 0.39285714285714 0.49280538030458 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from another Principal 56 1 0.375 0.4885042104592 No 1 Yes Leadership training from another Principal 56 1 0.16071428571429 0.37059096364815 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from another Principal 56 1 0.16071428571429 0.37059096364815 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from another Principal 56 1 0.035714285714286 0.18725633517971 No 1 Yes Other from another Principal 56 1 0.017857142857143 0.13363062095621 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics Another Principal provided training on 1223 Total number of training days provided by the ELP's Principal during 2023 and 20 55 1 4 2.4545454545455 1.0855649121315 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did another Practitioner at my programme provi 1223 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from pract. at ELP 19 1 0.47368421052632 0.51298917604258 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from pract. at ELP 19 1 0.89473684210526 0.31530176764231 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from pract. at ELP 19 1 0.52631578947368 0.51298917604258 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from pract. at ELP 19 1 0.57894736842105 0.50725727350179 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from pract 19 1 0.42105263157895 0.50725727350179 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from pract. at ELP 19 1 0.47368421052632 0.51298917604258 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from pract. at ELP 19 1 0.52631578947368 0.51298917604258 No 1 Yes Leadership training from pract. at ELP 19 1 0.052631578947368 0.22941573387056 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from pract. at ELP 19 1 0.21052631578947 0.4188539082917 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from pract. at ELP 19 1 0.052631578947368 0.22941573387056 No 1 Yes Other from pract. at ELP 19 No During 2023 and 2024, other topics Practitioner my ELP provided training on 1223 Total number of training days provided by another Practitioner at my programme d 19 1 4 2.7368421052632 1.0457376590053 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did an ECD Forum provide training on? 1223 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from ECD Forum 41 1 0.48780487804878 0.50606082734747 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from ECD Forum 41 1 0.58536585365854 0.49877899695645 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from ECD Forum 41 1 0.46341463414634 0.50485448277745 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from ECD Forum 41 1 0.46341463414634 0.50485448277745 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from ECD F 41 1 0.46341463414634 0.50485448277745 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from ECD Forum 41 1 0.34146341463415 0.48009145470217 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from ECD Forum 41 1 0.34146341463415 0.48009145470217 No 1 Yes Leadership training from ECD Forum 41 1 0.26829268292683 0.44857497945731 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from ECD Forum 41 1 0.29268292682927 0.46064641749526 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from ECD Forum 41 1 0.14634146341463 0.35783904271027 No 1 Yes Other from ECD Forum 41 1 0.024390243902439 0.15617376188861 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics the ECD Forum provided training on 1223 Total number of training days provided by an ECD Forum during 2023 and 2024 41 1 4 2.6341463414634 1.0429788483228 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did an NGO provide training on? 1223 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from NGO(s) 195 1 0.36410256410256 0.48241615877904 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from NGO(s) 195 1 0.57948717948718 0.4949119921657 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from NGO(s) 195 1 0.37948717948718 0.48650843498239 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from NGO(s) 195 1 0.44102564102564 0.49778786352332 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from NGO(s 195 1 0.39487179487179 0.49008137234541 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from NGO(s) 195 1 0.3025641025641 0.46055053311237 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from NGO(s) 195 1 0.25128205128205 0.43486684469424 No 1 Yes Leadership training from NGO(s) 195 1 0.087179487179487 0.28282402016303 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from NGO(s) 195 1 0.13846153846154 0.34627277893391 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from NGO(s) 195 1 0.066666666666667 0.25008589589671 No 1 Yes Other from NGO(s) 195 1 0.01025641025641 0.10101258417794 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics the NGO(s) provided training on 1223 Total number of training days provided by an NGO during 2023 and 2024 194 1 4 2.6082474226804 1.0185502348691 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did a TVET college provide training on? 1223 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from TVET college 11 1 0.54545454545455 0.52223296786709 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from TVET college 11 1 0.45454545454545 0.52223296786709 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from TVET college 11 1 0.54545454545455 0.52223296786709 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from TVET college 11 1 0.63636363636364 0.50452497910951 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from TVET 11 1 0.81818181818182 0.40451991747795 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from TVET college 11 1 0.36363636363636 0.50452497910951 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from TVET college 11 1 0.45454545454545 0.52223296786709 No 1 Yes Leadership training from TVET college 11 1 0.18181818181818 0.40451991747795 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from TVET college 11 1 0.27272727272727 0.46709936649691 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from TVET college 11 1 0.18181818181818 0.40451991747795 No 1 Yes Other from TVET college 11 No During 2023 and 2024, other topics the TVET college provided training on 1223 Total number of training days provided by a TVET college during 2023 and 2024 11 1 4 3.1818181818182 1.4012980994907 1 One day or less 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did Higher Education Institution provide train 1223 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from Higher Education Institute 15 1 0.4 0.50709255283711 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from Higher Education Institute 15 1 0.46666666666667 0.51639777949432 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from Higher Education Institute 15 1 0.33333333333333 0.48795003647427 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from Higher Education Institute 15 1 0.6 0.50709255283711 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from Highe 15 1 0.66666666666667 0.48795003647427 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from Higher Education 15 1 0.53333333333333 0.51639777949432 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from Higher Education Institute 15 1 0.26666666666667 0.45773770821706 No 1 Yes Leadership training from Higher Education Institute 15 1 0.2 0.41403933560541 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from Higher Education Institute 15 1 0.2 0.41403933560541 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from Higher Education Institute 15 1 0.066666666666667 0.25819888974716 No 1 Yes Other from Higher Education Institute 15 No During 2023 and 2024, other topics the HEI provided training on 1223 Total number of training days provided by a Higher Education Institution during 15 1 4 2.4666666666667 1.1872336794093 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did the Department of Health provide training 1223 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from Dept of Health 17 1 0.17647058823529 0.39295262399669 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from Dept of Health 17 1 0.058823529411765 0.24253562503633 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from Dept of Health 17 1 0.11764705882353 0.33210558207754 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from Dept of Health 17 1 0.29411764705882 0.46966821831386 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from Dept 17 1 0.88235294117647 0.33210558207754 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from Dept of Health 17 1 0.29411764705882 0.46966821831386 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from Dept of Health 17 1 0.35294117647059 0.49259218307189 No 1 Yes Leadership training from Dept of Health 17 1 0.058823529411765 0.24253562503633 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from Dept of Health 17 1 0.058823529411765 0.24253562503633 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from Dept of Health 17 No Other from Dept of Health 17 No During 2023 and 2024, other topics the DoH provided training on 1223 Total number of training days provided by the Department of Health during 2023 a 17 1 4 2 1 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days Do you use any curriculum for this early learning programme? 1179 1 0.82103477523325 0.38348586298434 No 1 Yes Which curriculum do you use? 1223 Can you recall some of the ELDAs covered by curriculum you use? 1223 Child well-being 933 1 0.87245444801715 0.33376201223185 No 1 Yes Child identity and belonging 933 1 0.83279742765273 0.37335676984614 No 1 Yes Communication / language / literacy 933 1 0.89281886387996 0.30950931397579 No 1 Yes Exploring mathematics / early numeracy 933 1 0.86280814576635 0.34423430402985 No 1 Yes Creativity 933 1 0.86495176848875 0.34195838857487 No 1 Yes Knowledge and understanding of the world 933 1 0.78349410503751 0.41208385071349 No 1 Yes None 968 1 0.034090909090909 0.18155652414088 No 1 Yes Does the curriculum you use come as a package with accompanying support material 944 1 0.61546610169492 0.48674279902447 No 1 Yes Do you feel supported to do your job as a practitioner? 1223 2 1.7636958299264 0.50908931146194 No 1 Yes, somewhat 2 Yes, fully How are you supported to deliver a quality learning programme? 1223 Received orientation when I started working here 1213 1 0.3676834295136 0.48237345545285 No 1 Yes Staff members support each other 1213 1 0.73866446826051 0.4395435642986 No 1 Yes A more experienced staff member serves as my mentor 1213 1 0.33553173948887 0.47237076919247 No 1 Yes I receive support to attend some workshops and training opportunities 1213 1 0.25144270403957 0.43402139008665 No 1 Yes By mentor outside the programme 1213 1 0.094806265457543 0.293067986053 No 1 Yes Through meetings to reflect on teaching practices 1213 1 0.20280296784831 0.40225280410089 No 1 Yes Other 1213 1 0.024732069249794 0.15537147523146 No 1 Yes Not at all 1223 1 0.020441537203598 0.14156294271862 No 1 Yes Does the principal/senior staff ever observe your classes to see how you work wi 1223 1 0.91414554374489 0.28026361522794 No 1 Yes Last 3 months, how many times did principal/senior staff observe your class? 1109 3 2.4508566275924 0.68015426565866 Never 1 1 time 2 2 to 4 times 3 5 or more times Does principal/senior staff provide feedback to you during/after class obs.? 1114 2 1.6283662477558 0.57823944042933 Never 1 Sometimes 2 Always Does feedback contain concrete actions for how to improve your tea. practices? 1057 2 1.7142857142857 0.49016297316274 Never 1 Sometimes 2 Always I am regularly involved in ELP planning and decision-making 1223 1 4 3.29517579722 0.67479859224893 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree I regularly invited to give feedback on what works well for the ELP 1222 1 4 3.2487725040917 0.69653004398617 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree I feel my views are respected by colleagues even if we have different opinions 1220 1 4 3.3245901639344 0.67745984511316 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Is it your responsibility to meet with parents to discuss their childs progress? 1220 2 1.6434426229508 0.61556082393237 No 1 Yes, only my responsibility 2 Yes, my and the principal's responsibility Average number of scheduled meetings with a child's parent/caregiver annually 1120 4 2.4285714285714 0.91472206490245 Never 1 1 time 2 2 to 3 times 3 4 to 5 times 4 More than 5 times Pract. has written contract with job responsibilities, working hours and salary 1213 1 0.61005770816158 0.48793808779917 No 1 Yes Do you get paid sick leave? 1182 1 0.57191201353638 0.49501107921248 No 1 Yes Do you get paid holiday leave? 1200 1 0.5325 0.49915065475945 No 1 Yes How many hours per week do you usually work? 1222 3 135 40.0441898527 12.265477736375 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 20 22 24 25 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 53 54 55 56 57 60 61 65 66 67 72 110 135 Are you paid for your work here? 1218 1 0.94745484400657 0.22321529933535 No 1 Yes How much is your gross monthly salary/stipend in Rand? 1107 1 13 7.0560072267389 3.2162178814671 1 Less than R500 per month 2 R500 – R749 3 R750 – R999 4 R1000 – R1249 5 R1250 – R1499 6 R1500 – R1999 7 R2000 – R2499 8 R2500 – R2999 9 R3000 – R3499 10 R3500 – R3999 11 R4000 – R4449 12 R 5000 – R5999 13 More than R6000 Are you paid the same amount every month? 1145 1 0.80174672489083 0.39885818955622 No 1 Yes Are you generally paid on time? 1146 3 2.239965095986 1.0008771692625 Never 1 Sometimes 2 Most of the time 3 Always What were the 2 main reasons for you becoming an ECD practitioner? 1223 I love children 1222 1 0.92144026186579 0.26916053127516 No 1 Yes I want to work for child development 1222 1 0.45008183306056 0.49770562183761 No 1 Yes To give back to the community 1222 1 0.19639934533552 0.39743666493764 No 1 Yes To gain experience and training 1222 1 0.17512274959083 0.38022766961821 No 1 Yes To earn a regular income 1222 1 0.10147299509002 0.30207763863209 No 1 Yes To have some side income 1222 1 0.023731587561375 0.15227401042596 No 1 Yes To keep busy 1222 1 0.031914893617021 0.17584549270486 No 1 Yes To socialise and network 1222 1 0.023731587561375 0.15227401042596 No 1 Yes Other 1222 1 0.036006546644845 0.18638267844306 No 1 Yes None 1223 No How many years in total have you worked as an ECD practitioner? 1223 1 5 2.749795584628 1.0304041795516 1 Less than 1 year 2 1 to 4 years 3 5 to 10 years 4 11 to 20 years 5 More than 20 years How many years have you worked as ECD practitioner at this ELP? 1223 1 5 2.4243663123467 1.0157329812866 1 Less than 1 year 2 1 to 4 years 3 5 to 10 years 4 11 to 20 years 5 More than 20 years Are you thinking about potentially leaving the ECD profession? 1206 1 0.25290215588723 0.43485567067591 No 1 Yes What are the 3 main things that would make you stay on in the ECD profession? 1223 Higher salary 300 1 0.86 0.34756679298415 No 1 Yes Improved access to professional development opportunities 300 1 0.52 0.50043459373698 No 1 Yes Improved infrastructure at this programme 300 1 0.22666666666667 0.41937470042123 No 1 Yes Adequate access to play and learning materials 300 1 0.22333333333333 0.41717583159917 No 1 Yes Recognition by government of the importance of the work practitioners do 300 1 0.35333333333333 0.47880378629957 No 1 Yes Recognition by parents of the importance of the work practitioners do 300 1 0.15 0.35766803240531 No 1 Yes Better relationship with colleagues 300 1 0.13666666666667 0.34406903458087 No 1 Yes More supportive supervisor 300 1 0.13 0.33686534530813 No 1 Yes Other 300 1 0.09 0.28665992577177 No 1 Yes What are the 3 main things that would make you stay on in the ECD profession? 1223 Do you face any barriers to doing your job as an ECD practitioner or teacher? 1221 1 0.62817362817363 0.4834904064273 No 1 Yes What are the 3 main barriers to doing your job? 1223 Building not safe for children 759 1 0.069828722002635 0.25502619694154 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Not enough space for the children 759 1 0.20158102766798 0.40144544700606 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Group sizes are too large 759 1 0.077733860342556 0.26792888395968 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Children of different ages in same class/group 759 1 0.090909090909091 0.28766935525277 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Not enough equipment and play materials for all children 759 1 0.4163372859025 0.4932759181946 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Load shedding 759 1 0.034255599472991 0.18200493778894 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier I need more training 759 1 0.33201581027668 0.47124717451233 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier I lack support from my manager/principal 759 1 0.088274044795784 0.28388010540769 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier I don't feel safe 759 1 0.0039525691699605 0.062786465321433 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier My salary is too low 759 1 0.53623188405797 0.49901436254044 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Children being hungry 759 1 0.035573122529644 0.18534545116817 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Children facing neglect and/or abuse at home 759 1 0.085638998682477 0.2800147590476 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Parents not supporting their child’s development 759 1 0.42160737812912 0.49414198844826 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Parents not paying fees on time 759 1 0.28458498023715 0.45151408178903 Is not a barrier 1 Is a barrier Children who make mistakes lack intelligence. 1222 1 4 1.8166939443535 0.76413217976559 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree I believe abilities of children in my prog. are mostly fixed and cannot be chang 1221 1 4 2.1834561834562 0.87633075147936 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Practitioners should praise children for efforts to learn. 1223 1 4 3.4333605887163 0.63084834159924 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Practitioners should praise children for being clever. 1221 1 4 3.1343161343161 0.77458193587703 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is acceptable for boys and girls to play with the same types of toys. 1221 1 4 2.965601965602 0.88454641639104 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is okay for girls to cry but not for boys. 1219 1 4 1.6218211648893 0.6637824867128 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is okay for boys to be assertive but not for girls. 1219 1 4 1.6374077112387 0.60629850092419 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Boys are naturally better at mathematics than girls. 1216 1 4 1.6809210526316 0.64162689850859 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Girls are naturally better at reading than boys. 1219 1 4 2.0082034454471 0.81746030547214 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Boys are naturally better leaders than girls. 1218 1 4 1.7750410509031 0.68698503411452 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Girls should do housework including tasks such as sweeping, cooking, taking care 1218 1 4 1.7019704433498 0.73352363249012 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is only the role of women to play with young children. 1216 1 4 1.7927631578947 0.76431540458557 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree In your view, what is the main role of play in early learning programmes? 1198 1 97 6.2938230383973 13.010842284461 1 There is no role for play 2 Mainly keeps children occupied while their practitioner/teacher is busy 3 Mainly for children’s entertainment and socialisation 4 It has some value but is secondary to structured learning activities 5 It is a fundamental part of children’s learning and development 97 Other How would you describe free play in an early learning programme? 1198 1 97 4.0350584307179 15.669533346908 1 When children explore and try things on their own or with their peers 2 When teachers lead fun activities to teach children new things 3 When children take a break from learning to have fun 97 Other How often do you let children have a free choice of what and where to play as pa 1221 3 2.5888615888616 0.59479195812452 Never 1 Seldom 2 Sometimes 3 Often Children learn when playing freely on their own. 1223 1 4 3.1676206050695 0.77218300450038 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Play improves children’s language and communication. 1223 1 4 3.5118560915781 0.54395810006406 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is more important to instruct children than to play with them. 1221 1 4 2.3349713349713 0.9143647458875 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree What language version of the form did you use? 1223 1 10 3.4251839738348 2.1538425931827 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 isiNdebele 4 isiXhosa 5 isiZulu 6 Sepedi 7 Setswana 8 Sesotho 9 Siswati 10 Tshivenda What language did you mostly speak when interviewing the respondent? 1223 1 11 3.5887162714636 2.256854314058 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 isiNdebele 4 isiXhosa 5 isiZulu 6 Sepedi 7 Setswana 8 Sesotho 9 Siswati 10 Tshivenda 11 Xitsonga How attentive was the respondent to the questions during the interview? 1223 2 1.8560915780867 0.48603418493195 Not at all attentive 1 Attentiveness declined as the interview progressed 2 Attentive throughout the interview Was the interview interrupted for more than 5 minutes at any point? 1223 2 0.15944399018806 0.45041208801375 No 1 Yes, 1 time 2 Yes, 2 or more times Were other persons within hearing range any time during the interview? 1223 2 0.15208503679477 0.43167562907424 No 1 Yes, 1 or more persons within hearing range for some of the interview 2 Yes, 1 or more persons within hearing range for all of the interview Practitioner age in years 1223 17 70 37.55928045789 10.518919599034 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 64 65 66 67 70 Date and time this dataset was generated 1223 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 Survey wave 1388 2024 2024 2024 2024 Province ID 1388 ELP ID 1388 stratum 1388 1 38 17.860951008646 10.424105623136 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ELP weight 1388 1.5 75.472434997559 20.996546114384 16.362186948361 In addition to being the principal, do you teach at this programme? 1388 1 0.69956772334294 0.45861122341506 No 1 Yes What year were you born? 1385 1941 2004 1974.5061371841 11.301829799481 1941 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2004 Enumerator: please capture the sex of the respondent. Do not ask. 1388 1 2 1.9589337175793 0.19851507491626 1 Male 2 Female How many total years have you been the principal of this ELP? 1383 46 10.773680404917 8.0019065187874 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 42 46 What is the highest school grade that you have successfully completed? 1388 5 4.6311239193084 0.61061001486758 No schooling 1 Grade R/0 2 Some primary school 3 Completed primary school 4 Some high school 5 Completed high school (Grade 12) Did you pass Grade 12 with a matric/National Senior Certificate? 940 1 0.93191489361702 0.25202598288783 No 1 Yes Have you successfully completed any tertiary qualifications like diplomas, certi 1350 1 0.70740740740741 0.45512152347604 No 1 Yes What is the highest tertiary qualification you hold? 955 1 4 1.5560209424084 0.75078776209519 1 Certificate 2 Diploma 3 Bachelors degree 4 Post-graduate qualification Do you have any qualifications in ECD specifically? 1388 Accredited skills programme 1382 1 0.099131693198263 0.29894693044207 No 1 Yes NQF Level 1: ECD Basic Certificate 1382 1 0.12807525325615 0.33429454959615 No 1 Yes NQF Level 4: ECD Further Education and Training Certificate/Nursery School Teach 1382 1 0.4876989869754 0.50002960287355 No 1 Yes NQF Level 5: Higher Certificate ECD/Diploma ECD/N 4-6 Educare/Higher Cert. ECCE 1382 1 0.29160636758321 0.45466655418987 No 1 Yes NQF Level 6: National Diploma in Grade R/Higher Diploma in Education/Advanced ce 1382 1 0.091172214182344 0.28795805498144 No 1 Yes NQF level 7: B.Ed ECCE/ECD/Grade R, Postgraduate Certificate 1382 1 0.032561505065123 0.17755017296232 No 1 Yes Higher than NQF level 7 1382 1 0.025325615050651 0.15716902507364 No 1 Yes None of these 1382 1 0.16280752532562 0.36932361488799 No 1 Yes Principal has successfully completed non-accredited courses/skills ECD programme 1383 1 0.68618944323933 0.46420825517446 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, did you receive any training relevant to your job as a pri 1388 1 0.45317002881844 0.49798154362275 No 1 Yes Who provided you with training during 2023 and 2024? 1388 National Department of Basic Education 627 1 0.21690590111643 0.41246705250967 No 1 Yes Provincial Department of Education 627 1 0.19298245614035 0.39495444556141 No 1 Yes Another Principal 627 1 0.044657097288676 0.20671476109253 No 1 Yes Practitioner at my programme 627 1 0.0063795853269537 0.079680689218484 No 1 Yes ECD Forum 627 1 0.11802232854864 0.32289215127295 No 1 Yes NGO 627 1 0.46730462519936 0.4993282145455 No 1 Yes TVET college 627 1 0.019138755980861 0.13712203310201 No 1 Yes Higher Education Institution 627 1 0.027113237639553 0.16254306364819 No 1 Yes Department of Health 627 1 0.03030303030303 0.17155668790032 No 1 Yes Other 627 1 0.095693779904306 0.29440570235825 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, what topics did National DBE provide training on? 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from National DBE 136 1 0.63235294117647 0.48394709734466 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from National DBE 136 1 0.50735294117647 0.50179416658717 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from National DBE 136 1 0.31617647058824 0.46670167935882 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from National DBE 136 1 0.38970588235294 0.48948641440909 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from NDBE 136 1 0.39705882352941 0.4910972109351 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from National DBE 136 1 0.44117647058824 0.4983633343976 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from National DBE 136 1 0.43382352941176 0.49743350022487 No 1 Yes Leadership training from National DBE 136 1 0.38235294117647 0.48775864598388 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from National DBE 136 1 0.40441176470588 0.49259218307189 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from National DBE 136 1 0.30882352941176 0.46371616290417 No 1 Yes Other from National DBE 136 1 0.036764705882353 0.18887927695652 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics National DBE provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by National DBE 135 1 4 2.3037037037037 0.93261047582206 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did Provincial DoE provide training on? 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from PDoE 121 1 0.60330578512397 0.49124567585841 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from PDoE 121 1 0.4297520661157 0.49709902234517 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from PDoE 121 1 0.28099173553719 0.4513524213566 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from PDoE 121 1 0.31404958677686 0.46606612283451 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from PDoE 121 1 0.2396694214876 0.42865668835775 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from PDoE 121 1 0.26446280991736 0.44288062803503 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from PDoE 121 1 0.25619834710744 0.43834776186332 No 1 Yes Leadership training from PDoE 121 1 0.32231404958678 0.46930579996874 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from PDoE 121 1 0.25619834710744 0.43834776186332 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from PDoE 121 1 0.27272727272727 0.44721359549996 No 1 Yes Other from PDoE 121 1 0.049586776859504 0.21799234196876 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics Provincial DoE provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by Provincial DoE 121 1 4 2.1570247933884 0.85642925824622 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did Another Principal provide training on? 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from another Principal 28 1 0.39285714285714 0.49734746139344 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from another Principal 28 1 0.5 0.50917507721732 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from another Principal 28 1 0.32142857142857 0.47559486560567 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from another Principal 28 1 0.57142857142857 0.50395263067897 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from anoth 28 1 0.46428571428571 0.50787450018337 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from another Principal 28 1 0.42857142857143 0.50395263067897 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from another Principal 28 1 0.46428571428571 0.50787450018337 No 1 Yes Leadership training from another Principal 28 1 0.5 0.50917507721732 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from another Principal 28 1 0.39285714285714 0.49734746139344 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from another Principal 28 1 0.39285714285714 0.49734746139344 No 1 Yes Other from another Principal 28 No During 2023 and 2024, other topics Another Principal provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by Another Principal 28 1 4 2.5357142857143 1.1049431980421 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did a Practitioner at your programme provide t 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from pract. at ELP 4 1 0.75 0.5 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from pract. at ELP 4 1 0.25 0.5 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from pract. at ELP 4 1 0.25 0.5 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from pract. at ELP 4 1 0.5 0.57735026918963 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from pract 4 1 0.5 0.57735026918963 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from pract. at ELP 4 1 0.25 0.5 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from pract. at ELP 4 1 0.25 0.5 No 1 Yes Leadership training from pract. at ELP 4 1 0.25 0.5 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from pract. at ELP 4 No Business skills/financial management from pract. at ELP 4 No Other from pract. at ELP 4 No During 2023 and 2024, other topics Practitioner my ELP provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by Practitioner at my programme 4 1 3 2.25 0.95742710775634 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did the ECD Forum provide training on? 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from ECD Forum 74 1 0.33783783783784 0.47620149490963 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from ECD Forum 74 1 0.39189189189189 0.49150502910142 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from ECD Forum 74 1 0.2972972972973 0.46018845840902 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from ECD Forum 74 1 0.37837837837838 0.48829316095247 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from ECD F 74 1 0.48648648648649 0.50322911373526 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from ECD Forum 74 1 0.33783783783784 0.47620149490963 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from ECD Forum 74 1 0.40540540540541 0.49432169989196 No 1 Yes Leadership training from ECD Forum 74 1 0.39189189189189 0.49150502910142 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from ECD Forum 74 1 0.33783783783784 0.47620149490963 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from ECD Forum 74 1 0.45945945945946 0.50175552605128 No 1 Yes Other from ECD Forum 74 1 0.013513513513514 0.11624763874382 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics the ECD Forum provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by the ECD Forum 74 1 4 2.5 1.0236919485272 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did the NGO(s) provide training on? 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from NGO(s) 293 1 0.30034129692833 0.45919064396071 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from NGO(s) 293 1 0.43003412969283 0.49592759240979 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from NGO(s) 293 1 0.32423208191126 0.4688880471371 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from NGO(s) 293 1 0.419795221843 0.49436962668161 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from NGO(s 293 1 0.44709897610922 0.49804423707939 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from NGO(s) 293 1 0.26279863481229 0.44090700848945 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from NGO(s) 293 1 0.28327645051195 0.45136040412211 No 1 Yes Leadership training from NGO(s) 293 1 0.35494880546075 0.47931645190706 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from NGO(s) 293 1 0.32081911262799 0.46759001555546 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from NGO(s) 293 1 0.30716723549488 0.46210858596674 No 1 Yes Other from NGO(s) 293 1 0.061433447098976 0.24053449295708 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics the NGO(s) provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by the NGO(s) <NA> <NA> <NA> <NA> -2 Refused -1 Don't know 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days a Don't know b Refused c Not applicable z Invalid response During 2023 and 2024, what topics did the TVET college provide training on? 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from TVET college 12 1 0.66666666666667 0.49236596391733 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from TVET college 12 1 0.75 0.45226701686665 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from TVET college 12 1 0.41666666666667 0.51492865054444 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from TVET college 12 1 0.58333333333333 0.51492865054444 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from TVET 12 1 0.91666666666667 0.28867513459481 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from TVET college 12 1 0.5 0.52223296786709 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from TVET college 12 1 0.41666666666667 0.51492865054444 No 1 Yes Leadership training from TVET college 12 1 0.5 0.52223296786709 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from TVET college 12 1 0.5 0.52223296786709 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from TVET college 12 1 0.58333333333333 0.51492865054444 No 1 Yes Other from TVET college 12 No During 2023 and 2024, other topics the TVET college provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by the TVET college 12 1 4 3.1666666666667 0.93743686656109 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did the Higher Education Institution provide t 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from Higher Education Institute 17 1 0.58823529411765 0.50729965619589 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from Higher Education Institute 17 1 0.35294117647059 0.49259218307189 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from Higher Education Institute 17 1 0.23529411764706 0.4372373160976 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from Higher Education Institute 17 1 0.35294117647059 0.49259218307189 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from Highe 17 1 0.41176470588235 0.50729965619589 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from Higher Education 17 1 0.29411764705882 0.46966821831386 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from Higher Education Institute 17 1 0.35294117647059 0.49259218307189 No 1 Yes Leadership training from Higher Education Institute 17 1 0.35294117647059 0.49259218307189 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from Higher Education Institute 17 1 0.52941176470588 0.51449575542753 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from Higher Education Institute 17 1 0.47058823529412 0.51449575542753 No 1 Yes Other from Higher Education Institute 17 No During 2023 and 2024, other topics the HEI provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by the Higher Education Institution 17 1 4 3 1.1726039399559 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did the Department of Health provide training 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from Dept of Health 19 1 0.21052631578947 0.4188539082917 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from Dept of Health 19 1 0.15789473684211 0.37463432463268 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from Dept of Health 19 1 0.10526315789474 0.31530176764231 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from Dept of Health 19 1 0.21052631578947 0.4188539082917 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from Dept 19 1 0.78947368421053 0.4188539082917 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from Dept of Health 19 1 0.36842105263158 0.49559462778335 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from Dept of Health 19 1 0.26315789473684 0.45241392835886 No 1 Yes Leadership training from Dept of Health 19 1 0.21052631578947 0.4188539082917 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from Dept of Health 19 1 0.15789473684211 0.37463432463268 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from Dept of Health 19 1 0.10526315789474 0.31530176764231 No 1 Yes Other from Dept of Health 19 No During 2023 and 2024, other topics the DoH provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by the Department of Health 19 1 4 2.0526315789474 1.1290942392775 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days During 2023 and 2024, what topics did the other institution provide training on? 1388 National Curriculum from Birth to Four from other trainer 60 1 0.3 0.46212479054244 No 1 Yes Supporting children's learning from other trainer 60 1 0.3 0.46212479054244 No 1 Yes Playbased learning from other trainer 60 1 0.2 0.40337558727169 No 1 Yes Supporting children's SEF from other trainer 60 1 0.36666666666667 0.48596110141697 No 1 Yes Supporting children's physical development/health/nutrition/First Aid from other 60 1 0.33333333333333 0.47538268854153 No 1 Yes Identifying and/or supporting children with special needs from other trainer 60 1 0.23333333333333 0.4265218680851 No 1 Yes How to engage with parents and/or the community from other trainer 60 1 0.31666666666667 0.4691017983073 No 1 Yes Leadership training from other trainer 60 1 0.26666666666667 0.44594849085648 No 1 Yes Staff development/management from other trainer 60 1 0.3 0.46212479054244 No 1 Yes Business skills/financial management from other trainer 60 1 0.3 0.46212479054244 No 1 Yes Other from other trainer 60 1 0.25 0.43666688230469 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, other topics the other institution provided training on 1388 Total number of training days provided by the other institution or individual 60 1 4 2.3333333333333 1.1299717510593 1 One day or less 2 2 to 4 days 3 5 to 10 days 4 More than 10 days Did any CHWs, nurses or DoH officials visit in 2023/2024 to do any of following? 1388 Vision screening 1387 1 0.17375630857967 0.37903645747915 No 1 Yes Hearing screening 1387 1 0.15717375630858 0.36409578953517 No 1 Yes Developmental screening 1387 1 0.20043258832012 0.40046846705766 No 1 Yes Growth monitoring 1387 1 0.25234318673396 0.4345137806471 No 1 Yes Immunisations 1387 1 0.64311463590483 0.47925337613567 No 1 Yes Deworming 1387 1 0.62436914203317 0.48446004143326 No 1 Yes Vitamin A 1387 1 0.61643835616438 0.48642851722131 No 1 Yes Provide nutrition training / support 1387 1 0.1463590483057 0.35359329772728 No 1 Yes Other 1387 1 0.021629416005768 0.14552268712269 No 1 Yes None 1387 1 0.18817591925018 0.39099355910051 No 1 Yes During 2023 and 2024, did this pgm receive visits from any of the following? 1388 National Department of Basic Education 1378 1 0.27793904208999 0.44814581842026 No 1 Yes Provincial Department of Education 1378 1 0.23512336719884 0.42422985800601 No 1 Yes Department for Social Development 1378 1 0.37227866473149 0.48358760120707 No 1 Yes Municipality officials 1378 1 0.2844702467344 0.45132554168277 No 1 Yes None of these 1378 1 0.25544267053701 0.43626807463891 No 1 Yes Do you use any curriculum for this early learning programme? 1373 1 0.84195193008012 0.36491898620415 No 1 Yes Which curriculum do you use? 1388 Does the curriculum you use come as a package with accompanying support material 1152 1 0.6015625 0.48978903550912 No 1 Yes How many years old is the youngest child attending the early learning programme? 1376 6 1.2899709302326 0.91106395298413 1 2 3 4 6 How many years old is the oldest child attending the early learning programme? 1384 9 5.3020231213873 0.70107568174928 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 On how many days per week does the early learning programme operate? 1388 3 7 5.0208933717579 0.23468841762275 3 4 5 6 7 Open Time 1388 Start Time 1387 Finish Time 1387 Close Time 1388 Is there someone at ELP who receives each child from their caregiver on arrival. 1388 1 0.90129682997118 0.2983705637278 No 1 Yes Who is the person usually receiving children from caregivers on arrival? 1251 1 97 2.9088729016787 10.053202932829 1 Principal 2 Practitioner 3 Security guard 4 Cook, gardener or cleaner 97 Other Who is person usually receiving children from caregivers on arrival [Other]... 1388 Is the early learning programme open during school holidays? 1388 2 0.76512968299712 0.7202059890474 No 1 Yes, all school holidays 2 Yes, some school holidays During 2024, any unplanned closures of this ELP outside of normal school holiday 1387 1 0.16294160057678 0.36944558738953 No 1 Yes What were the reasons for unplanned closure(s) of this ELP this year? 1388 Extreme weather conditions/floods/heat 226 1 0.34070796460177 0.47499935310208 No 1 Yes Community violence/crime/strikes 226 1 0.28318584070796 0.45154601682413 No 1 Yes Loadshedding 226 1 0.017699115044248 0.13214812463163 No 1 Yes Disease outbreak / health concerns 226 1 0.066371681415929 0.249483241733 No 1 Yes Other 226 1 0.38495575221239 0.48766495582986 No 1 Yes In which year was this early learning programme started? 1358 1945 2024 2007.2768777614 11.550979374547 1945 1947 1949 1950 1958 1962 1965 1966 1968 1970 1973 1974 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Who started the early learning programme? 1381 1 97 3.8761766835626 14.173710769092 1 I did 2 Previous principal 3 Individual other than the principal 4 A faith-based organisation (e.g. church or mosque) 5 The community 6 The school 7 The municipality 8 An NGO 9 A private company 97 Other Is this early learning programme part of an ECD Forum? 1375 1 0.71927272727273 0.44951799572087 No 1 Yes During 2024, how many times did the ECD forum meet? 959 27 5.6006256517205 3.626917407324 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 20 24 27 During 2024, how many ECD forum meetings did you attend? 895 27 4.5944134078212 3.1661259517823 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 27 Is this ECD service registered as a partial care facility with DBE? 1367 1 5 2.0490124359912 1.2901576301676 1 Fully registered 2 Conditionally registered 3 In process 4 Not registered 5 Lapsed registration Is this ECD service registered as an ECD programme with DBE? 1359 1 5 1.9514348785872 1.2490923662055 1 Fully registered 2 Conditionally registered 3 In process 4 Not registered 5 Lapsed registration Do you keep records of the following? 1388 Child attendance 1386 1 0.95743145743146 0.20195516532223 No 1 Yes Children's progress 1386 1 0.80663780663781 0.39507704515618 No 1 Yes Children’s home background details 1386 1 0.7994227994228 0.40057678472642 No 1 Yes Children’s child support grant information 1386 1 0.42352092352092 0.49429468248798 No 1 Yes Children's special needs/chronic health conditions 1386 1 0.56637806637807 0.49575324149943 No 1 Yes None of these 1386 1 0.018759018759019 0.13572180485134 No 1 Yes How many different classes are there at this early learning programme? 1388 1 24 2.9099423631124 1.8091617348066 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 24 Are the children in the early learning programme divided by age group? 1388 1 0.84293948126801 0.36398896221135 No 1 Yes Does the ELP use separate spaces for the different age groups? 1170 1 2 1.0649572649573 0.24655582686247 1 Yes, different age groups are in separate spaces. 2 No, different age groups are in the same space. Do you have Grade R classes? 1388 1 0.29394812680115 0.45573266258207 No 1 Yes Are the Grade R classes registered with the Department of Basic Education? 399 1 0.53383458646617 0.49948021495594 No 1 Yes What is the main language of learning and teaching at this programme? 1386 1 11 4.2178932178932 2.5123803559273 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 isiNdebele 4 isiXhosa 5 isiZulu 6 Sepedi 7 Setswana 8 Sesotho 9 Siswati 10 Tshivenda 11 Xitsonga What proportion of children speak LOLT at home? 1378 4 3.1930333817126 1.0522490767099 None 1 Less than half 2 Half 3 More than half 4 All Do you provide the children and staff with safe drinking water on site? 1384 1 0.98482658959538 0.12228647890209 No 1 Yes Does the programme provide meals/snacks for the children? 1387 1 0.89257390050469 0.3097659023647 No 1 Yes Which of the following do you provide? 1388 Breakfast 1237 1 0.96604688763137 0.18118177609096 No 1 Yes Morning snack 1237 1 0.28860145513339 0.45329544909765 No 1 Yes Lunch 1237 1 0.95957962813258 0.1970227045847 No 1 Yes Afternoon snack 1237 1 0.45351657235247 0.49803595069014 No 1 Yes Other 1237 1 0.0016168148746968 0.040193367264356 No 1 Yes Average number of scheduled meetings with a child's parent/caregiver annually 1382 4 2.451519536903 0.84422123426084 Never 1 1 time 2 2 to 3 times 3 4 to 5 times 4 More than 5 times Does pgm provide regular written reports to parents on their child's progress? 1387 1 0.84715212689257 0.35997058852642 No 1 Yes What is most common way this pgm reports on children's progress to parents? 1175 1 97 3.9072340425532 9.1193528655868 1 Verbal communication at drop-off/pick-up time 2 WhatsApp or similar 3 Informal written note 4 Written report with details on child's progress 5 Website 97 Other Last 3 months, how many parents/CGs contacted you to discuss their child? 1387 4 1.2451333813987 1.1277218637438 None 1 Less than half 2 Half 3 More than half 4 All Last 3 months, how many parents/CGs asked for activities to do w. child at home? 1382 4 1.0383502170767 1.124078974015 None 1 Less than half 2 Half 3 More than half 4 All Currently, how many children are enrolled with the early learning programme? 1388 5 320 53.087175792507 39.654932402259 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 119 120 121 122 125 126 130 131 133 134 135 136 137 139 140 141 142 143 145 146 150 151 154 156 157 158 159 160 162 175 176 180 182 183 185 187 190 200 201 203 206 213 214 218 224 225 230 235 236 237 246 285 313 320 If you identify a child that is falling behind on developmental milestones, do y 1374 1 0.90029112081514 0.29972053449751 No 1 Yes Do you have a list of organisations or specialists that you can refer parents an 1380 1 0.51739130434783 0.49987859925436 No 1 Yes How many children have difficulties seeing (with or without glasses)? 1388 50 0.1635446685879 1.5748279818699 1 2 3 4 5 8 10 21 50 How many children have difficulties hearing (with or without a hearing aid)? 1388 21 0.11239193083573 0.85522561765547 1 2 3 4 8 9 15 21 How many children have difficulties walking or moving their arms, or have weakne 1388 21 0.12463976945245 0.70605442268284 1 2 3 5 7 21 How many children have difficulties communicating verbally with other people? 1387 30 0.48954578226388 1.4869801500684 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 30 How many children have difficulties learning things? 1377 30 0.73783587509078 2.1117677537357 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 30 How many children have difficulties concentrating on an activity they enjoy? 1381 30 0.96596669080377 2.4145393587249 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 20 25 30 Compared with children the same age, how many children aged 4 and older kick, bi 1383 30 0.93781634128706 2.1601328222935 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 15 20 30 What types of support does this programme provide to children with difficulties 1388 Staff is trained on inclusiveness 382 1 0.27748691099476 0.44834600505433 No 1 Yes Staff adapts activities and equipment to fit the affected children’s needs 382 1 0.40314136125654 0.49117201515201 No 1 Yes We have a teacher assistant for these children 382 1 0.17015706806283 0.37626354258697 No 1 Yes We have a specialist who comes regularly to work with the affected children 382 1 0.094240837696335 0.29254665080092 No 1 Yes We refer affected child/family to specialists who can provide suitable support 382 1 0.28010471204188 0.44963909648806 No 1 Yes None 382 1 0.1020942408377 0.30316928133074 No 1 Yes Other 382 1 0.06282722513089 0.24297017410284 No 1 Yes What types of support does this programme provide to children with difficulties 1388 Staff is trained on inclusiveness 355 1 0.30704225352113 0.46191811575995 No 1 Yes Staff adapts activities and equipment to fit the affected children’s needs 355 1 0.48732394366197 0.5005447815929 No 1 Yes We have a teacher assistant for these children 355 1 0.14647887323944 0.3540847140472 No 1 Yes We have a specialist that comes here regularly to work with the affected childre 355 1 0.090140845070423 0.28678764835305 No 1 Yes We refer affected children/families to specialists who can provide suitable supp 355 1 0.16901408450704 0.3752933125204 No 1 Yes None 355 1 0.067605633802817 0.25142230881388 No 1 Yes Other 355 1 0.073239436619718 0.26089683789245 No 1 Yes What types of support does this programme provide to children with difficulties 1388 Staff is trained on inclusiveness 421 1 0.28028503562945 0.44967280643482 No 1 Yes Staff adapts activities and equipment to fit the affected children’s needs 421 1 0.47743467933492 0.50008482483732 No 1 Yes We have a teacher assistant for these children 421 1 0.1353919239905 0.34254878113698 No 1 Yes We have a specialist that comes here regularly to work with the affected childre 421 1 0.068883610451306 0.25355742890823 No 1 Yes We refer affected children/families to specialists who can provide suitable supp 421 1 0.15676959619952 0.36401598163121 No 1 Yes None 421 1 0.097387173396675 0.29683699988673 No 1 Yes Other 421 1 0.090261282660333 0.28689665992059 No 1 Yes Is the principal the only practitioner at this ELP? 1388 1 0.12752161383285 0.33367659196542 No 1 Yes Currently, how many staff members in total work at this ELP? 1385 1 35 5.573285198556 4.1207226511718 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 29 30 34 35 Currently, how many paid staff does this early learning programme have? 1384 32 5.2348265895954 4.1746646037909 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 How many of this total number of paid staff are teaching staff? 1373 30 3.2636562272396 2.4943896882243 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 30 Does the early learning programme have any unpaid teaching staff? 1223 1 0.14554374488962 0.35279247643876 No 1 Yes Currently, how many unpaid teaching staff does this ELP have? 178 1 4 1.5337078651685 0.78220950568581 1 2 3 4 Does the early learning programme have staff sponsored by any of the following? 1388 Expanded public works programme (EPWP) 1381 1 0.034033309196235 0.18138044425009 No 1 Yes Community works programme (CWP) 1381 1 0.050687907313541 0.21943908482279 No 1 Yes Social Employment Fund (SEF) 1381 1 0.0086893555394642 0.092844453579772 No 1 Yes Youth Employment Scheme (YES Initiative) 1381 1 0.01086169442433 0.10368945617311 No 1 Yes DBE Learnership Programme 1381 1 0.085445329471398 0.27964450922189 No 1 Yes None 1381 1 0.82766111513396 0.37781153322661 No 1 Yes Is at least one of the staff trained in first aid procedures? 1387 1 0.74333093006489 0.43695275904679 No 1 Yes What approaches were used to recruit practitioners currently working at the ELP? 1388 Advertisement in print or social media 1185 1 0.45400843881857 0.49809049222229 No 1 Yes Referral from friend/colleague 1185 1 0.42616033755274 0.49472643745691 No 1 Yes Recruit from amongst friends/family 1185 1 0.29535864978903 0.45639642464705 No 1 Yes Through TVET/training college 1185 1 0.043037974683544 0.20302830503293 No 1 Yes Recruitment company 1185 1 0.025316455696203 0.1571507988805 No 1 Yes Other 1185 1 0.1746835443038 0.37985650999209 No 1 Yes What are the 3 main things that determine who you hire as a practitioner? 1388 ECD qualifications 1186 1 0.57841483979764 0.49402114775522 No 1 Yes Other qualifications 1186 1 0.096121416526138 0.29488202391871 No 1 Yes ECD work experience 1186 1 0.42242833052277 0.4941543570732 No 1 Yes Other work experience 1186 1 0.10370994940978 0.30501252132089 No 1 Yes Age 1186 1 0.11551433389545 0.31977647290157 No 1 Yes Gender 1186 1 0.12141652613828 0.32674848743168 No 1 Yes Recommendations from a trusted source 1186 1 0.10286677908938 0.30391295243729 No 1 Yes Willingness to learn 1186 1 0.33726812816189 0.47297670234168 No 1 Yes Is a team player 1186 1 0.20994940978078 0.40744402112421 No 1 Yes Gets on well with children 1186 1 0.69983136593592 0.4585244783836 No 1 Yes Other 1186 1 0.057335581787521 0.23258078844739 No 1 Yes I regularly involve practitioners in ELP planning and decision-making 1210 1 4 3.4264462809917 0.59495655255476 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree I regularly invite practs. to give feedback on what works well for the ELP 1210 1 4 3.4578512396694 0.56089141891047 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree I feel my views are respected by colleagues even if we have different opinions 1209 1 4 3.4615384615385 0.60929713228866 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Is there a bank account in the name of the ECD Programme? 1381 1 3 1.2527154236061 0.56645497995861 1 Yes 2 No, principal uses her/his own bank account 3 No, we don't use a bank account So far this year, did the programme receive money from any of the following sour 1388 Fees 1370 1 0.97737226277372 0.14876786410151 No 1 Yes ECD subsidy from DBE 1370 1 0.40510948905109 0.4910924849385 No 1 Yes Donations 1370 1 0.13430656934307 0.34110591339004 No 1 Yes Fundraising 1370 1 0.27883211678832 0.44858851061198 No 1 Yes Learnerships 1370 1 0.014598540145985 0.11998304359467 No 1 Yes Other 1368 1 0.019005847953216 0.13659525899253 No 1 Yes Which are the 2 main funding sources for this early learning programme? 1388 So far in 2024, did you always receive ECD subsidy from DBE on time? 551 1 0.52450090744102 0.49985313797618 No 1 Yes So far in 2024, how often did you receive expected amount of DBE ECD subsidy? 546 3 2.3791208791209 0.88672366538619 Never 1 Sometimes 2 Most of the time 3 Always Currently, how many children in your ELP qualify for DBE ECD subsidy? 549 250 52.744990892532 33.577894479453 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 103 104 105 106 109 110 113 115 119 120 122 126 130 131 133 137 139 140 142 159 162 176 179 187 207 218 250 Currently, how many children in your ELP do you receive DBE ECD subsidy for? 548 250 47.439781021898 32.51254891393 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 88 89 90 92 93 94 95 96 98 99 100 101 103 104 105 109 110 113 115 119 120 122 126 129 131 137 139 140 142 159 162 176 179 187 207 214 250 ELP uses fee scale that differs based on parent income/number of enrolled child. 1249 1 0.43474779823859 0.49592243238178 No 1 Yes Does the programme charge different fee amounts depending on a childs age? 1254 1 0.6786283891547 0.46718942022801 No 1 Yes Max amount per child per month parents pay, ELP charges same amount all children 403 10 6400 789.5682382134 990.35617854473 Max amount per child per month parents pay, children aged 0-1 years 812 4250 573.88669950739 598.73399273152 Max amount per child per month parents pay, children aged 2-3 years 840 4250 530.68452380952 583.53028340894 Max amount per child per month parents pay, children aged 4-6 years 843 20 5400 510.49584816133 615.44925438371 Last month, out of the parents meant to pay fees how many actually paid? 1242 4 2.6368760064412 1.0442394372656 None 1 Less than half 2 Half 3 More than half 4 All How much is your gross monthly salary/stipend in Rand? 160 1 13 6.6625 3.4089919939909 1 Less than R500 per month 2 R500 – R749 3 R750 – R999 4 R1000 – R1249 5 R1250 – R1499 6 R1500 – R1999 7 R2000 – R2499 8 R2500 – R2999 9 R3000 – R3499 10 R3500 – R3999 11 R4000 – R4449 12 R 5000 – R5999 13 More than R6000 Do you face any barriers to doing your job as a principal? 1385 1 0.76173285198556 0.42617725520941 No 1 Yes What are the 3 main barriers to doing your job as a principal? 1388 Not enough money to run the programme the way I would like 1050 1 0.58952380952381 0.49215461960102 No 1 Yes Building not safe for children 1050 1 0.071428571428571 0.25766210228535 No 1 Yes Not enough space for children 1050 1 0.18571428571429 0.38906124249964 No 1 Yes Group sizes are too large 1050 1 0.028571428571429 0.16667801495706 No 1 Yes Not enough equipment and play materials for all children 1050 1 0.34285714285714 0.47489041289814 No 1 Yes Load shedding 1050 1 0.025714285714286 0.15835701445887 No 1 Yes I need more training 1050 1 0.11333333333333 0.31715088495205 No 1 Yes Children being hungry 1050 1 0.054285714285714 0.22668858857978 No 1 Yes Children facing neglect and/or abuse at home 1050 1 0.035238095238095 0.18446891403221 No 1 Yes Parents not supporting their child’s development 1050 1 0.27714285714286 0.44780092754124 No 1 Yes Parents not paying fees on time 1050 1 0.54095238095238 0.49855754527197 No 1 Yes Difficulty retaining staff 1050 1 0.075238095238095 0.26390083658494 No 1 Yes Inability to pay staff 1050 1 0.14095238095238 0.34813824273193 No 1 Yes Not being registered with DBE (formerly DSD)/time spent trying to register 1050 1 0.067619047619048 0.2512106959218 No 1 Yes Challenges with the DBE (formerly DSD) registration process 1050 1 0.064761904761905 0.24622253971183 No 1 Yes DBE ECD subsidy not arriving on time 1050 1 0.087619047619048 0.28287480955856 No 1 Yes Other 1050 1 0.067619047619048 0.2512106959218 No 1 Yes Children who make mistakes lack intelligence. 1383 1 4 1.7693420101229 0.72749401419313 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree I believe abilities of children in my pgm are mostly fixed and cannot be changed 1385 1 4 2.1032490974729 0.84927518359604 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Practitioners should praise children for efforts to learn. 1388 1 4 3.3919308357349 0.65043362240855 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Practitioners should praise children for being clever. 1384 1 4 3.0751445086705 0.81213899977267 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is acceptable for boys and girls to play with the same types of toys. 1388 1 4 3.0050432276657 0.86964540313023 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is okay for girls to cry but not for boys. 1387 1 4 1.6330209084355 0.64923511572716 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is okay for boys to be assertive but not for girls. 1384 1 4 1.6387283236994 0.59968909868007 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Boys are naturally better at mathematics than girls. 1381 1 4 1.6842867487328 0.6406230111019 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Girls are naturally better at reading than boys. 1383 1 4 1.9898770788142 0.83165409738752 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Boys are naturally better leaders than girls. 1384 1 4 1.7239884393064 0.69319780633622 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Girls do housework better than boys, including tasks such as sweeping, cooking, 1385 1 4 2.086642599278 0.91297760012418 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is only the role of women to play with young children. 1381 1 4 1.7610427226647 0.7218856640366 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree In your view, what is the main role of play in early learning programmes? 1376 1 97 5.8888081395349 11.105117170856 1 There is no role for play 2 Mainly keeps children occupied while their practitioner/teacher is busy 3 Mainly for children’s entertainment and socialisation 4 It has some value but is secondary to structured learning activities 5 It is a fundamental part of children’s learning and development 97 Other How would you describe free play in an early learning programme? 1374 1 97 4.7467248908297 14.039115584545 1 When children take a break from learning to have fun 2 When teachers lead fun activities to teach children new things 3 When children explore and try things on their own or with their peers 97 Other How often do you let children have a free choice of what and where to play as pa 1386 3 2.6428571428571 0.58143000964123 Never 1 Seldom 2 Sometimes 3 Often Children learn when playing freely on their own. 1387 1 4 3.2364816149964 0.76937880448555 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Play improves children’s language and communication. 1387 1 4 3.5580389329488 0.51951655425269 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree It is more important to instruct children than to play with them. 1386 1 4 2.3845598845599 0.95834905480815 1 Strongly disagree 2 Disagree 3 Agree 4 Strongly agree Partial care facility registration (with DBE or DSD) 872 1 3 1.2350917431193 0.52361697188859 1 Yes 2 No, but it exists 3 Does not exist ECD programme registration (with DBE or DSD) 908 1 3 1.2643171806167 0.53803910852882 1 Yes 2 No, but it exists 3 Does not exist First page of the Early learning programmes child register 1388 1 3 1.1253602305476 0.42471188748589 1 Yes 2 No, but it exists 3 Does not exist What language version of the form did you use? 1388 1 10 3.4690201729107 2.200096325386 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 isiNdebele 4 isiXhosa 5 isiZulu 6 Sepedi 7 Setswana 8 Sesotho 9 Siswati 10 Tshivenda What language did you mostly speak when interviewing the respondent? 1388 1 11 3.6404899135447 2.2833847785167 1 Afrikaans 2 English 3 isiNdebele 4 isiXhosa 5 isiZulu 6 Sepedi 7 Setswana 8 Sesotho 9 Siswati 10 Tshivenda 11 Xitsonga How attentive was the respondent to the questions during the interview? 1388 2 1.8616714697406 0.48587913186183 Not at all attentive 1 Attentiveness declined as the interview progressed 2 Attentive throughout the interview Was the interview interrupted for more than 5 minutes at any point? 1388 2 0.19308357348703 0.48350856785356 No 1 Yes, 1 time 2 Yes, 2 or more times Were other persons within hearing range any time during the interview? 1388 2 0.17507204610951 0.47311077856316 No 1 Yes, 1 or more persons within hearing range for some of the interview 2 Yes, 1 or more persons within hearing range for all of the interview Fees 238 1 0.94957983193277 0.2192715017741 No 1 Yes ECD subsidy from DBE 238 1 0.78571428571429 0.41119065855799 No 1 Yes Donations 238 1 0.067226890756303 0.25094227274961 No 1 Yes Fundraising 238 1 0.14285714285714 0.35066457185319 No 1 Yes Learnerships 238 No Other 238 No Principal age in years 1385 20 83 49.493862815884 11.301829799481 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 83 Total number of teaching staff (paid and unpaid) at ELP 1388 30 3.4243515850144 2.4841323278121 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 30 Corrected ELP fee variable, uses age group 4-6 amount when available 1388 6400 571.85806916427 744.69014137532 Fee group 2-4: Q1 split, Q2–Q4 grouped, Q5 split 1388 1 7 3.9690201729107 1.7545219910393 1 Fee group: Q1 low 2 Fee group: Q1 high 3 Fee group: Q2 4 Fee group: Q3 5 Fee group: Q4 6 Fee group: Q5 low 7 Fee group: Q5 high Date and time this dataset was generated 1388 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 Survey wave 272 2024 2024 2024 2024 Province ID 272 Household ID 272 Child ID 272 Sex 272 1 0.48897058823529 0.50079977277939 Male 1 Female Child DOB 272 Age in months 272 49.580646514893 59.299999237061 54.149814184974 2.6363109924879 What languages does the child usually speak at home? 272 English 272 1 0.029411764705882 0.16926916797336 1 Afrikaans 272 1 0.15441176470588 0.36200908167011 1 isiZulu 272 1 0.27205882352941 0.44584033620021 1 isiXhosa 272 1 0.33823529411765 0.47398114828992 1 Sesotho 272 1 0.13970588235294 0.34732066954465 1 Setswana 272 1 0.073529411764706 0.26148463272991 1 isiNdebele 272 Sesotho se Leboa (Sepedi) 272 1 0.014705882352941 0.1205947204787 1 siSwati 272 Xitsonga 272 1 0.084558823529412 0.27873691823968 1 Tshivenda 272 1 0.0036764705882353 0.060633906259083 1 Other 272 1 0.0036764705882353 0.060633906259083 1 In what language are you conducting the assessment? 272 1 11 4.1911764705882 2.0973175835419 1 English 2 Afrikaans 3 isiZulu 4 isiXhosa 5 Sesotho 6 Setswana 8 Sesotho se Leboa (Sepedi) 10 Xitsonga 11 Tshivenda Did the parents of the child consent to the child being assessed? 272 1 1 1 1 Yes Does the child assent to playing the games with you? 272 1 1 1 1 Yes Did this child have difficulties seeing (with or without glasses)? 272 No Did this child have difficulties hearing (with or without a hearing aid)? 272 No Did this child have significant difficulties understanding the instructions for 272 No Did this child have difficulties walking or moving their arms, or have weakness 272 No Screen Score 272 Did the child pay attention to the instructions and demonstrations throughout th 272 3 1.7867647058824 0.84091049087134 Almost never 1 Sometimes 2 Often 3 Almost always Did the child stay concentrated and on task during the activities and was not ea 272 3 1.5698529411765 0.8775023136136 Almost never 1 Sometimes 2 Often 3 Almost always Was the child careful and diligent on tasks? Was child interested in accuracy? 272 3 1.5147058823529 0.87173995003205 Almost never 1 Sometimes 2 Often 3 Almost always Was the child interested and curious about the tasks throughout the assessment? 272 3 1.7279411764706 0.82369800438697 Almost never 1 Sometimes 2 Often 3 Almost always Result Observation 272 12 6.5992647058824 2.9680462176887 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ELOM domain 1 score (gross motor development) 272 20 6.9918749740019 4.0864047200154 ELOM domain 2 score (fine motor coor. & visual motor integr.) 272 1 20 8.7566542213454 3.2828390709803 ELOM domain 3 score (emergent numeracy & mathematics) 272 17.040000915527 6.3496323876521 3.2736466378319 ELOM domain 4 score (cognition & executive function) 272 14.959999084473 4.1737131791956 3.1169087975431 ELOM domain 5 (emergent literacy & language) 272 19.270000457764 8.8925001656308 4.3903351622561 Total ELOM score (sum of the five ELOM domain scores) 272 5.6199998855591 77.26000213623 35.164374996634 13.042030160064 ELOM domain 1 cuts (gross motor development) 272 1 3 1.8897058823529 0.84323042613036 1 Falling far behind 2 Falling behind 3 On track ELOM domain 2 cuts (fine motor coor. & visual motor integr.) 272 1 3 1.5220588235294 0.69756468059377 1 Falling far behind 2 Falling behind 3 On track ELOM domain 3 cuts (emergent numeracy & mathematics) 272 1 3 1.6691176470588 0.77369241730018 1 Falling far behind 2 Falling behind 3 On track ELOM domain 4 cuts (cognition & executive function) 272 1 3 1.6029411764706 0.75656449926326 1 Falling far behind 2 Falling behind 3 On track ELOM domain 5 cuts (emergent language & literacy) 272 1 3 2.0808823529412 0.80638729726662 1 Falling far behind 2 Falling behind 3 On track Total ELOM cuts 272 1 3 1.6323529411765 0.77133921521985 1 Falling far behind 2 Falling behind 3 On track Child height in centimetres 270 90 117.19999694824 101.77185163145 4.7469990297771 Child height for age z-score 270 -3.7625501155853 2.1189963817596 -1.0605312574272 1.0155512674383 Child WHO growth status 270 2 0.20740740740741 0.45783223329979 Normal 1 Moderately stunted 2 Severely stunted Child weight in kilograms 266 11 34.200000762939 15.84436091086 2.35901846574 Child weight for length z-score 259 -2.9365766048431 3.8390974998474 -0.059858740478193 1.1054117711146 Child WHO weight for length status 259 1 3 1.988416988417 0.28506255919712 1 Wasted 2 Normal 3 Overweight Can this child use the toilet on her / his own? 272 1 4 3.6985294117647 0.67446688463374 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child play well with other children (can wait for their turn/share)? 258 1 4 3.5581395348837 0.73179037146538 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child resolve problems with other children without becoming aggressive? 266 1 4 3.0902255639098 0.98255459585439 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child cooperate with other children without being told? 264 1 4 3.4318181818182 0.81051250573297 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child seek out assistance or support from familiar adults? 272 1 4 3.0367647058824 0.95976694769037 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child seek a familiar adult's ideas or explanations about events or exp 272 1 4 3.0220588235294 0.90073288540186 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child take initiative in creating cooperative activities with a familia 272 1 4 3.0919117647059 0.83445677113132 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Is it easy to understand what the child is saying? 272 2 1.8198529411765 0.4037316439004 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child express needs and feelings appropriately? 272 2 1.6727941176471 0.5360738661121 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Is the child independent, does the child like to do things without help? 272 2 1.5330882352941 0.63041661935344 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child adjust well to changes in the home routine? 272 2 1.4889705882353 0.64849218178237 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child approach new experiences confidently, without fear? 272 2 1.4705882352941 0.65920870008442 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Is the child a self starter (initiates activities without help)? 272 2 1.4926470588235 0.58890508860609 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Is the child restless, cannot sit still for long? 272 2 0.82720588235294 0.82147980161847 Often 1 Sometimes 2 No Does the child get distracted easily or find it hard to concentrate? 272 2 0.94852941176471 0.76181811023373 Often 1 Sometimes 2 No Does the child think before they do something? 272 2 1.2132352941176 0.73808456835328 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child finish something they start? 272 2 1.4007352941176 0.68543048918362 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child do what they are told by adults? 272 2 1.6580882352941 0.54739303621552 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Is the child good at following instructions? 272 2 1.5698529411765 0.57201912761108 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child follow the rules at home? 272 2 1.5477941176471 0.62357934915175 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child sit still when they are told to? 272 2 1.3529411764706 0.70871654449326 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Social relations score (range 0-24) 272 8 24 19.224632350837 3.078292605793 Emotional functioning score (range 0-12) 272 3 12 9.4779411764706 1.9073248272193 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total SEF score (range 0-24) 272 7.3299999237061 24 18.294411767932 3.1533739435504 Social relations standard met 272 1 0.76470588235294 0.42496440689067 1 Emotional functioning standard met 272 1 0.73529411764706 0.44198969979561 1 Total SEF standard met (social&emotional) 272 1 0.58823529411765 0.49306015194505 Do not meet standard for SEF 1 Meet standard for SEF Date and time this dataset was generated 272 2066311806976 2066311806976 2066311806976 2066311806976 Survey wave year 5001 2024 2024 2024 2024 Province ID 5001 EA ID 5001 ELP ID 5001 Child ID 5001 stratum 5001 1 38 17.739052189562 10.316612458626 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 ELP weight 5001 1.5 75.472434997559 21.246454092085 16.549804777805 Child weight for full sample 5001 1.5 226.07538700104 41.040745467872 45.705042387252 Sex 5001 1 0.50989802039592 0.49995200729478 Male 1 Female Child DOB 5001 Age in months 5001 49.733333587646 59.5 54.81405354061 2.498683819352 What languages does the child usually speak at home? 5001 English 5001 1 0.19516096780644 0.39636420005367 No 1 Yes Afrikaans 5001 1 0.063987202559488 0.24475460983645 No 1 Yes isiZulu 5001 1 0.21555688862228 0.41124923685405 No 1 Yes isiXhosa 5001 1 0.15076984603079 0.35786017830789 No 1 Yes Sesotho 5001 1 0.084183163367327 0.27769007480368 No 1 Yes Setswana 5001 1 0.1497700459908 0.35688155893879 No 1 Yes isiNdebele 5001 1 0.0063987202559488 0.079743640438357 No 1 Yes Sesotho se Leboa (Sepedi) 5001 1 0.096580683863227 0.29541548019495 No 1 Yes siSwati 5001 1 0.02999400119976 0.17058774857535 No 1 Yes Xitsonga 5001 1 0.026394721055789 0.16032211127641 No 1 Yes Tshivenda 5001 1 0.01879624075185 0.13581837384487 No 1 Yes Other 5001 1 0.0033993201359728 0.058210328220494 No 1 Yes In what language are you conducting the assessment? 5001 11 4.2729454109178 2.5975538305913 Other 1 English 2 Afrikaans 3 isiZulu 4 isiXhosa 5 Sesotho 6 Setswana 7 isiNdebele 8 Sesotho se Leboa (Sepedi) 9 siSwati 10 Xitsonga 11 Tshivenda Did the parents of the child consent to the child being assessed? 5001 1 1 1 1 Yes Does the child assent to playing the games with you? 5001 1 1 1 1 Yes ELOM domain 1 score (gross motor development) 5001 20 7.7795902331598 3.8774947082402 ELOM domain 2 score (fine motor coor. & visual motor integr.) 5001 0.21214338687385 20 10.879239777873 3.676533869514 ELOM domain 3 score (emergent numeracy & mathematics) 5001 20 8.2221955243844 4.0435727017026 ELOM domain 4 score (cognition & executive function) 5001 20 7.1594076609943 4.2057425431579 ELOM domain 5 (emergent literacy & language) 5001 20 10.726856480519 4.3896402795607 Total ELOM score (sum of the five ELOM domain scores) 5001 6.6399999856949 92.529998779297 44.76728967693 13.695473212365 ELOM domain 1 cuts (gross motor development) 5001 1 3 2.119976004799 0.84546015838957 1 Falling Far Behind 2 Falling Behind 3 On Track ELOM domain 2 cuts (fine motor coor. & visual motor integr.) 5001 1 3 1.9344131173765 0.82443768745728 1 Falling Far Behind 2 Falling Behind 3 On Track ELOM domain 3 cuts (emergent numeracy & mathematics) 5001 1 3 2.0211957608478 0.8385407860504 1 Falling Far Behind 2 Falling Behind 3 On Track ELOM domain 4 cuts (cognition & executive function) 5001 1 3 2.1743651269746 0.8165725453722 1 Falling Far Behind 2 Falling Behind 3 On Track ELOM domain 5 cuts (emergent literacy & language) 5001 1 3 2.3663267346531 0.7765165062142 1 Falling Far Behind 2 Falling Behind 3 On Track Total ELOM cuts 5001 1 3 2.1639672065587 0.83660586785199 1 Falling Far Behind 2 Falling Behind 3 On Track Child height in centimetres 5001 88.900001525879 122.09999847412 104.40193867553 4.6613052175072 Child height for age z-score 5001 -3.92 3.08 -0.54440711857628 0.9897316471758 Child WHO growth status 5001 2 0.073585282943411 0.28597923556679 Normal 1 Moderately stunted 2 Severely stunted Did this child have difficulties seeing (with or without glasses)? 5001 No Did this child have difficulties hearing (with or without a hearing aid)? 5001 No Did this child have significant difficulties understanding the instructions for 5001 No Did this child have difficulties walking or moving their arms, or have weakness 5001 No Screen Score 5001 Did the child pay attention to the instructions and demonstrations throughout th 5001 3 2.0869826034793 0.80338814622653 Almost never 1 Sometimes 2 Often 3 Almost always Did the child stay concentrated and on task during the activities and was not ea 5001 3 1.9016196760648 0.82408699548335 Almost never 1 Sometimes 2 Often 3 Almost always Was the child careful and diligent on tasks? Was child interested in accuracy? 5001 3 1.7886422715457 0.9003993426279 Almost never 1 Sometimes 2 Often 3 Almost always Was the child interested and curious about the tasks throughout the assessment? 5001 3 1.8252349530094 0.96013075660872 Almost never 1 Sometimes 2 Often 3 Almost always Result Observation 5001 12 7.6024795040992 3.0901692268919 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Date Submission 5001 1 if ELOM domain scores adjusted, 0 otherwise 5001 1 0.054189162167566 0.22641322269364 1 1 if child height imputed, 0 otherwise 5001 1 0.0083983203359328 0.091265843058497 1 1 if child zhfa based on imputed height value, 0 otherwise 5001 1 0.0083983203359328 0.091265843058497 1 1 if child WHO growth status based on imputed height value, 0 otherwise 5001 1 0.0083983203359328 0.091265843058497 1 What is the age of the practitioner (in years)? 5001 18 99 39.542891421716 10.947666872809 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 77 78 99 How long has practitioner worked with this child (in months)? 5001 60 16.481903619276 13.695259123343 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 51 52 55 56 58 60 On a scale of 1-7, how well does the practitioner know the child? 5001 1 7 6.0381923615277 1.1951322319265 1 1. I do not know this child well at all 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7. I know this child very well Can this child use the toilet on her / his own? 5001 1 4 3.8384323135373 0.49182381181438 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child play well with other children (can wait for their turn/share)? 5001 1 4 3.3553289342132 0.84682707607908 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child resolve problems with peers without becoming aggressive? 5001 1 4 2.9564087182563 1.0585364519543 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child cooperate with peers without prompting? 5001 1 4 3.1503699260148 0.91464985821208 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child seek out assistance or support from familiar adults? 5001 1 4 3.0655868826235 0.93193213299033 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child seek a familiar adult's ideas or explanations about events or exp 5001 1 4 2.9604079184163 0.96313662248369 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Does the child take initiative in creating cooperative activities with a familia 5001 1 4 2.9890021995601 0.93256582834412 1 None of the time 2 A little of the time 3 Most of the time 4 All of the time Is it easy to understand what the child is saying? 5001 2 1.756048790242 0.48710974617537 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child express needs and feelings appropriately? 5001 2 1.5326934613077 0.6316493677787 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Is the child independent, does the child like to do things without help? 5001 2 1.4077184563087 0.67965609944831 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child adjust well to changes in the classroom or home routine? 5001 2 1.5154969006199 0.62402708117548 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child approach new experiences confidently, without fear? 5001 2 1.3637272545491 0.69848122723166 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Is the child a self starter (initiates activities without help)? 5001 2 1.244551089782 0.75946218038775 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Is the child restless, cannot sit still for long? 5001 2 1.1085782843431 0.82994481643079 Often 1 Sometimes 2 No Does the child get distracted easily or find it hard to concentrate? 5001 2 0.99100179964007 0.76636741592839 Often 1 Sometimes 2 No Does the child think before they do something? 5001 2 1.3033393321336 0.70948350694761 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child finish something they start? 5001 2 1.4635072985403 0.69965564129557 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child do what they are told by adults? 5001 2 1.7198560287942 0.48959540364279 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Is the child good at following instructions? 5001 2 1.6062787442511 0.56846509962011 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child follow the rules at the early learning programme? 5001 2 1.6426714657069 0.54045423658588 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Does the child sit still when they are told to? 5001 2 1.5176964607079 0.65858695146918 No 1 Sometimes 2 Often Social relations score (range 0-24) 5001 6 24 18.477104579084 3.64723534953 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Emotional functioning score (range 0-12) 5001 12 8.8202359528094 2.5468958408846 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Total SEF score (range 0-24) 5001 24 17.138266346731 4.3215524726474 Social relations standard met 5001 1 0.63427314537093 0.48168155100303 Does not meet 1 Meets Emotional functioning standard met 5001 1 0.58388322335533 0.49296267359759 Does not meet 1 Meets Total SEF standard met (social&emotional) 5001 1 0.45290941811638 0.49782731302459 Does not meet 1 Meets 1=minimal variance across SEF observations for this assessor, no corrective acti 104 1 1 1 1 Date and time this dataset was generated 5001 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712 2072526323712