The Thrive by Five Index has revealed that South Africa’s youngest learners are falling behind before they even reach Grade R. The survey which is conducted every three years has assessed 5-thousand children across 1388 Early Learning Programmes in all nine provinces also revealed that too many young children start school without the skills needed to succeed. To help us interpret these figures and some of the reasons behind the outcomes, we are joined by..

Guest: Simone Beukes - Operations Lead at DataDrive 2030 (a South African based social enterprise that supports the collection and use of high-quality data to drive improved child outcomes in the first 6 years of life)