This webinar, presented by Sonja Giese from DataDrive2030, shares key findings of the 2024 Thrive by Five Index, South Africa’s largest survey of preschool child outcomes. The webinar provides an overview of developmental progress among four-year-olds across three domains: early learning, physical growth, and social-emotional functioning. The presentations reveals persistent inequalities, with children from low-income households and under-resourced areas significantly less likely to meet developmental benchmarks.