SmartStart Annual Reports: Driving Impact in Early Learning
At SmartStart, we believe in the power of early learning to shape a brighter future for every child. Our annual reports provide a comprehensive look at our journey, impact, and progress in expanding access to quality early learning across South Africa.
Each report offers insights into our network’s growth, success stories from SmartStarters, key partnerships, and the milestones we’ve achieved in scaling affordable early learning solutions. Through data-driven results and personal stories, we showcase how we are making early learning a reality for thousands of young children.
Explore all our annual reports to see how we are working towards universal access to quality early learning and building a stronger foundation for South Africa’s future.
Annual Report 2023
The road to 2030 requires us to increase our reach ten-fold. As an organisation, we have already reached more than 100 000 children in South Africa. Over the next six years, we intend to reach a million children!
Annual Report 2022
In 2022, our team and network shared lessons about scaling and how these contribute to closing the early learning access gap.
Annual Report 2021
In this annual report, we share our insights and lessons in closing the early learning supply gap.
Annual Report 2020
In this annual report, we explore the power of our network in closing the early learning access gap.
Annual Report 2019
Our 2019 annual report provides insights into SmartStart as a systems-intervention which aims to achieve population-level change in access to quality early learning.
Annual Report 2018
The 2018 annual reports highlights our expansion into new provinces. The report also focuses on sharing highlights of the growth attained in our value-chain.
Annual Report 2017
Our 2017 annual report dives into the day to day activities of the team working on scaling the SmartStart model towards reaching one million children.
Annual Report 2016
The focus of our first annual report was the model that SmartStart has built to close the early learning access gap.