Table 1.

Participant demographics

Participant role	Gender	Race	Education level	Languages spoken
ESDM1 therapists	Female [3]	Black African [1]; Caucasian [2]	Tertiary	English & Afrikaans (all); Xhosa, Zulu, Sotho [1]
ECD2 school supervisors	Female [2]	Caucasian [2]	Tertiary	English & Afrikaans
ECD practitioners	Female [2]	Black African [1]; Colored3 [1]	ECD Certificate	English & Afrikaans (all); Xhosa [1]
Caregiver A	Male[1]	Colored [1]	Tertiary	English
Child A	Male[1], 5yrs	Colored [1]	-
Caregiver B	Female [1]	Colored [1]	Grade 12	English
Child B	Male[1], 5yrs	Indian [1]	-

¹ESDM, Early Start Denver Model;

²ECD, Early Childhood Development;

³Colored—A South African term used to describe people of mixed race.