Munnik, EricaSmith, Mario2021-07-082021-07-082019Munnik, E., & Smith, M. (2019). Contextualising school readiness in south africa: Stakeholders’ perspectives. South African Journal of Childhood Education, 9(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v9i1.6802223-7682https://doi.org/10.4102/sajce.v9i1.680http://hdl.handle.net/10566/6375Preparing children for mainstream school occurs in systems that act as an overarching context. The perspectives of stakeholders influence how they prepare children for mainstream education.The aim of this study was to develop an understanding of the contextual factors that affect school readiness as identified by stakeholders. School readiness was conceptualised as a function of contextual influences and connections between individual and systemic factors enabling the child to benefit from the curriculum.enSchool readinessStakeholder perspectivesFactorsContextual understandingCaregiversSouth AfricaArticle