Abstract
Early Childhood Education (ECE) is the education given in educational institutions to children prior to entering the primary schools. Recently, there have been heightening concerns raised by stakeholders concerning the quality of education in Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE). This paper assesses the level of implementation of ECE in Chanchaga local government area, a local government in one of the north-central states in Nigeria. The sample size was 32 teachers, selected from 10 schools (out of 31 in the local government area). Questionnaire, interviews, and observations were used as research instruments. The study found out that while the enrolment level is high and, appreciably, there are teachers who specialize in ECE, basic teaching/learning and other basic resources are sparsely available, and most of the ECE centers are overpopulated. Employment of more ECE specialist teachers, training/retraining of caregivers/teachers, and provision of necessary resources would go a long way to actualize effective implementation in the local government.
Highlights
This project seeks to assess the level of implementation of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Chanchaga local government area of Niger state, Nigeria
This study was borne out of a curiosity to know the state of factors that are necessary for the implementation of Early Childhood Education in public primary schools in Nigeria
Data were collected from the responses to interview of the Head of Department for Schools, in the office of the Education Secretary of Chanchaga local government, school head teachers and classroom teachers
Summary
The definition of Early Childhood Education ( known as Early Childhood learning and Early Education) varies in scope and seem to be closely linked to geographical locations. While the main thrust of some definitions is based on age bracket, some consider the environment within which the education is delivered, others combine both. ECE has been considered to be a pre-school, semi-formal education outside the home [1]. It includes the crèche, the nursery and kindergarten [2]. The nursery and kindergarten [2] This program was introduced for children between the ages of 0 – 5 years.
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