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Relationship between Parental Attitudes towards Early Childhood Education and Pre-Schoolers Access to Early Childhood Education in Kenya.

Mainye, Momanyi Job; Benson, Odongo Charles; Benard, Mwebi (Novelty Journals, 2018-01)

Access and engagement to early childhood education worldwide helps prepare young children to succeed in school and become better citizens. The major challenge in Kenya was that Early Childhood Education (ECE) was left in ...
Parental Variables Influencing Their Level of Involvement in Education of Learners in Public Pre-Schools in Kenya

Chemagosi, Mary J. (Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST), 2017)

Educators have frequently pointed out the critical role of the home and family environment in determining school success of a child. While more studies that are related to Education of Pre-schoolers have been more focused ...
Parent-Teacher Partnerships for Enhancing Pre-School Children’s Education in Uasin Gishu District, Kenya

Koech, Peter Kibet (Kenyatta University, 2011)

The Kenyan Government in her partnership policy intends to promote the relationship between parents, teachers and the community in enhancing children’s education. This will be possible if: First, parent-teacher partnerships ...
Paternal Involvement in Children's Education: An Implication of Children's Performance at Preschool in Gucha District Kenya.

Mwoma, Teresa Bitengo (Kenyatta University, 2009-10)

Extensive research exists on the importance of parental involvement in children's education, yet relatively few studies have examined the individual contributions that mothers and fathers make to their children's schooling. ...
Effects of Violence on Children’s Participation in Preprimary School Education in Nairobi City County, Kenya.

Gichuba, Catherine W. (Kenyatta University, 2017-03)

Violence against childrenis a common problem worldwide that may include physical, psychological and sexual forms of ill treatment. In Kenya, different Acts of law have been enacted by the government to provide direction ...
Exploring Early Education Programs in Peri-urban Settings in Africa: Nairobi, Kenya

Bidwell, Kelly (Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA), 2013)

Context Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) performed a study of preschools in a slum of Nairobi, Kenya, in May and June 2013. The study aims to present descriptive details on the access and quality of preschools in this ...
Parental Involvement and Strategies used by Teachers in Supporting Children’s Transition from Pre-primary to Primary School in Kiambu County, Kenya.

Mwangi, Margaret Wanjiru (Kenyatta University, 2016-04)

Early Childhood Education marks a transition phase between home and primary school, and is a major milestone to children, parents, and teachers. This phase is described as one of the major challenges children have to face ...
Play Activities Used by Teachers in ECDE Centres in Kericho Sub-County, Kenya.

Mutindi, Koech Zipporah; Wadende, Pamela; Nyambega, Omwenga Ezekiel (European Journal of Education Studies, 2019)

Play enhances all areas of a child's development socially, emotionally, physically, cognitive, language and literacy skills. In Kericho County, statistics at Kericho District Centre for Early Childhood Education show that ...
Influence of Quality of Early Childhood Education on Primary School Readiness in Preschool Pupils in Nairobi County, Kenya.

Mungai, David Njoroge (University of Nairobi, 2016-08)

This study sought to explore the influence of quality of early childhood education on primary school readiness in preschool pupils in Nairobi. A correlational research design was used. A combination of purposive, stratified ...
Testing means to scale early childhood development interventions in rural Kenya: the Msingi Bora cluster randomized controlled trial study design and protocol

Luoto, Jill E.; Garcia, Italo Lopez; Aboud, Frances E.; Fernald, Lia C. H.; Singla, Daisy R. (Research Gate, 2019)

Background: Forty-three percent of children under five in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience compromised cognitive and psychosocial development. Early childhood development (ECD) interventions that promote ...
Influence of directed play on ECD children’s holistic development in Homa Bay Sub County, Kenya.

Ogolla, Peter Onyango; Okello, Lazarus Millan (Journal Issues, 2018-03)

Play has found little, if any acceptance in most of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres in Homa Bay Sub County. Observation reveals that parents and ECD Managers/Head teachers appear to pressurize the ECD teachers ...
Parental involvement in children’s home learning activities in Early Childhood Education in Njoro Sub-county, Kenya

Sang, Carren Cherono; Syomwene, Anne (Kenya Association of Educational and Management (KAEAM), 2018-12)

The purpose of this study was to investigate parental involvement in children’s home learning activities in Early Childhood Education in Njoro sub-county, Nakuru County in Kenya. The objectives of this study were: to ...
Forms of Play and How they Influence Acquisition of Numeracy Skills among Preschool Children in Kenya

Muema, Mary M.; Koech, Peter Kibet; Muriungi, Pamela (Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (HRMARS), 2018-11-03)

This study sought to underscore the influence of forms of play in the teaching of Mathematics, particularly acquisition of numeracy skills among children in preschool. The study was done among preschool children in Kenya. ...
Factors Influencing Participation of Children in Early Childhood Development and Education Programme in Bungoma South Sub-County, Bungoma County Kenya

Murugi, Oyamo Joanna; Robert, Wafula (Kibabii University, 2017-06)

The purpose of the study was to investigate factors influencing participation of children in the ECDE programme in Bungoma South Sub-county of Bungoma County. Early childhood care and education programmes yield greater ...
Influence of Parental Participation on Academic Performance among Children in Early Childhood Development and Education Centres in Waldai Zone, Kericho county, Kenya

Manduku, Joshua; Cherono, Nancy; Amdany, Stanley (Ocerint, 2016-10)

Parental participation in young children’s education is a fundamental right and obligation. It is a family involvement process that includes the attitudes, values and practices of parents in raising young children.Nurturing ...
School Feeding Program and Its Impact on Academic Achievement in ECDE in Roret Division, Bureti District in Kenya

Chepkwony, Beatrice Chepkoech; Kariuki, Bilhah Muthoni; Kosgei, Lydia Jepchirchir (Scholarlink Research Institute Journals, 2013)

The School Feeding Program (SFP) is an essential aspect of child growth and holistic development. To establish a functional SFP, parents should be involved in all procedures to ensure sustainability of the program which ...
Factors Hindering Community Participation in the Development of ECDE Centres

Ngesu, Lewis; Gakuru, Anastasia; Gunga, Samson Okuro; Kahigi, Christine (Contemporary Research Center, 2013-07)

The current policy on management of Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres is vested in communities to provide and support development activities with the government providing curriculum and instruction support .This ...
Factors Enhancing the Establishment of Early Childhood Development Centres in Kakamega Municipality, Kenya

Burudi, Florah K.; Poipoi, Dr. Moses W. (HRMARS, 2012-10)

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors enhancing the establishment of ECD centres in Kakamega municipality. The study was guided by a descriptive survey design and data was collected using questionnaires, ...
Number of Meals Consumed by the Pre-School Age Going Children and Its Relationship to the Status of Pre-School Attendance in Kenya

Murungi, Catherine Gakii (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2012)

This survey research studied the number of meals that children consume in a day and their school attendance. The study is a correlation study employing a survey method with a sample of 390 children whose parents participated ...
Wasting in Children and Participation in the Pre-school Education in the Urban / Rural Kenyan Set Up

Murungi, Catherine Gakii (International Knowledge Sharing Platform, 2012)

This study sought to determine the relationship between wasting and children’s participation in pre-school education.The sample size for this study was 390 children. The findings indicate that statistically there is a ...

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