The early years of a child’s life lays the foundation for life-long learning. It is a critical period in the development of mental functions of children. It has been shown that early childhood education can be a principal ...

Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) refer to an educational programme and strategies which are geared towards children from birth to eight years of age. ECDE advancement is aligned to the global consensus which ...

This paper provides insights on how Early Grade Reading Instruction Curriculum (EGRIC) catalyzed a pedagogical shift and, consequently, began transforming early childhood teacher education in Kenya through reading instruction. ...

Teachers are important resources in the teaching and learning process and should therefore be considered alongside other learning resources. They are the best recourses to be built into a particular teaching strategy ...

Teacher Education is an important component of education. It influences all aspects of education and beyond. Like other components of education, Teacher Education is influenced by social, political, economic and technological ...

Teacher preparation practices are indices used to measure quality teacher besides other variables. Whereas the current teacher preparation is test scores based inclining to cognitive knowledge, a good teacher preparation ...

This paper is based on a descriptive survey of the relationship between policy framework governing ECDE and actual practices in Early Childhood Development CeAntres (ECDCs) in Bungoma South District, Kenya. It examines ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the training needs of primary school head-teachers in the management of early childhood development education curriculum implementation in Marakwet district of Rift Valley ...