Introduction of free private education and its impact on the enrolment in early childhood development education centers in Chuka division, Kiangondu-karingani zone, Kibugua village in Meru-South District of Tharaka-nithi County -Kenya
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2013-11
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Kampala International University, School of Education
Abstract
Early childhood development education is the basic foundation of the child. This is the
introduction of the child to the reading and writing while building on, on the listening and
speaking skills introduced to the child at home. Therefore it is important to look for ways
and means to improve it. The researcher on this note have realized the importance of comparing and contrasting the
introduction of free primary education (FPE) in all the public primary schools in Kenya withthe enrolment of the children in Early childhood Development centre. The research was carried out in meru-south District in tharaka-nithi county, a district with three divisions.The researcher was interested with the effects of FPE in the enrolment of children in ECDE centers in the district. After the findings the researcher was able to come up with the possible
solutions to those effects. The education stake holders may use to improve the education of
the child in the district, and the government also may adopt it.
Regardless of the limitation of the funds, time and weather condition, the researcher
successfully produced a report with real facts. The delimitation was added advantages that
ease the road to success
The researcher adopted the quantitative and survey method to collect the information .Thetargeted population was three divisions with over two hundred pre-schools. The researcherdue to numerous limitations was able to cut down the number of divisions to two, which has60% of the total population. The sampling procedure was random sampling to enable eachdivisions equal chances of being selected. In this research the researcher used interviews tocollect the data.
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A research report submitted to the college of open and distance learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of bachelor’s degree of education in early childhood and primary education of Kampala International University
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Free pruviary education, Early childhood development, Education centers