Feeding Programme and Enrolment in Early Childhood and Primary Education (ECPE) of pupils in Baringo District, Kenya A Case of Batambwa Division, Baringo District Rift Valley Kenya:
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2008-11
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Kampala International University, College/School of Education
Abstract
Enrolment in ECPE Centers in Bartabwa Zone have been noted to be low comparing
to the high number of children between the age 3 and 6 years who are still at home.
Regarding the importance of early childhood and Primary Education the researcher
decided to identify the gap by finding out if feeding programme can help raise
enrolment in ECPE centres.
The researcher used descriptive survey which involved qualitative and survey
quantitative research method to find out if there is high enrolment in pre-schools with
feeding programme and low enrolment in those without feeding programmes in
Bartabwa Zone Bartabwa Division Baringo District in Rift-valley Province, Kenya.
The Researcher did this using questionnaire for parents and teachers and interview
scheduled for teachers to collect data.
The Researcher found out that presence of feeding programme greatly affect
enrolment positively. This is because it enabled children who could not have attended
pre-school due to their parents’ economic status. This happens when these parents
engage in activities which favours feeding programme. These activities are like
cooking, caring for kitchen gardens bringing cereals or milk to be used in feeding the
children. Feeding programmes also helped in maintaining children in school where
they could be catered for holistically from morning to evening. It also helped in
creating awareness to parents on how to provide nutritious meal at home which could
arouse intellect in children thus effective learning leading to arise in enrolment.
The researcher has given suggestions which can help raise enrolment through feeding
programmes. These included parents being given opportunities in implementation of
feeding programme and creating awareness to them on nutritional values. It is
fundamental that if feeding programme is initiated, leaning becomes more effective
since children can be nutritionally nourished. These meals should also be
administered fully, that is 10.00 o’clock - porridge, mid-day - lunch and 4.00 o’clock
tea in order to maintain children in school throughout the day without thinking of
running home to receive attention from their parents and have supplementary food in
case they get hungry mid-way.
Teachers of ECPE need proper payments and holding them consistently so that they
can be able to initiate love for the youngsters and cultivate rapport between home and
school. Being the second parent they need motivation so that they will encourage the
children to like the school and lure others to join them. It is also viewed that with
good payments and care the pre-school teachers can be able to nurse and nurture the
children without discrimination. They are able to instill positive values of love share
and develop spiritual morals and traits in them.
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Research Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood and Primary Education of Kampala International University,
Keywords
Feeding Programme, Early Childhood, Primary Education, Baringo District Rift Valley Kenya