Abstract:
Early Childhood Development programmes promote the physiological and
intellectual development of young children, preparing them for further
schooling and productive roles in society. This paper discusses the parents‟
attitudes, availability of necessary facilities and materials and support given
by education managers in the implementation of the NACECE curriculum.
The study randomly sampled 32 out of 106 Early Childhood Development
(ECD) centres. The participants included parents and head-teachers from the
selected schools, District Centre for Early Childhood Education (DICECE)
programme officer (1), Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (QASOs)
(4), District Education Officers (DEOs) (1), TAC tutor (1), who were
sampled purposively. Data was collected using questionnaires, observation
schedules, interview schedules and document analysis. Descriptive statistics,
percentages and frequencies were used to analyze data. It emerged that the
ECD curriculum by NACECE was not adequately implemented as it was
initially designed and conceptualized because of lack of and poor usage of
necessary facilities and materials among other reasons. The author
recommends that training be given to education managers to enable them
provide the required support, and the need for government to look into the
remuneration of teachers to ensure a motivated workforce. The findings of
the study would be of great benefit to all Early Childhood Education
stakeholders since it operates within a framework of partnership
