Monitoring and Evaluation for Quality Service Delivery in Pre-Primary Schools in Murang’a County, Kenya
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Date
2021
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Scientific Research Publishing
Abstract
Monitoring and evaluation of the National Early Childhood Development
(ECD) Policy framework in Kenya which has been in place since the year 2006
accompanied by a service guideline is important in promoting its implementation. The extent to which the policy is implemented would have a direct
pairing with the quality of early childhood service delivery. The purpose of
this study was to investigate the levels of monitoring and evaluation in implementation of the National Early Childhood Development Policy framework for quality service delivery in pre-primary schools in Kenya. Conflict
Ambiguity Model of Policy implementation, Broffenbrenner’s Ecological systems theory and Lilian Katz perspective on quality theory were used. Mixed
methods research approach and concurrent triangulation design guided the
study. Data was collected using questionnaire, observation schedule and interview guides. Instruments reliability coefficient was 0.85. Qualitative data
was analyzed thematically and quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings indicated that a strong relation between monitoring and evaluation at p < 0.001 and quality service delivery in
pre-primary schools. The study concluded that goals of the ECD policy in
Kenya of enhancing quality service delivery may not be realized thus compromising on the quality of pre-primary education. Subsequently, the study
recommended that the county government should allocate adequate resources
both financial and human to ensure regular monitoring of pre-primary
schools in an effort to promote actualization of policy guidelines in delivery of
quality services and consequently promoting positive child development outcomes
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An Article Published in Open Journal of Social Sciences
Keywords
Monitoring and Evaluation, Policy Implementation, Early Childhood Development, Quality Service Delivery, Pre-Primary Schools
Citation
Muthoni, K. J., Ouko, O. H., & Githui, K. (2021). Monitoring and Evaluation for Quality Service Delivery in Pre-Primary Schools in Murang’a County, Kenya. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 9, 409-427. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2021.95022