Reasons for Low Enrolments in Early Childhood Education in Kenya: the Parental Perspective
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Date
2013-05
Authors
Murungi, Catherine Gakii
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
International Journal of Education and Research
Abstract
There is a continuous documented trend of low enrolments of children in the Early Childhood
Education Centers in Kenya
and these low enrolments continue to increase with the years.
This
study establishes the reasons for the low enrolments based on parental
views and opinions.
To
document this
,
d
ata
is
collected from
390
parents with children enrolled in pre
-
schools and
parents
with children not enrolled in pre
-
schools.
A
questionnaire with open
-
ended
questions
for parents
is
used
. Data derived from the
questionnaire is analyzed using descriptive statistics
.
The study
recommends that the government of Kenya needs to subsidize the Early Childhood Education costs
so that more children can enroll in these centers
Description
Keywords
Early Childhood Education, Enrolment, Early Childhood Years, Education, Kenya
Citation
International Journal of Education and Research Vol. 1 No. 5 May 2013