Murungi, Catherine Gakii2013-12-092013-12-092012Journal of Education and Practice. Vol 3, No 7, 20122222-288Xhttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/7879This study sought to determine the relationship between wasting and children’s participation in pre-school education.The sample size for this study was 390 children. The findings indicate that statistically there is a significantrelationship between nutritional status in terms of wasting and participation in pre-school (p= 0.000< 0.05). Thismeans that more of the children who were wasted did not attend pre-school. The study recommends that children be fed with adequate food that is balanced and served in the right propotionsenArticle