Introduction Of Free Primary Education And Its Impact On The Enrolment In Early Childhood Development Education Awendo Division In Awendo District Of Migori Country

ABSTRACT Early childhood development education is the basic foundation of the child. This is the introduction of the child to the reading and writing while building on the listening and speaking skills introduced to the child at home. Therefore it is important to look for ways and means to improve it. The researcher on this note has realized the importance of comparing and contrasting the introduction of free primary education (FPE) in all the public primary schools in Kenya with the enrolment of the children in Early childhood Development centre. The research was carried out in Awendo district in Nyanza province, a Municipality with five zones The researcher was interested with the effects of FPE in the enrolment of children in ECDE centers in the Municipality. After the findings the researcher was able to come up with the possible solutions to those effects. The education stake holders may use to improve the education of the child in the Municipality, and the government also may adopt it. Regardless of the limitation of the funds, time and weather condition, the researcher successfully produced a report with real facts. The delimitation was added advantages that ease the road to success The researcher adopted the quantitative and survey method to collect the information .The targeted population was five zones with over two hundred pre-schools. The researcher due to numerous limitations was able to cut down the number of zones to two, which is 40% of the total population. The sampling procedure was random sampling to enable each zone equal chances of being selected. In this research the researcher used interviews to collect the data.

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ACKNOWLED.................................................................................i APPROVAL......................................................................................ii DEDICATION .................................................................................iii DECLARATION GEMENT ........................................................ iv TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................v ACRONYMS................................................................................. vii ABSTRACT.....................................................................................viii CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................1 GENERAL INTRODUCATION ........................................................1  1.0 Introduction.................................................................................. 1 1.1. Background Information .......................................................1 1.2. Statement of the Problem .....................................................2 1.3 Purpose of the Study ................................................................2 1.4 Objectives of the Study ...........................................................3 1.4.1 General Objectives ................................................................3 1.4.2 Specific objectives................................................................. 3 1.5 Research Questions ..................................................................3 1.6 Significance of the Study........................................................ 3 1.7 Basic Assumptions.................................................................... 4 1.8 Definition Terms .........................................................................4 1.9 Limitations and Delimitations................................................ 4 CHAPTER TWO ..................................................................................6 LITERATURE REVIEW........................................................................ 6 2.1 Introduction................................................................................. 6 2.2 Effects of the FPE on the enrolment of ECDE Centers and possible solutions .............................................................................6 2.3 To examine the relationship between FPE and the enrolment of ECDE centers ...........................................................9 2.4 To analyze parents attitudes towards free primary education in ECDE centers ...........................................................9 CHAPTER THREE .............................................................................11 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY .......................................................11 3.0 Introduction ...............................................................................11 3.1 Research Design /Strategy.................................................. 11 3.2 Population .....................................................................................11 3.3 Sample ..........................................................................................12 3.3.1 SAMPLING PROCEDTJRE..................................................... 12 3.4 Research Instrument and Data Collection Techniques... 13 3.5 Research Procedure ..................................................................13 CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................14 DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ..14 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................14 4.2 Effect of FPE in the Enrolment of ECDE Centers ...........14 4.2.1 Effect of high enrolment.................................................... 14 4.3 Possible solutions to the challenges encountered in the ECDE in relation to the introduction of FPE ..........................15 CHAPTER FIVE.................................................................................. 19 SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS... 19 5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................19 5.2 Conclusion ...................................................................................19 5.3 Recommendations.................................................................... 20 REFERENCES ........................................................................................22 APPENDICES ........................................................................................23 APPENDIX 1: RESEARCHER TIME FRAME ..................................23 APPENDIX II: ARESEARCH BUDGET .............................................24 APPENDIX III: QASO’S QUESTIONNAIRE ...................................25 APPENDIX IV: PARENTS QUESTIONNAIRE................................ 26