Assessment Of Structure And Practice Of Quality Assurance In Early Childhood Education And Development Inekiti State, Nigeria

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Taofeek Iyanda LAMIDIa , Babatunde AdeniyiADEYEMIb

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I4P104

How to Cite?

Taofeek Iyanda LAMIDIa , Babatunde AdeniyiADEYEMIb, "Assessment Of Structure And Practice Of Quality Assurance In Early Childhood Education And Development Inekiti State, Nigeria," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 6,  no. 4, pp. 24-37, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V6I4P104

Abstract:

The study identified the structure of existing policy meant to ensure quality delivery of Early Childhood Care and Development Education (ECCDE) in Ekiti State, Nigeria. It determined the stakeholders’ assessment of effectiveness and efficiency of the framework put in place, and as well examined pupils performance in core subjects in ECCDE centres in Ekiti State and finally investigated the challenges facing quality assurance in early childhood centres in Ekiti State. These were with a view to providing information on quality delivery of Early Childhood Education in Ekiti State.The study adopted cross sectional descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised of all ECCDE operators, Ministry Officials (both State and local government area), parents of the early childhood education centres. The sample size comprised 600 respondents from all the three senatorial districts in Ekiti State. Three instruments were used for data collection. Questionnaire on structure and Practice of Quality Assurance in Early Childhood Education (QSPQAECE); an inventory on Types of Early Childhood Education and Development Services (TECEDS); and Record of Pupils Performance in Core Subjects (RPPCS). Data collected were analysed using frequency counts, simple percentage and Relative Significance Index (RSI). The results indicated that Day care services Health Monitoring service, activities centres and centre –based were the existing structure policies meant to ensure quality delivery with 94.3%, 90.2%, 89.3% and 89.0 respectively. Also the results showed that 38.2 % of pupils possessed good performance in English Studies while 30.9% of pupils demonstrated good performance in Mathematics. Finally, the results showed that quality assurance evaluators rarely visit early childhood education centres, quality assurance evaluator failed in enhancing effective implementation of the childhood education curriculum, and most handlers in childhood education centres are not trained professionally in childhood education. These were the major challenges facing quality assurance in ECCE in Ekiti State with RSI Values of 0.80, 0.79 and 0.78 respectively.The study concluded that quality delivery of (ECCDE) in Ekiti State was very low.

Keywords:

Assessment, Structure and Practice, Quality Assurance, Early Childhood Education, Ekiti State, Nigeria

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