TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT~ iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS v
ACRONYMS vii
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER ONE: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: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:RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 11
3.0 Introduction ii
3.1 Research Design/Strategy 11
3.2 Population 11
3.3 Sample 12
3.3.1 SAMPLING PROCEDURE 12
3.4 Research Instrument and Data Collection Techniques 12
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3.5 Research Procedure .13
CHAPTER FOUR: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: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
APPENDIX VII: PERSONAL INTRODUCTORY LETTER TO THE RESPONDENT.. 27
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, 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 have 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 meru-south District in tharaka-nithi county, a district with three divisions. The researcher was interested with the effects of FPE in the enrolment of children in ECDE centers in the district. 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 district, 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 three divisions with over two hundred pre-schools. The researcher due to numerous limitations was able to cut down the number of divisions to two, which has 60% of the total population. The sampling procedure was random sampling to enable each divisions equal chances of being selected. In this research the researcher used interviews to collect the data.