Influence of parental education on learning achievement for pre-school pupils. case for Mukuru Slum, Nairobi

Abstract

Early Childhood Education has been neglected for a long time. While the government has introduced free primary education and free secondary education nothing has been said on Early Childhood Education. Regardless of very educated educationist and despite many research carried out on children performance little has been done to improve pre-school welfare especially the children in the slum. It is an open secret that life in slums is very difficult. This compounded with domestic violence which is witnessed often in slums it has a negative impact to the young ones. The schools found in the slums have not found special treatment from the government or even the society. The foundation of education in any system is from the tender age hence importance of young children provided with conducive environment of education. It is for this reason the researcher felt importance of investigating the correlation of parental education and learning achievement in Early Childhood Development Education. This study adapted an ex-post facts research design. The target population in this study included 58 teachers, 180 parent 428 children. The study looked into the parental education influence on learning achievement in pre-school children. The study also suggested the possible solution to improve learning achievement in pre-schools in Mukuru slum, Makadara Division, Nairobi County