ECE in Kenya: Opportunities for enhancement in the different environments

Abstract

This paper discusses the situation of Early Childhood Education and Development in Kenya, analyzing the newly introduced competency based curriculum (CBC) and its likely benefits history of ECE provision. The challenges facing provision of ECD services in different contexts including informal urban settlements and pastoral areas, as well as the emerging practices such as testing and examinations, child nutrition, teacher remuneration and high cost of ECE to families. It ends by providing local empirical evidence on benefits of ECE on school readiness