An Assessment of Pre-Primary School Programme Activities in Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

In National Policy on Nigerian Education (NPE, 2004) Pre-primary education or early childhood education is a process of educating young children in educational institutions prior to their entry into primary schools. This study assesses Pre-primary schools programme activities across Kwara State, Nigeria. The objective is to determine the extent to which the programme on the ground has met with the stipulated policy statement as contained in the National Policy on Education. The findings revealed the jeopardy due to: the lack of government adherence to the objectives of the policy in respect of adequate funding, infrastructural development, material and non – material resources and standard curriculum guidelines as stipulated in the policy statement. The findings in this study would thus serve as a yardstick for success or otherwise of the policy statement as contained in the National Policy on Pre-primary education which would serve in facilitating actions toward improving Pre-primary education in Kwara State and in Nigeria in general.

Keywords: Policy statement, Pre-primary Education, National policy, Assessment, Educational Administration, School Programme, Curriculum, Instructional Material