An Investigation on Development and Awareness of Quality Assurance in Early Childhood Education

Abstract

This research study investigated the development and awareness of quality assurance in early childhood education centres in Delta State. Descriptive survey design was used for this study and the targeted populations for this study were teachers of early childhood centres. One hundred (100) teachers were sampled using simple random sampling technique. A self-designed questionnaire was used for data collection, and it was divided into two sections. Section A captured the demographic data while Section B comprised different statements for items under study. Frequency counts and percentage distribution were used to analyse the demographic data while the mean and standard deviation were used in answering the research questions. The finding revealed that private individuals are the major founders of early childhood centres, and early childhood founders are not aware of the principles guiding school establishment in Delta State. It was recommended that founders of early childhood education centres should be trained and certified. In addition, the founders of early childhood education centres should be fully aware of the principles guiding the operations of the centres.