Parental strategies enhancing level of involvement among pre-school learners in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya.

Abstract

The study established the Parental strategies enhancing level of involvement among pre-school learners in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive design. The target population was 3566 which was composed of 183 head teachers’ public primary school, 183 lead teachers of public Early Childhood Development Education and 3200 parents of top class in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted purposive and simple random sampling techniques to sample respondents. The ECDE parents were sampled using stratified random sampling technique. The sample size for the study was 462. This composed of 74 public head teachers, 74 lead teachers of public early childhood Development Education and 320 parents. The instruments used were questionnaires and interview schedule. The pilot study was done in two schools and test re-test method was used to determine the instrument’s reliability. Validity was ensured through expert judgment by my supervisors. The researcher utilized thematic analysis. The study found out that Parents who have the best strategies in their children’s education performs better in their academic work. The study recommended that, school administrators should come up with strategies of increasing parental positive attitude in the involvement of their children education performance.