Assessment of Quality in Early Childhood Education in Ekiti-State Nigeria

Early child-hood Education is the bedrock upon which excellent basic and sound education is built. This study examined the concept of quality in early childhood education in Ekiti State. It is a descriptive research design of the survey type, which aimed at assessing the quality of early-child-hood education in 12 randomly selected private nursery schools in Ado-Ekiti Local Government area of Ekiti State. Data were collected using a 20-item structured questionnaire administered on 120 respondents consisting teachers and head teachers. Data were analyzed using means and percentages. Findings showed that the quality of early childhood education is averagely good specifically the learning activities were found to be fair while that of learning environment of some schools were found to be good. The qualities of academic staff have been found to be low parents participation in schools’ management was also found to be low. Recommendations were made towards achieving high quality childhood education in the state.