QUALITY ASSURANCE IN EARLY CARE EDUCATION IN ONDO STATE

Authors

  • Bowale Elizabeth BABAJIDE Institute of Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile IfeInstitute of Education, Faculty of Education, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife
  • Comfort Aderemi OGUNDIPE Department of Primary Education Studies Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State
  • Olufunke Elizabeth AFONJA Department of Curriculum and Instruction Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, Ondo State

Keywords:

Assurance, Early Childhood, Education, Quality assurance, Quality

Abstract

The study assessed the factor dauftailing into the quality assurance indicators of
early childhood education centres in Ondo State. It assessed the availability of the
quality assurance facilities in Early Childhood and Care Education (ECCE) study
area, it investigated the availability of health facilities, physical infrastructures in
Early Childhood care and education, these were with a view to appraise the
implementation quality of Early Childhood and Care Education (ECCE). The study
adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population comprised 1000
registered Early Childhood and Care Education (ECCE) centres in Ondo State. The
sample for this study was 160 respondents randomly sampled from each of the three
Local Government Areas. Each of the local government was selected using
purposive sampling technique with each of the local government giving 110
teachers, and 50 supervisors. The research instrument was Preschool Quality
Assurance Questionnaire (PQAQ developed by the researcher and trial tested. The
instrument was found reliable at =0.75. Data collected were analyzed using
frequency count and standard deviation. The result of the data showed that the
quality assurance measures of Early Childhood and Care Education (ECCE) centres
in Ondo State were at the different levels. Health facilities revealed availability of IJCIISE, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2025 133
portable water, sources of water 70%, infirmaries 58%; nutrition related learning
materials 76%; qualified nurses 42%, physical facilities revealed teacher utilization
of instructional material 70%. These further demonstrated the level of Early
Childhood and Care Education (ECCE) implementation to be low in Ondo State. The
study concluded that consideration need be given to the implementation of the
minimum standard of the Early Childhood and Care Education (ECCE) programme
in Ondo State in order to raise the standard and quality of Early Childhood and Care
Education (ECCE) thus enhancing quality assurance.

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Published

2025-09-17

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE

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