ERIC Number: EJ1200784
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 12
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ISSN: EISSN-2227-7102
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Provision of Integrated Early Childhood Development in Namibia: Are We on the Right Track?
Kamara, Elizabeth Ngololo; Kasanda, Choshi; Van Rooy, Gert
Education Sciences, v8 Article 117 2018
The provision of Integrated Early Childhood Development (IECD) positively impacts children's futures physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially. The assessment sought to inform intervention programs to improve the status of children's physical, social-emotional, cognitive and educational needs, as well as their health and nutritional needs. A mixed method approach was used to collect data: a survey and multiple case studies through interviews with 32 caregivers were conducted and focus group discussions were held with community members. The findings show that the Early Childhood Development (ECD) centers lacked the essential prerequisites for the provision of quality IECD education as per the requirements stipulated in the Adapted Theory of Change (ATC). The study recommends formation of smart partnerships in providing integrated childhood development services at ECD centers to meet their health, sanitation, nutritional, physical, socio-emotional and cognitive needs.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Educational Quality, Educational Needs, Health Needs, Nutrition, Child Development Centers, Rural Areas, Caregivers, Qualifications, Barriers
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Namibia
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