Early Childhood and Education Development Center in Kathmandu Valley

Authors

  • Amit Koirala Kathmandu University, School of Education Balkumari, Lalitpur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v1i3.10585

Keywords:

early childhood education development centre, education in Nepal, learning environment

Abstract

Objectives: the ethnography study was undertaken to assess the situation early childhood education development centre (ECED) based on community and school as per ECED minimum standard and also to explore teaching pedagogy, infrastructure and environment of teaching at ECEDs. Similarly this study also tries to identify the challenges and issues to implement the ECED minimum standards.

Method: a qualitative research design was applied for this evaluation research. The primary data were gathered through interview and observation.

Conclusion: from the effectiveness perspective learning environment of early childhood development centre for children is satisfactory at home as well early childhood development (ECD) centre due to parental care. From the sustainability, ECD management committee are starting to collect fund for ECD centre (Admission and monthly fee), ECD management committee has clarity of organizational vision. ECD centers have been found to have trained and experienced ECD facilitator and are able to get Government quota for sustainability of center running cost and similarly from the equity, most of ECD parents are belong to marginal families whose children benefit from ECD center and since they cannot afford costly Montessori, children of marginal family can also afford quality education in ECD centers. 

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v1i3.10585

Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol.1(3) 2014: 103-107

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Published

2014-07-21

How to Cite

Koirala, A. (2014). Early Childhood and Education Development Center in Kathmandu Valley. International Journal of Social Sciences and Management, 1(3), 103–107. https://doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v1i3.10585

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