A Comparative Review of the Performances and Challenges of Early Childhood Education across the Regional states of Ethiopia (2017/18-2020/21)

Abstract

This particular study was conducted to make a comparative analysis on the relative performances of the regional states of Ethiopia. To attain these objectives the study employed concurrent mixed method. Based on the analysis, it was found that the regions with predominantly pastoralist communities left far behind the others in expanding the ECE. Moreover, the problems like inequity, lack of separate and sufficient budget, lack of curriculum standardization, poor facilities and large pupils- teacher ratio were found the challenges fettering the ECE in the country as whole. To redress these challenges and adequately reach-out all children, it was recommended that the government should establish separate ECE training colleges to produce teachers and separate centers out of the primary schools in all villages and the private sector should be empowered to take part in ECE teachers training.