AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHALLENGES FACING THE PLANNING OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION [ECCDE] IN GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL OF FCT, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the challenges facing the planning of Early Childhood Care, Development and Education [ECCDE] in Gwagwalada area council of FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. Descriptive research survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised sixty (60) respondents. Simple random technique was used to select the population. Questionnaire was used as data collecting instrument for the          study. Test-retest was employed to determine the reliability of the instruments. Data collected were analyzed using simple percentage and Chi-square test. The result collected established that there is significant relationship between challenges and planning of early child education programme in Gwagwalada area council. The result also revealed that the following are the challenges facing the planning of early child education programme in Gwagwalada area council of FCT, Abuja, Nigeria; inadequate data/information, inadequate funding of planning, inadequate planning tools, political influence, political instability, administrative bottleneck and poor capacity development programme for educational planners. The result also showed that the implication of challenges facing the planning of early child education programme in Gwagwalada are responsible for poor implementation of early child education programme in Nigeria. The paper recommends that the government should increase the funding of early child education programme.etc.