early childhood education general objectives

Early Childhood Development in Kenya should;

1 Provide education geared towards development of the child’s mental capabilities and physical growth; 

2.Enable the child enjoy living and learning through play; 

3.Develop the child’s self-esteem and self-confidence; 

4.Enable the child to develop understanding and appreciation of his/her culture and environment; 

5.Foster the child’s exploration skills, creativity, self-expression and discovery; 

6.Identify children with special ' needs and align them with existing services; 

7.Enable the child build good habits and acquire acceptable values and behaviours for effective living as an individual and a member of a group; 

8.Foster the spiritual and moral growth of the child 

9.Improve the status of the child’s health, care and nutritional needs, and link him/her with health services such as immunization, health check-ups  growth and monitoring; 

10.Enrich the child’s experiences to enable him/her to cope better with primary school life; 

11.Develop the child’s easthetic and artistic skills. This handbook is meant to enable pre-school teachers to interpret and utilize the ECDE syllabus more effectively when delivering ECDE curriculum.