QUALITATIVE MANPOWER NEED IN THE EFFICIENT REDELIVERY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION

Abstract

This study examined the qualitative manpower needs in the efficient redelivery and sustainability of early childhood 
care and education in Lagos State. The study adopts descriptive survey research design. The targeted population 
comprises of all preschool teachers in Lagos State. The sample of the study was 186 respondents with the use of 
multistage sampling technique to select the respondents for the study. One instrument was used for the study title 
“Qualitative Manpower needs and Sustainability of Early Childhood Care Education Questionnaire” 
(QMnSECCEQ). Face and content validity was done by an expert in the department of Early Childhood and Primary 
Education, Lagos State University of Education. The instrument was subjected to reliability test by the use of 
Cronbach Alpha and the coefficient values was r =0.79. Findings shows that teacher’s teaching/learning materials of 
the preschoolers in public schools are differs significantly from the teachers in private schools. Also, teacher’s 
quality of teaching and learning is differs significantly from teacher’s gender qualifications. The study 
recommended that, Graduate teachers without teaching qualification should endeavour to proceed on PGDE or 
Diploma Programme in ECCE to enhance their teaching method in Early Childhood Education and Teachers with 
professional qualification(s) at higher level should teach EarlyChildhood Education in the pre/primary schools.