Education experts have proposed that the only way to enhance quality early childhood education is through investing in the training of teachers in this field and meeting their remuneration.
Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) also known as nursery schools in Uganda is currently in the hands of private proprietors.
Dr Charles Luwagga, the programmes and sponsorship director of ChildFund Uganda wants the government to take over ECCE.
Luwagga made the call yesterday when several non-governmental organisations, including ChildFund Uganda, Unicef and Plan International were invited to Parliament’s committee on education and sports to aid Parliament’s decision on the Pre-Primary Teachers Training Institutions Association Uganda (PPTTIA) regarding the proposed changes in pre-primary education policies and regulations.
In February last year, Faith Loru (Napak District Woman MP) tabled before Parliament, a petition by members of the Pre-Primary Teachers Training Institutions Associations of Uganda.
The petitioners expressed frustrations faced by stakeholders in ECCE in Uganda due to the lack of proper policy and disregard for available legal frameworks in handling the matters.
Lukiya Kibone, the Education and Learning Specialist at ChildFund Uganda said there is a need for the Government to consider expanding the training, assessment and continuous professional development of Early Childhood Care and Education teachers to all government-chartered public and private institutions.
