Factors Influencing Development Of Young Children In Kosirai Division, Nandi North District- Kenya

ABSTRACT

The development of each child depends on an individual child. This dissertation is about

investigating the factors influencing development of each children in Kosirai Division, Nandi

North District (Kenya)

This study considers a few ECD centers. Questionnaire and interview schedule were used for the

learners, parents and teachers. The above group will give out their own views on the development

of the children.

The respondents were chosen random(v.fi-om the division.fi'om selected learning institutions across

the division. l'l1e research employed hoth qualitative and quantitative data. It was therefore a

descriptive suney.

The researcher hasfi!llnd out that parents, teachers and the community at large contribute a lot on

the development o{young children. II is in view o,j'that, that the researcher recommended that the

parents and teachers be well injimned on the roles they should play when bringing up and

teaching young children.

Parents and teacher.' are role models and they should also help in shaping the learners

development and help them be be tier people in fillure. Parents should also be deeply involved in

creating family care that provides proper physical, emotional, social language, cognitive and

moral development ol their children. That's why parent should always keep track on what the

teachers and Ieamer.' are doing while in school.

The environment in 1rhich the child is hrought up also matters a lot. The child's surrounding will

qffect the grmrth hut they will even have much greater ~!Jects on other mpects of development.

Therefore, the environmentalftl('/ors include where the child lives, who looks ajier him, whether he

is loved and wanted, the sort of' comJwnion he has, 1vhether he is encouraged to learn, the food

they eat all contribute a lot on the development o.f a child holistically. Parents should therefore

consider all these factors to help their children develop to their.fitll potential.

On the other hand the teacher is in most cases, the parent substitute at school. He is therefore

supposed to help the child interact properly and in a socially acceptable manner with everybody

around him especially at school. The teacher has to assist the child in an effort to acquire

responsible adult. Therefore the teacher must of necessity learn about the child he is likely to deal with in ji1ture.