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    Quality of Early Childhood Education in Oromia Special Zone Surrounding Addis Ababa
    (AAU, 2021-08) Gizaw, Fekadu; Lemma, Girma(PhD
    This research is aimed at studying the status of the quality of early childhood education in private preschools in Oromia special zone Surrounding Addis Ababa. In this study exploratory research and qualitative research approach was employed. The participants of the study included four preschool education expertise one from Oromia special zone education office and Others from Sululta, Mulo and Berek woredas education offices, teachers, parents and principals of 9 sample preschools were selected for the study by applying purposive sampling method. Data was collected by using observation, interview, focus group discussion, and document analysis. The results of the study shows that; there were curriculum implementation differences among preschools, lack of qualified teachers to implement the syllabus of preschools properly and lack of qualified caregivers; large class size, improper classroom buildings and shortage of service rooms, inappropriate teaching method, inappropriate and inadequate indoor and outdoor materials, unavailability of inputs for children with special needs, and lack of parent participation in preschool education, shortages of documents for Early Childhood Care and Education in preschools: like text books, teachers‟ guides, documents for children with special needs and other policy documents, were hazards to bring quality ECCE in the selected preschools. Thus, the regional, zonal and woreda education offices professionals and expertise were advised to be accountable their roles and duties in ensuring and promoting quality of ECCE to the standards. Oromia education offices, ECCE principals and supervisors ought to build strong partnership with the preschools facilitators, and children‟s families to fill the professional and parental involvement gabs within their pre- schools. The facilitators also advised to facilitate continuous clinical and collegial supervision practices among the facilitators and conducting action researches and taking actions (interventions) for enhancement quality provision of ECCE in the study area in particular and in the country in general.