The contribution of community based early childhood care and education centers in creating access and delivering quality Education for orphan and vulnerable children: the case of selected ECCE center in Addis Ababa.
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa Universty
Abstract
The study assessed the contribution of community based early childhood care and education
centers in creating access and delivering quality education for orphan and vu lnerable children in
Addis Ababa. In this research, three community owned Early Childhood Care and Education
(ECCE) centers were selected through purposive sampling techniques. The study sample
contained 75 Orphan and Vul nerable Children's (OVC) parents/ guardians whose chi ldren are
attending education in the community owned ECCE centers and 36 community owned ECCE
center teachers and assistance teachers. All the 75 sample OVC parents/ guardians were selected
by using lottery method and ECCE center teachers were selected tlu•ough random sampling.
Data were coll ected through document rev iew, questionnaire. Focus Group Discussion (FGD)
and systematic observation. The quant itative data obta ined through questionnaires were analyzed
using frequency count and percentage. The data gathered from document review, focus group
discussion and systematic observation were used to triangulate with quantitative data.
The result indicated that, idders and community based un ions beyond their customary role /
o horizon providing free and affordable ECCE services for orphan and vulnerable children. As
indicated in the study, the service provided by community owned ECCE centers enabled children
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to acquire reading, writing and basic life skill s. Even though the centers exel1 their utmost eff0l1
to provide quali ty and access ible ECCE serv ice, however, diffe rent constraints such as absence
of adequate technical and material support from concerned government line offices hamper the
init iation and enthusiasm of the centers to add ress more OVC. Finally, based on the major
findings it is recommended that the required technical and fi nancial supports should be provided
both from concerned line offices and nongovernmental organizations to mitigate the prob lem.
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Early childhood care