Nekatibeb, Teshome (PhD)Gama, Yemane2018-07-192023-11-052018-07-192023-11-052007-07http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/9511The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of public preschool education in west Wollega zone in the aspect of quality as input and process. To this end qualitative case study methodology was employed to conduct the study. Among the eighteen woredas of the zone two woreda and one town administration were selected using purposive sampling technique. In each sample woredas and town administration available / comprehensive/ sampling technique was employed to select the sample of the kindergartens, Kindergarten teachers, kindergarten principals, and kindergarten education experts both at woreda and zone education office and town administration. The kindergarten children parents were selected using purposive sampling technique. Data were gathered from their sources using interview, observation, FGD and document review; and analyzed in word argumentation. Findings of the study revealed that: the kindergarten teachers and personnel are mostly not trained, all teachers were females with physical strength and adequate experiences of teaching in kindergarten, lack of suitable indoor and outdoor learning environment, shortage of human power, lack of kindergarten curriculum materials and related directives, inadequacy of teaching and evaluation method, lack of keeping kindergarten records and reports, lack of supervision, unsatisfactory kindergarten teachers employment status, teachers failure to create relations with children's parents and lack of relationships between children's parents and government structure on the issue of community kindergarten education. Based on these findings, two to four year training for preschool teachers and personnel in preschool education with continuous in-service training; and collaborative campaign of the community and the government structures were the implications forwarded to be practiced to improve the quality of kindergarten educationenWest Wollega Zone the Quality of Preschool EducationThesis