Early Childhood Education and Child Development: New Evidence from Ghana

Bago, Jean-Louis; Ouédraogo, Moussa; Akakpo, Koffi; Lompo, Miaba Louise; Souratié, Wamadini dite Minata; Ouédraogo, Ernest

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104620

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“…Fathers can also indirectly influence the physical health and well‐being of their children through supporting optimal health outcomes for mothers (Yargawa & Leonardi‐Bee, 2015). Fathers' involvement in child caretaking in the early months of life reduces maternal stress and is significantly associated with early childhood development (Bago et al, 2020; Kim, Kang, Yee, Shim, & Chung, 2016), and its lack in early years is associated with more child behavioural problems (Flouri, Midouhas, & Narayanan, 2016). Father's involvement in child rearing is also associated with improved diet (Litchford, Savoie Roskos, & Wengreen, 2020) and less overweight and obesity (Sato, Fujiwara, Kino, & Kawachi, 2020).…”

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Father involvement in the care of children born small and sick in Rwanda: Association with children's nutrition and development

Oryono

Iraguha

Musabende

et al. 2021

Child

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Background Little is known about father's involvement in the care of children born with perinatal risk factors. This study aimed to understand father's involvement in the care of children born preterm, low birth weight (LBW) and/or with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in rural Rwanda and assess child and home environment factors associated with father involvement. Methods A cross‐sectional study of children born preterm, LBW or with HIE who were discharged from Kirehe District Hospital neonatal unit from May 2015 to April 2016 and those enrolled in a neonatal unit follow‐up programme from May 2016 to November 2017. Interviews were conducted when the children were ages 24–47 months in the child's home. Primary caregivers reported on father involvement in parenting, home environment, child disability, and child development outcomes. Children's nutritional status were directly measured. Only children whose fathers were living in the home were included in the sample. Bivariate analyses were conducted using Fisher's exact test and Wilcoxon Rank Sum test. Results A total of 236 children aged 24–47 months were included in this study, 66.4% were born preterm or LBW with a mean age of 33.3 months. 73.5% of children were at risk of disability and 77.7% had potential delay in overall child development. 15.5% of fathers reported engaging in four or more activities with their child in the last 3 days. Factors associated with father involvement included smaller household size (p = 0.004), mother engaged in decision‐making (p = 0.027), being on‐track in developmental milestones for problem solving (p = 0.042) and mother's involvement in learning activities (p = 0.043); the number of activities a father engaged in was significantly associated with the child's overall development (p = 0.032). Conclusion We found that father involvement in activities to support learning was low amongst children born preterm/LBW and/or with HIE. Programme interventions should encourage fathers to engage with their children given the benefits for children's development.

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Father involvement in the care of children born small and sick in Rwanda: Association with children's nutrition and development

Oryono

Iraguha

Musabende

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“…Anak anak usia dini juga mengalami dampak yang sama harus bersekolah dari rumah. Pendidikan anak usia dini atau disebut dengan early childhood education (ECE) sangat diperlukan menurut penelitian Bago et al, (2020) its effect on child development is still unclear in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aims to shed light on the contribution of ECE in children's development, using robust econometric estimations.…”

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Hubungan Kecerdasan Emosi Antara Ibu dengan Anak Usia Dini di Masa Pandemik Covid-19

Kurniawaty

2021

JKM

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Objective: to identify the relationship of emotional intelligence between mothers and early childhood during the covid-19 pandemicMethods: This article of research was correlation with cross sectional design. The research was carried out in the Catholic Santa Katarina Kindergarten, Jalan Mojopahit No. 38 Surabaya. The study population of parents of guardians of students of TK B Katarina used total sampling. Research sample of 30 respondents. The independent variable of maternal emotional intelligence used the Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF) questionnaire. The dependent variable of children's emotional intelligence using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire - Parent Reports (SDQ-PR) questionnaire.Results: The results show that most of the emotional intelligence of mothers was low as much as 86% of respondents. Emotional intelligence of children more than 50% was classified as abnormal or abnormal 56.7% of respondents. Spearman Rank Test p = 0.094 means p > α means that there is no emotional intelligence relationship between mothers and early childhood during the covid-19 pandemic.Conclusion: There is no emotional intelligence relationship between mothers and early childhood during the covid-19 pandemic. It was recommended in further research to examine other factors that were more dominant that have an association with emotional intelligence of early childhood.

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“…Early Childhood Education (ECE) is very significant in early childhood development. This mostly occurs in children’s formative years when they start developing cognitive and non-cognitive skills through ECE programs [ 11 , 12 ]. Through ECE programmes, children are able to develop their learning skills, physical and mental health outcomes.…”

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“…Currently, Ghana has abolished fee for basic education in all public schools, students in both rural and urban areas do not pay school fees. Aside this, the government of Ghana has introduced the School Feeding Programme (SFP) where children in primary schools in poor and deprived communities are fed once a day [ 11 , 16 ]. Despite these policy frameworks, early child development remains a significant problem in the educational sector due to differences in the availability of resources in both urban and rural areas though there has been effort by the government to ensure equitable distribution of resources [ 17 ].…”

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Rural-urban differentials in early childhood education and child development: Evidence from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Ghana

Agyekum,

Yeboah,

Dzradosi

et al. 2023

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Children’s early development is a key component that affects their wellbeing and health as they age. In recent times, scholars’ interest in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Early Child Development (ECD) has grown exponentially. However, rural-urban differentials in early childhood development in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and particularly in Ghana are unknown. This study examined the rural-urban differentials in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Early Child Development (ECD) in Ghana. We used cross-sectional data from 2017/2018 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) by the Ghana Statistical Service. We restricted the data to children aged 3 and 4 years. A sample size of 3683 children was used in this study. Poisson regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Early Child Development (ECD) in rural and urban Ghana. Both ECE and ECD scores were higher in the urban areas than in the rural areas. The regression shows the rural-urban disparity in ECD by ECE. The Preschool Program (ECE) has a good impact on children’s early development in Ghana. However, the Relative Risk Ratio (RRR) in rural areas was higher than in urban areas. Beyond this, other factors such as age of child, ecological zone, maternal education and wealth index were associated with ECD. Our findings show a significant disparity in Early Childhood Education and Childhood Development in rural and urban areas This study therefore recommends that more resources be channeled in rural areas to help improve ECE and ECD while policies should be tailored to Early Childhood Education.

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Early Childhood Education and Child Development: New Evidence from Ghana

Cited by 6 publications

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Father involvement in the care of children born small and sick in Rwanda: Association with children's nutrition and development

Father involvement in the care of children born small and sick in Rwanda: Association with children's nutrition and development

Hubungan Kecerdasan Emosi Antara Ibu dengan Anak Usia Dini di Masa Pandemik Covid-19

Rural-urban differentials in early childhood education and child development: Evidence from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Ghana

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