Abstract: Early childhood development and education (ECDE) projects play an important role in the provision of safe and age appropriate instructional learning environments and resources for children aged between 3-6 years. Following the promulgation of the new constitution in 2010, ECDE was devolved and the created 47 county governments took responsibility for the design, implementation and monitoring of ECDE. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of participatory monitoring and evaluation approach on performance of early childhood development and education projects in Alego Usonga Sub-County. The design of the study was cross-sectional. The target population was 1217respondents. Simple stratified random sampling was used. Using the Krejcie and Morgan table of estimation, 297 sample size was calculated. Data was analysed using SPSS computer package version 21. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were computed. Descriptive statistics included frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. Inferential statistics included correlation and regression analyses. Pearson correlation(r) and coefficients of determination (R2), were computed to assess the association between the independent variables and the dependent variable. There was significant positive association between participatory monitoring and evaluation approach and performance of ECDE projects (r=0.548, p<0.01). The study recommended that the County government should strengthen the use of the participatory monitoring and evaluation approach in ECDE projects and that the participatory monitoring and evaluation should be integrated in the design and daily implementation of the projects. The County government should also ensure that the ECDE projects are effectively designed and implemented to assure sustainable and quality performance.
Keywords: Participatory, Monitoring and Evaluation, Performance, Early Childhood Development and Education.
Title: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Approach and Performance of Early Childhood Development and Education Projects in Siaya County, Kenya
Author: Achila Linet Oyola, Abuya Isaac Odhiambo
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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