NEED FOR QUALITY, EQUITABLE AND CONTEXT-BASED ON EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION: COUNSELLING IMPLICATIONS

Abstract

The global challenge is changing, through the rapid growth in early childhood care and Pre-primary education, which shows that its quality affects children’s development and learning. An early learning environment that offers children the possibility to engage in developmentally suitable, stimulating, language-rich activities can make amends for the risks for children from poor backgrounds by accomplishing their full developmental capability.  It requires that young children to be provided care opportunities and experiences that lead to their all-around development of physical, mental, social emotional, and school readiness. The benefits of quality, equitable, and context-based extend to health and well-being, which helps instill healthy habits of eating and physical activity. It also helps to support children’s outcomes later in life, including labour market participation, reduction of poverty, increased intergenerational social mobility, and social integration.   The paper examined the need for quality, equitable, and context-based early childhood care and pre-primary education. The emphasis is based on what and how to ensure quality early childhood care and pre-primary education for all, its importance, and suggested approaches. The paper explored the implications of how to increase access provisions of quality childhood care and pre-primary education. The recommendations focused on counselling techniques and skills to work harmoniously with the teachers to realize the goals.

Keywords: Quality, Early Child Care, Pre-Primary Education, and Counselling Implication