Abstract:
Financial Resources refer to the money availed to a school for spending in form of cash. Finances in
the preschool institutions are sourced from parents in form of fees, donors, well wishers, NGOs,
FBOs, and CBOs to name but a few. The general aim of this study was to examine the influence of
financial resources on the integration of the national goals of education in Early Childhood
Development and Education (ECDE). The study employed a Descriptive survey research design.
The N=158 including 28 head teachers and 130 preschool teachers. The n=66 including 14 head
teachers and 52 preschool teachers. The head teachers were interviewed following the guide with
the following questions as in the interview guide: What is the influence the influence of financial
resource on the integration of the national goals of education in early childhood development and
education? The head teachers interviewed indicated that the current state of standards for publicly
funded preschools programmes vary widely, particularly in the areas of teacher qualifications, perpupil
spending, and learning standards. Low standards and spending levels will most likely result in
programmes that do little to enhance childrens’ learning and development. The preschool teachers
responded to questions in the questionnaires. (a) Closed questions required the respondents to
indicate the extent to which they agreed/disagreed on the statements on a scale of 5-1. (b) The open
question required the respondents to state on their opinion how financial resources influenced the
integration of the National Goals of Education in Early Childhood Development and Education. The
researcher used both qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data obtained. 38% the of
respondents on average indicated that the financial resources which influenced the integration of the
national goals of education in early childhood development and education include school levies,
inadequate government funding, insufficient supply of different resources, financing of preschool
teachers’ salaries, unpaid school levies and ineffective community programmes.This was followed
by 30% who strongly agreed with the statements in the questionnaires. The study established that
financial resources influence effective implementation of ECDE programmes in preschools. A unit
increase in the financial resources would lead to an increase in effective early childhood
development and education by a factor of 0.4683. This study recommends that ECDEprogrammes
centers should receive adequate funding to maintain effective running and management of the
centers including putting up adequate infrastructures, remunerating teachers and supporting their
professional development and promoting conducive learner friendly environment to facilitate
quality content delivery.