Kericho:The Kericho County Government has initiated the distribution of 1,484 curriculum materials for Pre-Primary One (PP1) and Pre-Primary Two (PP2) to Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) centres within the county.
According to Kenya News Agency, this initiative is led by the County Executive Committee Member for Education, Culture and Social Services, Judith Chepkorir Chirchir, alongside Chief Officer for Education, Richard Tonui, and ECDE Director Hellen Tele. The materials are intended to provide standardized resources for teachers, aiding in classroom instruction and enhancing learning for young children.
Chirchir emphasized that the distribution is part of the county’s ongoing efforts to reinforce early childhood education by ensuring educators have access to essential teaching and learning resources. She encouraged ECDE teachers to utilize the materials effectively to cater to the educational needs of pre-primary children.
The county government has expressed its commitment to continually support ECDE teachers and learners by supplying resources and implementing interventions to improve learning conditions. The distribution is part of broader county initiatives, including the County Government’s Annual Development Plan for 2026/2027, which aims to equip 900 ECDE centres with necessary furniture and textbooks and build the capacity of 1,422 teachers.
In recent years, Kericho County has constructed 129 ECDE centres, employed over 1,100 teachers on permanent terms, and invested in digital learning. These efforts are aligned with national education policies that assign responsibility for pre-primary education to county governments while the national Ministry of Education oversees policy, standards, and curriculum.
The recent initiative to distribute curriculum materials follows concerns about shortages raised during an education oversight exercise in Kericho. The Senate Standing Committee on Education had highlighted issues like inadequate infrastructure and shortages of learning materials, which the county is addressing through these distributions.
