CONTROLLING AND MANAGING THE EARLY CHILD CARE AND EDUCATION SECTOR FOR EFFECTIVE UNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: A STAKEHOLDERS' COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY.

Abstract

Education has universally been the business of various entities and agencies. In Nigerian case, formal education was established for socialisation as well as education for living by religious organisations. Moreover, the colonial government and early nationalists caused formal education to expand in the country. This trend consequently made education to be universal and heterogeneous in scope and nature. A development which draws different stakeholders to involve in controlling the affairs of schools as function of managerial administration. This paper therefore, is limited to the area of Early Child Care and Education (ECCE) sub-Sector of the Nigeria Universal Basic Education (UBE), and it examines the connection and the collective responsibilities between the stakeholders involved in the care and education of the Nigerian children, as a mechanism for the effective and efficient implementation of the national policy on education. Recommendations from this paper showcased what should be done by stakeholders in the educational sector to be more proactive in their responsibilities in providing the desirable care and the quality education the Nigerian children deserves to thrive.