A caucus of professors from various universities in Kenya has petitioned the Ministry of Education over a recent circular terminating standalone early childhood development education diplomas. The directive, issued by Basic Education Principal Secretary Professor Julius Bitok, merges early childhood and primary teacher education programmes into a single course, a move that has sparked concern among educators, students, and county governments where ECDE is based. And as Emily Chebet, the Ministry of Education, says, it is implementing the presidential working party that abolished ECDE diplomas in 2023.
