Abstract
Purpose: This paper discussed the factors responsible for poor funding of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Nigeria.
Method: Content analysis method was adopted in the paper. Data used were both primary and secondary data. The data were sourced from online and print resources.
Conclusion: The paper concludes that poor implementation of national policy on education on funding, fall short in national revenue, insecurity, lack of political will to access federal counterpart funds, corruption, poor implementation of UNESCO 26% recommendation for education, poor allocation of funds to early child education, poor support from private sector, subsidy payment and debt servicing are the factors responsible for the poor allocation of funds to the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Nigeria.
Recommendation: The government both federal and state government should increase the funding of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Nigeria.
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