Situational Analysis of Early Childhood Education in Pakistan: Challenges and Solutions

Abstract

Present paper is aimed to provide a critical inquiry of Early ChildhoodEducation (ECE) in Pakistan. It particularly encompassed the beginningof ECE in Pakistan and move towards present day challenges in this area.Objectives of the study were to analyze the development of earlychildhood education in Pakistan, to highlight the challenges faced indevelopment of early childhood education in Pakistan and to recommendpractical solutions for the development of early childhood education inPakistan by emphasizing its importance. The study adopted qualitativeresearch design. Data were collected from the recorded facts in form ofdocumentation available on early childhood education. DocumentAnalysis was conducted which includes reports and studies on ECE inPakistan. It was concluded that at present status of ECE in Pakistan is notup to mark, Pakistan is struggling to cope with the present challenges ofpoverty, lack of awareness, weakness of policy makers, untrainedteachers and budgetary issues. It is recommended that stakeholdersincluding public institutes, NGO’s, private sector, religious scholars andparents may perform their role by collaborating with each other toimprove ECE in Pakistan. An independent ECE policy and trainedteachers are main ingredients.