摘要：The importance of pre-school in getting children ready for formal learning cannot be underrated asfifty percent of brain development takes place at this stage. Besides offering affordable day-care, health serviceand poverty alleviation, pre-school prepares children for formal learning. A qualitative research approach, whichviews human behaviour as a product of people’s interpretation of their world was adopted. Data collected throughone focus group discussion with stakeholders; semi-structured interviews with four pre-school educators and fourGrade One educators were thematically analysed to reveal the views of stakeholders on formal school readiness forpre-school graduates. Findings suggest that children are not adequately prepared for formal schooling. Resultsequally show that high quality pre-school service with higher staff qualification correlates with better intellectualand psychosocial development; yet very few centres had qualified educators. The study recommends intensiveteacher training, attractive salary structure and equity in provisioning for pre-school classes timeously.
关键词：Benefits; Beginning Scholar; Early Learning; Formal Learning; Performance Challenges; Preparedness
