Frequencies
Statistics
The school's Domestic
unsecured violence poses a
The school has environment has safety threat and Hidden hunger is
quality physical been a inadequate a major problem
infrastructure for well-known attention to to ECD learners'
Age of Position of learner's safety safety threat to children's welfare safety and
respondents respondents and welfare ECD learners in school welfare in school
N Valid 250 250 250 250 250 250
Missing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics
Presence of The school has The school uses Class activities
school health and qualified ECD approved are aged
Inadequate access safety measures teachers to curriculum to appropriate in The school has
to water and enhance enhance enhance enhancing safe and
medical attention cognitive cognitive cognitive cognitive nurturing
is a threat to ECD development in development in development in development in environment for
learners' welfare early childhood early childhood early childhood early childhood early childhood
and safety learners learners learners learners learners
N Valid 250 250 250 250 250 250
Missing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics
Stressful Children's secure
The school environments can A secure and attachments with
environments impact brain nurturing school caregivers enhance Adequate nutrition,
characterized by development, environment resiliency, better healthcare, and
poverty, neglect, or leading to provides a cognitive skills, and access to school
violence are at difficulties in foundation for better performance essential resources
increased risk for attention, memory, children to thrive of learners and opportunities is
developmental and language emotionally, academically during key to optimal
delays and cognitive acquisition by early socially, and early childhood childhood growth
impairments childhood learners cognitively education and development
N Valid 250 250 250 250 250
Missing 0 0 0 0 0
Frequency Table
Age of respondents
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid 22 2 .8 .8 .8
23 2 .8 .8 1.6
25 3 1.2 1.2 2.8
26 19 7.6 7.6 10.4
27 8 3.2 3.2 13.6
28 2 .8 .8 14.4
30 2 .8 .8 15.2
31 1 .4 .4 15.6
32 16 6.4 6.4 22.0
33 9 3.6 3.6 25.6
34 17 6.8 6.8 32.4
35 18 7.2 7.2 39.6
37 12 4.8 4.8 44.4
38 19 7.6 7.6 52.0
39 5 2.0 2.0 54.0
40 10 4.0 4.0 58.0
41 4 1.6 1.6 59.6
43 4 1.6 1.6 61.2
44 3 1.2 1.2 62.4
45 8 3.2 3.2 65.6
46 7 2.8 2.8 68.4
47 4 1.6 1.6 70.0
48 11 4.4 4.4 74.4
49 9 3.6 3.6 78.0
50 3 1.2 1.2 79.2
51 6 2.4 2.4 81.6
52 12 4.8 4.8 86.4
53 10 4.0 4.0 90.4
54 5 2.0 2.0 92.4
55 2 .8 .8 93.2
56 16 6.4 6.4 99.6
57 1 .4 .4 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
Position of respondents
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Education assistant 195 78.0 78.0 78.0
Headteacher 49 19.6 19.6 97.6
Inspector of schools 2 .8 .8 98.4
Senior education assistant 2 .8 .8 99.2
Senior Education officer 2 .8 .8 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
The school has quality physical infrastructure for learner's safety and welfare
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 147 58.8 58.8 58.8
Disagree 44 17.6 17.6 76.4
Not sure 14 5.6 5.6 82.0
Strongly agree 27 10.8 10.8 92.8
Strongly disagree 18 7.2 7.2 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
The school's unsecured environment has been a well-known safety threat to ECD learners
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 84 33.6 33.6 33.6
Disagree 54 21.6 21.6 55.2
Not sure 37 14.8 14.8 70.0
Strongly agree 52 20.8 20.8 90.8
Strongly disagree 23 9.2 9.2 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
Hidden hunger is a major problem to ECD learners' safety and welfare in school
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 83 33.2 33.2 33.2
Disagree 4 1.6 1.6 34.8
Not sure 15 6.0 6.0 40.8
Strongly agree 145 58.0 58.0 98.8
Strongly disagree 3 1.2 1.2 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
Inadequate access to water and medical attention is a threat to ECD learners' welfare and
safety
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 98 39.2 39.2 39.2
Disagree 24 9.6 9.6 48.8
Not sure 28 11.2 11.2 60.0
Strongly agree 90 36.0 36.0 96.0
Strongly disagree 10 4.0 4.0 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
Presence of school health and safety measures enhance cognitive development in early
childhood learners
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 122 48.8 48.8 48.8
Disagree 5 2.0 2.0 50.8
Not sure 16 6.4 6.4 57.2
Strongly agree 107 42.8 42.8 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
The school has qualified ECD teachers to enhance cognitive development in early childhood
learners
Cumulative
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Percent
Valid Agree 100 40.0 40.0 40.0
Disagree 55 22.0 22.0 62.0
Not sure 26 10.4 10.4 72.4
Strongly agree 44 17.6 17.6 90.0
Strongly disagree 25 10.0 10.0 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
The school uses approved curriculum to enhance cognitive development in early childhood
learners
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 121 48.4 48.4 48.4
Disagree 10 4.0 4.0 52.4
Not sure 16 6.4 6.4 58.8
Strongly agree 96 38.4 38.4 97.2
Strongly disagree 7 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
Class activities are aged appropriate in enhancing cognitive development in early childhood
learners
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 135 54.0 54.0 54.0
Disagree 18 7.2 7.2 61.2
Not sure 30 12.0 12.0 73.2
Strongly agree 66 26.4 26.4 99.6
Strongly disagree 1 .4 .4 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
The school has safe and nurturing environment for early childhood learners
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 117 46.8 46.8 46.8
Disagree 49 19.6 19.6 66.4
Not sure 24 9.6 9.6 76.0
Strongly agree 19 7.6 7.6 83.6
Strongly disagree 41 16.4 16.4 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
The school environments characterized by poverty, neglect, or violence are at increased risk
for developmental delays and cognitive impairments
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 111 44.4 44.4 44.4
Disagree 14 5.6 5.6 50.0
Not sure 23 9.2 9.2 59.2
Strongly agree 92 36.8 36.8 96.0
Strongly disagree 10 4.0 4.0 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
Stressful environments can impact brain development, leading to difficulties in attention,
memory, and language acquisition by early childhood learners
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 94 37.6 37.6 37.6
Disagree 4 1.6 1.6 39.2
Not sure 13 5.2 5.2 44.4
Strongly agree 135 54.0 54.0 98.4
Strongly disagree 4 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
A secure and nurturing school environment provides a foundation for children to thrive
emotionally, socially, and cognitively
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 118 47.2 47.2 47.2
Disagree 11 4.4 4.4 51.6
Not sure 18 7.2 7.2 58.8
Strongly agree 101 40.4 40.4 99.2
Strongly disagree 2 .8 .8 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
Children's secure attachments with caregivers enhance resiliency, better cognitive skills, and
better performance of learners academically during early childhood education
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 109 43.6 43.6 43.6
Disagree 2 .8 .8 44.4
Not sure 23 9.2 9.2 53.6
Strongly agree 109 43.6 43.6 97.2
Strongly disagree 7 2.8 2.8 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
Adequate nutrition, healthcare, and access to school essential resources and opportunities is
key to optimal childhood growth and development
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 78 31.2 31.2 31.2
Disagree 6 2.4 2.4 33.6
Not sure 5 2.0 2.0 35.6
Strongly agree 157 62.8 62.8 98.4
Strongly disagree 4 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
Bar Chart
Domestic violence poses a safety threat and inadequate attention to children's welfare in school
Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cumulative Percent
Valid Agree 100 40.0 40.0 40.0
Disagree 7 2.8 2.8 42.8
Not sure 23 9.2 9.2 52.0
Strongly agree 116 46.4 46.4 98.4
Strongly disagree 4 1.6 1.6 100.0
Total 250 100.0 100.0
