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The main aim of the study was to analyze the early childhood education system and learning material
provide by the government to the kid room. The main objectives of the study were (a) to analyze
language and literacy skills of children (b) to assess the key learning areas of early childhood education
(c) to recommended suitable strategies in the improvement early childhood education. The study was
descriptive in nature while questionnaire was developed to collect data from the teachers and the
children. 25 early childhood teachers were selected from ECE schools. Questionnaire was divided into
six categories which indicated six factors that directly and indirectly associate with school learning
environment (i) Personal and social development (ii) basic mathematical concepts (iii) health/hygiene
and safety (iv) world around us (v) creative art (vi) language and literacy skills. The researcher
personally collected data from selected sample of the research population in each tehsils of district
Bahawalpur. The collected data was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS)
version 16 by using Statistical formulas of simple mean, one way ANNOVA, t-test and percentage. On
the basis of findings of data analysis, conclusion had been drown and suitable suggestions were
posited. Furthermore, recommendations were proposed for the improvement in ECE class rooms, staff
should be trained for teaching young children, the head teacher should be encourage both the
teachers and children, parents must cooperate the teachers, special fund should be provided, food
should be provided, duration should be of two years.
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