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Teacher Perception of the Influence of Creative Activities in Early Childhood Development Education in North Baringo Sub-county, Baringo County, Kenya

The purpose of the study was to assess teachers’ perception on the influence of creative activities in ECDE in North Baringo Sub-County, Baringo County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to: Investigate teacher’s attitude towards creative activities in Early Childhood development Education (ECDE) and explore the level of integration of creative activities in preparation of tools by teachers. The study was guided by the Multiple Intelligences Theory. The ontology was post-positivism and the epistemology was realist/objectivist. The research method was quantitative. The research design was ex-post-facto. A total of 166 teachers participated in the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the sample. The data was collected using a Likert scaled questionnaires. The findings reported that ECDE teachers have not fully embraced the concept of creative activities in ECDE. They confirmed that creative activities do not add any work load and that it has beneficial effects of fostering intellectual development. The study recommends that there is need for proper implementation and utilization of creative activities at ECDE. That curriculum implementation should be supervised adequately by the head-teachers, District Quality Assurance and Standards Officers (DQASO) and the Sub-County Director.