New Salary Scale for ECDE Teachers in Kenya
It cannot be overstated how important Early Childhood Education (ECDE) is to a student’s academic success and general behaviour as they advance to higher levels of education.
Every parent hopes to place their kid in an ECDE school with top-notch academic preparation.
Without a question, instructors are essential to the moral and academic growth of young students.
The majority of educators who work with pupils at these academic levels possess at least a Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education (DECTE).
In spite of the closure of 2,000 ECDE centres, enrollment is up according to the Economic Survey 2023.
The following responsibilities fall under the purview of Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE) teachers:
- Delivering lessons in a classroom.
- Arranging and supporting pupils’ access to play and learning resources.
- Preserving professional and administrative documents, such as schemes of work, lesson plans, daily schedules of activities, class attendance logs, and other data, in order to manage ECDE classrooms.
- Ensuring students’ security and safety while they are in class.
- Fostering and caring for students’ mental, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual growth.
Teacher Payscale for ECDE
The county governments took over control of ECDE education with the implementation of devolution in the new constitution of 2010.
It is crucial to remember that the 47 county governments are now responsible for tasks like hiring teachers, paying them, and building ECDE classrooms, among others.
County governments, unlike the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), pay Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers differently depending on their qualifications.
If the new proposal by the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms (PWPER) is something to go by, the Early Childhood Development Education Teachers will now be employed by the teachers service commission and ther
As of 2023, the lowest cadre of ECDE instructors working in Nairobi earns a gross monthly wage between Sh14,961 and Sh15,842, but those working in other counties make between Sh13,211 and Sh14,092.
New Salary Scale for ECDE Teachers in Kenya
