Abstract:
Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) which is the education for young children up to
age of eight requires the effort of all stakeholders to provide kids from childhood through primary
school age with embedded growth. This study thus, aimed at identifying how learners’ creativity is
hindered by the availability of learning resources and the challenges facing the ECDE programs
towards creativity development in children in Nakuru East Sub-County, Kenya. The study
employed descriptive research survey design. The population of the study consisted of teachers of
public ECDE centers in Nakuru East Sub-County. Data was analyzed for descriptive statistics and
cross tabulation of data. The results were then presented in the form of tables. Majority of the
respondents indicated that they lacked musical instruments (92.2 percent), display charts(74.4percent), play materials (79.5 percent), while 69.2 percent accepted that they had drawing
materials, and also 74.4 percent had reading materials. It was also clear that, creative learners
were too fast for the other normal learners which posed a challenge to the teachers on which
speed to use in their teaching. These findings implied that most schools (over 75 percent) in the
East Sub-County lacked musical instruments, displayed charts, reading materials and play
materials which were key teaching resources which would enable the teachers enhance creativity
in their learners.
