POVERTY AND INSECURITY IN NIGERIA: ITS EFFECTS ON EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EDUCATION

Abstract

This paper discusses how poverty and insecurity in Nigeria affect early childhood care education. This is because poverty negatively affects a child’s physical and socio-emotional development. It shortens life expectancy, frustrates quality of life, undermines beliefs, poisons attitude and behaviour of children. Moreover, in this paper, insecurity as it affects educational generally, and  early childhood care education in particular was discussed and some tips presented as a way forward for parents and pupils to use as a guide in order to be security conscious in order to avoid situations that will expose the Nigerian child to kidnapping and or abductions which has been hindering progress in education.