| dc.description.abstract | The study focused in examining the influence of school feeding program on the enrolment rate in public preschools in Langata Sub-County. The specific objectives of the study were; to examine the effect of prevalence level of school feeding programs on enrolment rate in public preschool, to examine the influence of take home rations on the enrolment rate in public preschool, to determine the influence of onsite meals on the enrolment rate in public preschool and; to examine the influence of daily recommended allowances on the enrolment rate in public preschool in Langata Sub-County. The study used descriptive survey research design approach to acquire information on the current state of an object of study. The population for the research was the head teacher and two public preschool teachers from each of the 14 public pre-schools in Langata Sub-County. Due to the optimal target population the study adopted a census and random sampling method to select an optimal sample size. The questionnaire used in data collection was semi-structured. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected during the study. The acquired data was analyzed using descriptive statistics which included the mean, frequencies and percentage. This was done using Microsoft Excel, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 23.0). The study further undertook correlation tests to measure the magnitude of association between the research variables. Qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis to draw conclusions. The analyzed data was presented using charts and tables. The findings of the study were that in majority of the institutions the school feeding programme has been implemented with assistance from the government and other stakeholders in the donor community. The study concluded that different aspects of the programs such as the take home rations have fostered the enrollment rate among students. Similarly the adoption of recommended daily allowances has been associated with enrolment rate among students as it enhances the mental growth and acuity among children. The study further concludes that onsite meal in schools is a key factor enhancing enrolment rate within schools as children are sure of availability of meals in school. Further availability of onsite meals has been associated positively with enrolment rates within schools. There is a general increase in the enrolment rates within the public pre-schools where school feeding programmes are affected. This has translated in an upsurge of preschool to accommodate the growing population number. | en_US |
