He said an effective early childhood education system would give children a head-start in the formal education system.
Mr Nyoagbe, speaking at the 5th Quadrennial and 52nd Regional Delegates Conference of the Volta Regional chapter of GNAT, said access was a major challenge.
The conference was held under the theme: Prioritizing Early Childhood Education, the Way to Achieving the 2030 Agenda on Education.
Mr Nyoagbe said about 38 per cent of the estimated 1,097,656 potential kindergarten children were outside the pre-school system and that the three northern regions recorded the lowest enrolments.
Mr Nyoagbe said the country had less than 20 per cent of the required trained early childhood educators as well as huge infrastructural deficits at early childhood development centres.
He said teacher deployment policies had lapses which made way for trained early childhood educators to lobby for postings to the upper classes sector.
Mr Nyoagbe said government had the principal responsibility of providing early childhood education services and urged that it “establishes clear goals for the achievement of universal access to quality early childhood education”.
He called on stakeholders to consider the quality of educational material for pre-schools, and to prioritize early childhood education infrastructure towards ensuring a friendly learning environment.
Mr Maxwell Blagodzi, the Deputy Volta Regional Minister, said early childhood education ought to be positioned to develop the “cognitive, tactile, emotional, and social potentials” of children.
He reaffirmed government’s commitment to increasing infrastructural facilities in schools.
Mr Blagodzi commended GNAT for its contributions towards the educational sector and asked teachers live beyond reproach and serve as role models.
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