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ABSTRACT Education in Nigeria no matter the level is geared towards the total development of the individual into a sound and responsible citizen, who would create an impact in the development of the nation. Early childhood education should therefore engulf all these principles or goals with the support of the government to ensure quality because every child matters. Without quality, national development as well as self-actualisation would be impossible. The National Policy on Education makes further allocation for the provision of education at all levels. Learning is primarily a social activity and participation in the social life of the school is central for learning to occur’’. Teachers principally determine or orchestrate what is learnt and how what is learnt is learnt. The dynamics or approaches of learning among children are therefore largely dependent on the teachers, what these teachers teach and how they facilitate what they are teaching. KEY WORDS: Early childhood, Education, Theoretical framework, Socio-cultural theory, Nigeria