Chapter 4: Transforming Early Childhood Development and Education in Kwale County, Kenya

Early childhood development and education (ECDE) has gained prominence in Kenya’s efforts to transform public education. Discourse analysis is used as an analytic tool to frame the national curriculum policy topics as well as the interpretations of globalization in education noting potential contradictions of said efforts at the local level of Kwale County. The chapter contributes to the understanding of the importance of education diplomacy and the recognition of cultural constructions of knowledge of Kenyan childhoods. This is accomplished through discussions of the devolution of Kenya’s government under the 2010 constitution, and the impact of globalization on ECDE at locallevels.