The study established various forms of parents’
participation in educational activities at school; education activities at home, parent-school
communication and home environment had an influence on the academic performance of preschool
learners. Home environment was found to have influence on academic performance of The study came up with the
following recommendations: Parents should set study rooms which provide conducive home
This chapter presents findings and discussions of the study. The findings are presented based on the research
objectives of the study. The objectives of the study were:
i) To find out whether home environment has an influence on academic performance of preschool learners.
ii) To establish whether the parent-school communication has an influence on academic A sample size of 207 participants was selected for this study out of which 166 Influence of home environment on academic performance was the first objective which guided the researcher in
the study. The study noted that, majority (78%) of parents had set study rooms for their preschool children.
These preschool children got a high mean score because they could do their homework effectively and in time
while 22% indicated their children were not provided with study room, hence poor academic performance.
Preschool children who used study rooms got the best mean score (79%) compared to others (20%).The study
noted that in a home environment, set study rooms are ideal areas for home study. The study also noted that
there were other places where preschool children used to do their homework. The information acquired
indicated that, majority (49.5%) of preschool children did their homework in the table rooms, 6.3% in the
kitchen, while 3.2% did their home work in the bedrooms. The listed four venues where home work was done
from influenced the children’s academic performance. Preschool children who did their home work in the
bedroom lived with their parents in single houses hence they only did their homework in the same rooms which
were used for other household purposes like watching television. Home environment where there was mixed up
of numerous events did not provide conducive environment for homework to be completed.