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 participated giving a total
response rate of 80.19%. The response rate for each of the participants was as follows; Teachers Questionnaires
6(85.7%), Parents- interviews schedule 80(80%) and children interview schedule 80(80%). According to Kelly,
Belinda, Vivienne & Sitzia (2003), an achievable and acceptable response rate is 75% for interviews, and 65%
for self completion questionnaires.