Abstract The study examined availability and utilization of teaching resources and impact on Early Childhood Education in Awka South Local Government Education authority of Anambra state. Four research design guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted to carry out the research. The population of the study constituted 50 teachers and 50 pupils purposively selected schools in Nnamdi Azikiwe Nursery school in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra state. The instrument for data collection was a 34-item structured questionnaire titled “questionnaire on the Availability and Utilization of teaching Resources in Early Childhood Education (QAUTYECE) develop by the researcher. The instrument was validated by three experts, two from the Department from Early Childhood and Primary Education, one from Measurement and Evaluation Unit in the Department of Educational Foundations, all from the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka. The reliability established using Cronbach alpha method and the best yielded an overall Reliability co-efficient of 0.79 and these were adjudged adequate, and the instrument reliable. Mean was used to analyze the data. The result of the findings revealed that the used of availability and utilization of teaching resources improves learning out comes of the pupils, to stay more engaged and understand e curriculum Better among others. Further, more the finding of the study revealed that providing instructional resources, regular training for teaching, ensuring adequate funding improving school facilities, among other are the solutions to the challenges. based on the findings it was recommended among other that teaching should be encouraged and supported to adopt creativity in teaching resources regular to their classroom. Keywords: Availability, Utilization, Teaching Resources, Impact, Early Childhood, Education
Anurika et al. (2026) studied this question.