CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background of the Study

Success in certain endeavours may be contingent upon certain factors.  This may also be true of achievement in pupil’s academic achievement and performance. The role of play and learning facilities in Nursery schools has been an area of constant debate, and as well perceived in different dimensions. Most private nursery are therefore employing some learning and play facilities as a tool for competitive advantage to support the academic pursue of their pupils, (Aldertson, 2001).

Ikpe (2005) stated that each student has his own distinct potential and limitations. The extent of realization of his potentialities depends on the richness of the child’s environment, his initial interaction with his or her colleagues, and his later contact with them. Ojo (1997) noted that classroom climate is how learners interact among themselves during the teaching-learning process. Johnson (1988) observed that this has not yet received adequate attention by educational researchers, yet the way learners interact among themselves in the learning process has been found to have effect on the outcome of learning. Ojo (1992) observed that more emphasis is being placed on learning materials relative to how learners are organized in the learning process.  Learning facilities according to Salawa and Sampson, (2002) advocates that availability of learning facilities in nursery schools is very pertinent to educational development both to the child who learn and to the educational system. A nursery school without sufficient learning facilities would produce low performance of their wards in class lessons. It becomes necessary for a teacher to prepare properly the selection of instructional facilities for teaching and learning. 

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