Human –Relations, Communications Skills and Teacher’s Job Performance in Federal Capital Territory Early Childhood Centers, Abuja, Nigeria

The study examined the human relations and communications skills of the teacher and job performance in early childhood centres in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Six area councils were selected for the study. Purposive random sampling technique was used to select 75 centers, representing 100 percent of the population. Similarly seventy five head teachers served as respondents. NAEYC (1992) Guidelines for appropriate practice was adopted as the instrument for teacher’s performance standard, while human relations and communications skills of the teacher and job performance questionnaire (HRCSQ) and (TJPQ) was used to collect relevant data for the study. Mean scores and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation were used to analyze the data. Some of the major findings, among others, showed that 19 human relations and communication skills were required for effective implementation of early childhood education. Also, the teacher’s performances were to a great extent because of the skills. It was recommended that government should infuse a programme of teacher education in early childhood to enhance quality of education.