ADEDIGBA, Olabisi2019-05-032019-05-032016-08http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1796Young children respond differently based on the nature of the environment in which they live. An effectively designed classroom has the potential for positively influencing all areas of children's development: physical, social /emotional, and cognitive. The study examined the influence of aesthetic school environment on children’s motivation for learning and school attendance in Ilorin Metropolis. This study adopted descriptive survey design. Three Local Government Areas in Ilorin were used for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select five aesthetically rich schools and five aesthetically poor schools also in the LGAs. All the primary one classes in each of the ten schools were used for the study. Rating scale of Children Motivation for Learning and a proforma for school attendance were used to collect data for the study. The data collected were analysed using t-test statistics, the two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result revealed a significant difference in motivation for learning and school attendance of children from aesthetically poor and aesthetically rich schools. Based on these findings, recommendations were made on the need for every stakeholder to provide an aesthetically rich learning environment for children to enhance effective teaching and learning in early childhood education.enAesthetic school environmentChildren’s motivation for learningSchool attendanceArticle