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CommissionCommission 2.62.6 -- South and West AsiaSouth and West Asia

Early Childhood Care and Education: Indian

Perspective

Dr Sheeranjan & Archana Sharma Awathi

World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education27-29 September 2010

Moscow, Russian Federation


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EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION:EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION:

INDIAN PERSPECTIVEINDIAN PERSPECTIVE

World Conference on ECCEWorld Conference on ECCE

2727 -- 29 September 201029 September 2010

Dr Shreeranjan

Joint Secretary

Ministry of Women and Child Development

Government of India


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ABOUT PRESENTATION ABOUT PRESENTATION

Objectives of ECCEObjectives of ECCE

National CommitmentsNational Commitments

ECCE InitiativesECCE Initiatives

ProgramsPrograms Present CoveragePresent Coverage

Professionals TrainingProfessionals Training

Recent InitiativesRecent Initiatives

ChallengesChallenges

Way ForwardWay Forward


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OBJECTIVES OF ECCE

Promotes holistic development of child

Prepares child for formal schooling

Contributes in Universal Elementary

Education Reduces wastage and stagnation at

primary school


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Varying degree of emphasis on ECCE :Varying degree of emphasis on ECCE :

voluntary efforts to strengthening of ICDSvoluntary efforts to strengthening of ICDS

from 1from 1stst to 10to 10thth plan.plan.

1111thth Five Year Plan (2007Five Year Plan (2007--2012)2012)

Development of Children is at CentreDevelopment of Children is at Centre

Stage of the PlanStage of the Plan

Commitment to Pre Schooling withCommitment to Pre Schooling withvarying optionsvarying options

ECCE IN FIVE YEAR PLANS OF INDIAECCE IN FIVE YEAR PLANS OF INDIA


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ECCE IN NATIONAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMSECCE IN NATIONAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS

National Policy on Education 1986National Policy on Education 1986

ECCE as feeder and support programmeECCE as feeder and support programmeto primary schooling & as first step into primary schooling & as first step in

the education ladderthe education ladder

Emphasized need for play based andEmphasized need for play based and

joyful ECCE joyful ECCE

Warned against formal teaching of theWarned against formal teaching of the

3R3R’ ’ s (reading, writing and arithmetic )s (reading, writing and arithmetic )


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ECCE IN NATIONAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMSECCE IN NATIONAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMS

Constitutional Commitments : Article 45

The State shall endeavor to provide ECCE for all

Children until they complete the age of six year ss..

Right of Children to Free and CompulsoryRight of Children to Free and CompulsoryEducation Act , 2009Education Act , 2009

Age 6 to 14 yearsAge 6 to 14 years Class 1 to 8Class 1 to 8

Section 11Section 11 : Pertains to ECCE : Pertains to ECCE

‘‘ With a view to prepare children above theWith a view to prepare children above theage of three years for elementary education and toage of three years for elementary education and to provide ECCE for all children until they complete the provide ECCE for all children until they complete the

age of six years, the appropriate government mayage of six years, the appropriate government maytake necessary arrangement for providing free pretake necessary arrangement for providing free pre primary education for such children primary education for such children ’ ’


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PROVISIONS OF ECCE

In Public DomainIn Public Domain

Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS)Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS): 1.18 million AWCs: 1.18 million AWCs

Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan :73860 ECCE centersSarv Shiksha Abhiyan :73860 ECCE centers

: 254179 schools have pre: 254179 schools have preprimary wingprimary wing


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PROVISIONS OF ECCE

In Private Domain

Pre- primary class in private schools Private play-schools

Voluntary organizations ECCE centers under Corporate Social

Responsibility of Corporate Houses


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INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

One of the world’s unique and largest outreachprogramme

One of the eight flagship programmes of GOI

Functions through community based AnganwadiCenters (AWCs)

Largest public provider of ECCE in India :

76 million children - 0-6 years16 million - pregnant & lactating women


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In Lakhs

BENEFICIARIES OF ICDS


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ECCE ACTIVITIES AT ANGANWADI CENTERS

Conducting activities forfostering all domains of

development

Preparation of PSE aidslike clay toys, blocks,charts, hangings, musical

toys from locally availablematerial


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ECCE ACTIVITIES AT ANGANWADI CENTERS

Provision of Supplementary Nutrition

Health check up by health functionaries

Immunization

Providing nutrition and health education

Establishing links with primary schools

Activities with children like story telling

poem recitals, singing

color and shape recognition group games

good habits like washing hands,sharing,etc

nature trails, etc


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PRESCHOOL EDUCATION KIT

Pre-School kit of Rs 1000 foreach AWC

Items in the kit consist of

Flash cards for story telling

Building blocks

Stuff toys and dolls for role play

Matching and seriation cards, Dominoes

Balls

Beads and thread

Wheel toys Masks

Colours

Small drum, etc


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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

Requirements for ECCE

Curriculum

Pedagogy

Training of functionaries

Development of Teaching Learning

MaterialMonitoring and Evaluation


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Source‐

Impact of

ECE

on

Retention

in Primary Grades ( NCERT,1993) Source

‐

National Evaluation

of

ICDS

(NIPCCD ,1992)

IMPACT OF ECCE ON ENROLMENT AND

RETENTION


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ICDS EXPERIENCE REFLECTS

Women and children areintimately linked duringthe period 0-6 years.

The basic services ofwater, sanitation, andquality health care areintegral to ECCE

C o n c e r t e d , c r o s s -sectoral efforts have tobe made to create ane n v i r o n m e n t t h a t

protects, nurtures andensures early learning


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Induction training for frontline workers in ICDS

Integrated Training for Pre Primary and PrimaryTeachers

Vocational Courses on Child Care and Education

Diploma/Certificate Courses by Universities

Training of Master Trainers to train grass rootfunctionaries

TRAINING INPUTS FOR ECCE


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Universalization of ICDS : 14 million AWCs

Pre School Kit for Rs. 1000 at every AWC Introduction of New WHO Child Growth Stds

Introduction of Mother-Child Protection Card Involvement of NGOs and Corporate

Revision of Teacher Training Curriculum

RECENT INITIATIVES


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CHALLENGES

Large numbers to be covered : Total childpopulation below 6 years - 160 million

To ensure access to quality care

To address cultural and contextualdiversity

To deploy resources effectively To lay down minimum standards


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WAY FORWARDWAY FORWARD

Development of National Framework andDevelopment of National Framework and

Policy on ECEPolicy on ECE

Development of ImplementationDevelopment of Implementation

Strategies and National Plan of Action onStrategies and National Plan of Action onECCEECCE

Establishing a National ResourceEstablishing a National Resource CenterCenter


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ECCEECCE – – Contextualizing International CommitmentsContextualizing International Commitments

World Conference on EducationWorld Conference on Education1990( Learning begins at birth ) and1990( Learning begins at birth ) and

World Summit on Children (1990)World Summit on Children (1990)

Expanding ECCEExpanding ECCEthrough centre orthrough centre or

community / homecommunity / home

based interventionsbased interventions

Dakar framework of Action ( 2000)Dakar framework of Action ( 2000)

Delhi Declaration and Framework ofDelhi Declaration and Framework of

Action ( EFA summit of nine highAction ( EFA summit of nine high

population countries)population countries)

UN Special Session on Children (2002)UN Special Session on Children (2002)

Trying out centre andTrying out centre and

Home based model, mobileHome based model, mobile

services (Flexi,services (Flexi, crechescreches,,

flexi space, transitoryflexi space, transitory--temporary, Minitemporary, Mini AWCsAWCs etcetc

Setting up goals for theSetting up goals for the

decade by evolving Nationaldecade by evolving NationalPlan of Action 2005Plan of Action 2005

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