Need to ‘regularise’, ‘improve’ pre-school sector
By Prachi Desai
The WCD report has listed recommendations to regularise and improve the pre-primary education sector. ‘To ensure optimal development for all children, there is a need to create a planned curriculum framework, encompassing developmentally appropriate knowledge and skills, with flexibility for contextualisation and diverse needs of young children.'
A curriculum framework is also required to ensure that important learning areas are covered, taking care of all the developmental needs of the young child. It also facilitates adoption of a common pedagogical approach to ensure a certain level of quality and address the widespread diversity in the ECCE programmes available for the young children in India.’
The Indian government adopted the National ECCE Policy to lay out ‘the vision for children below the age of six years’. The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE Act) 2010 also addresses the Early Childhood Education under Section 11 of the Act which states “with a view to prepare children above the age of 3 years for elementary education and to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years, the appropriate Government may make necessary arrangements for providing free pre-school education for such children”.
The Draft National Education Policy 2019 has strong recommendations on formalising pre-primary education in India and has tackled the issue with e seriousness it commands.The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 that the Government of India adopted states, “by 2030 to ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education”.
In a country where more than half the population is under 25 years old, the demands of quality education for these youngsters and for their children are high. It’s time to take stock of things and bring in a much-needed law, on par with the rest of the world, for pre-primary education in India.
The WCD report has listed recommendations to regularise and improve the pre-primary education sector. ‘To ensure optimal development for all children, there is a need to create a planned curriculum framework, encompassing developmentally appropriate knowledge and skills, with flexibility for contextualisation and diverse needs of young children.'
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| The Draft National Education Policy 2019 has strong recommendations on formalising pre-primary education in India and has tackled the issue with e seriousness it commands |
The Indian government adopted the National ECCE Policy to lay out ‘the vision for children below the age of six years’. The Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE Act) 2010 also addresses the Early Childhood Education under Section 11 of the Act which states “with a view to prepare children above the age of 3 years for elementary education and to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years, the appropriate Government may make necessary arrangements for providing free pre-school education for such children”.
The Draft National Education Policy 2019 has strong recommendations on formalising pre-primary education in India and has tackled the issue with e seriousness it commands.The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030 that the Government of India adopted states, “by 2030 to ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education so that they are ready for primary education”.
In a country where more than half the population is under 25 years old, the demands of quality education for these youngsters and for their children are high. It’s time to take stock of things and bring in a much-needed law, on par with the rest of the world, for pre-primary education in India.
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