Early Childhood Development Care & Education(ECDCE):

The ECDCE ical is an integral division of the institute devoted for advocating policy documents; strengthen programme implementations and promote research ecosystem for ensuring strong foundations for holistic development of children in our country. This vertical strives to promote age and development appropriate quality education through its sustained efforts in the domain of nutrition, inclusion, active learning capacity of children, gender, enabling learning environment, indigenous toys, managing diversity, child centred pedagogy, joyful learning, contextualized curriculum, parent & community engagement, capacity building, and international cooperation.

The ECDCE ical primarily works in the twin field of training and research with significant emphasis on planning & designing curriculum of Anganwadi Services Scheme Functionaries, liaison with the State/UT WCD for assessing training needs, conduct multidisciplinary research studies, documentation of best practices/innovation and assist Ministry of Women & Child Development (MWCD) for issuing of need specific guidelines and replication of evidence based interventions to strengthen ECDCE across the country.

The present verticals establishes networking and strong collaboration with Academic Institutions, Development Partners (National & International), Civil Society Organization and other partnering Institutions for strengthening resources, creating database and formulate interventions to sensitize parents and caregivers as primary agents of scaffolding for child-rearing practices, health, nutrition, stimulation and early learning.

ECDCE ical through its dedicated and sustained effort tries to disseminate knowledge, build the capacity of Implementing agencies, Teacher Educators, Policymakers, and other stakeholders both National and International level in the domain of ECDCE nsure a knowledgeable and skilled workforce and also foster cross-cultural learning.