Education

In the ‘Resources and Reviews’ section of this issue, Namrata Ghosh shares several useful ECCE resources, into whose development process Vikramshila has contributed.

In the ‘Ground Zero’ piece, Vaishali Kotecha shares the experiences of three organizations that are doing exemplary work to make early childhood learning and care a reality for every child in the country.

This issue focuses on the theme of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). It has been guest edited by our Kolkata-based partner organization, Vikramshila Education Resource Society. The pieces in this issue make the overall case for the importance of ECCE as an educational sub-domain and as an area of societal concern.

In his essay titled ‘Early childhood education in urban Anganwadis,’ Atul Gaikwad discusses how we can use the ICDS system effectively to cater to the educational needs of young children from marginalized social groups living in urban areas.

In her perceptive article, Neelima Gokhale discusses ways of understanding the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on children and their caregivers. In a brief opinion piece titled ‘Empowering CSOs and Schools,’ Dr Venita Kaul succinctly shows us ways of negotiating the relationship between research, policy and practice in ECCE.

In a brief opinion piece titled ‘Empowering CSOs and Schools,’ Dr Venita Kaul succinctly shows us ways of negotiating the relationship between research, policy and practice in ECCE.