BELIEF

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 this pieces, insights and learnings from discussions that took place in various thematic groups (such as those on ‘Artful Thinking’ and ‘Literacy Learning in a Multilingual,’ etc.)

In the ‘Ground Zero’ piece we share the experiences of four organizations who are pioneering effective approaches, based on experiential learning, to address gaps in children’s math education, especially of those learners who belong to underserved communities.

Drawing upon their engagement with parents in early childhood education in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Atul Gaikwad and Mukta Navrekar provide us with a systematic roadmap of the process.