KHUSHI: EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION (ECCE)

Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) is the largest initiative of Government of India with a mandate of providing holistic services to young children for Pre-School Education, Health and immunization at the level of Anganwadi Centers (AWC). The period of Early Childhood represents the most significant and demanding stage in the developmental continuum of an individual. The first 6 years of a child’s life are globally acknowledged to be the most critical years with the pace of development being extremely rapid. Taking forward the experience of working in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bihar and Chhatisgarh, the intervention is now in action in Bhilwara and Chittorgarh, Rajasthan with support from Hindustan Zinc.