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This Report is one of the first studies on young children in India. It focuses on children under 6 years of age and presents key aspects of their wellbeing and development. It will be of great interest to policy makers, influencers, and researchers on public policy, development studies, human rights, and sociology.
List of contents
1. The young child in India 2. Advancing physical well-being 3. Promoting early childhood learning 4. Prioritising the disadvantaged child 5. Childcare and the childcare worker 6. Fiscal allocations and expenditure for child development 7. The way forward
About the author
Mobile Creches (MC) is a leading organisation for Early Childhood Development (ECD) in India. Headquartered in New Delhi, it works at the grassroots level for young children under 6 years across the country, with a focus on the most vulnerable – in particular children of migrant families and slum dwellers. It has also developed appropriate training resources to enable a cadre of early childhood care workers across government and non-government settings. As a knowledge organisation, MC presents this Report, which draws upon its decades of working with young children and their families and its engagement with local communities, businesses, practitioners, advocates and policymakers.
Summary
This Report is one of the first studies on young children in India. It focuses on children under 6 years of age and presents key aspects of their wellbeing and development. It will be of great interest to policy makers, influencers, and researchers on public policy, development studies, human rights, and sociology.
