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Early Childhood Care and Education : Meaning and Significance

fundamental human right, and set objectives for achieving Education For All
(EFA) goals to ensure basic education for all children.

Recently, World Education Forum held in 2015 at Incheon, Republic of Korea, Notes
set up the goal for sustainable development recognizing the important role of
education as a main driver of development by 2030. The Sustainable Development
Goal 4 targets that, “by 2030, ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality
early childhood development, care and pre-primary education, so that they are
ready for primary education”.
In line with these global commitments, India is striving to ensure access to quality
ECCE to all children of the country.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 1.3

1. Tick Yes or No:
(a) The ECCE services in India are made available through public, private
and Non-Governmental organizations. (Yes/No)

(b) Developmental delay means that children achieve the
developmental milestones at the expected age. (Yes/No)
(c) ICDS is an integrated programme for children in primary classes.
(Yes/No)

(d) Early intervention refers to taking necessary actions as early as possible
to support children’s developmental and learning needs. (Yes/No)
(e) Sustainable Development Goal 4 is related to education of young
children. (Yes/No)

WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNT

In this lesson, you have learnt that:

• Early years mean the first eight years of life.
• ECCE refers to the care and learning opportunities provided to children
from birth to six years for their holistic development.

• ECCE comprises of health, nutrition, care, protection, early stimulation and
early learning as its components.
• Development is a complex and a continuous process. It takes place in the
physical-motor, socio-emotional, language and cognitive domains. These
domains are interrelated and influence children’s holistic development.

• There can be several reasons for developmental delays in children such as
hereditary, complications during pregnancy or child birth, illnesses or
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