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Profile of an ECCE Centre

Notes

Fig. 15.8 Desirable Child-Teacher Ratio

15.4.3 Monitoring and Supervision of Staff

To ensure that the centre’s staff and resources are effectively managed, regular
supervision and monitoring are required. This includes proper deployment of
ECCE personnel, supervision of daily programme of centre’s activities and events.
It also helps in staff appraisals and in identifying in-service training needs.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 15.6
1. Fill in the blanks:

(a) ..................maintains ECCE centre premises neat and clean.

(b) An ECCE/preschool teacher needs lot of..................and..................to
deal with children.
(c) Regular supervision and monitoring are required for the effective
management of..................and................. .

15.4.4 Criteria for Selection of Staff

Working with preschoolers requires certain skills and competencies. As early
childhood is an important period, we need to employ personnel who
areaccordinglyskilledandcompetent.Eventhegovernmentandtherelated ministries
have laid down some important and mandatory skills and qualification as important
for preschool teachers. Hence, the ECCE personnel employed must comply
with the prescribed norms and qualifications. It must be ensured that they have
received the prescribed education and training from institutes/universities/boards
of repute and are duly recognised by competent authorities.

108 EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION