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Management of An Inclusive ECCE Centre

drawer preferably under lock and key. The cabinet drawers in which the files are
stored must also be labelled.
Notes All records should be created in such a way that they provide all the information
regarding the particular activity in a clear way to the person accessing it. All the
data should be regularly updated in a neat and organised manner.

16.5 MOBILISATION AND UTILIZATION OF RESOURCES

After you have determined the feasibility of opening an ECCE centre in a given
location, you will need to think about how to finance the construction or
renovation of your centre ( if it is your own building) or to finance the rent if it
is rented centre. In this section, we will discuss the various sources/ ways of
raising finance for ECCE centre, their management of finance, the correct
utilization/allocation of fund and the importance of accounting and auditing.

16.5.1 Raising Finances

All enterprises require funds to run successfully. With growing demands and
rising expenses we need to explore avenues to raise finances to meet these growing
demands. We can easily get support from the government and community, as
they are important stakeholders in the children’s well-being and success in life.
One can approach the concerned ministries (e.g., Ministry of Women and Child
Development) and departments (e.g., Social Welfare Board) for financial support.
One can search the Internet for such schemes of financial support to preschools
and apply for the same if eligible. The financial support requested could be partial
or full.

Some ways to raise fund for the ECCE centre are:
I. Grant-in-aid from the Government

Besides the annual grant given by the Government for ECCE centre, mini-grants
can be requested by the ECCE owner, for additions like to build or update
playground equipment or to develop learning materials. These mini-grants are
useful, but may not be able to meet the total financial help needed. The available
schemes of financial support can be accessed on the sites of the various ministries
and departments associated with child welfare and development.

II. Community Involvement

The centre could organize various activities and events to involve the community
to sensitise it to the needs of the centre and motivate the members and parents to
help and contribute as per their capacity. Some of the popular methods of
community involvement for raising finances are:

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