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ECCE Policies, Schemes and Programmes in India

up and Running Crèches under Maternity Benefit Act 2017. Under the Act, the
crèche facility is mandatory for every establishment employing 50 or more
employees.
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It provides guidelines for setting up and running crèches forchildren between six
months to six years and to standardize the quality of these crèches. It has spelt
out key parameters of locations, timings, infrastructure, equipment, health and
nutrition practices, safety and protection, trained human resource, parent’s
engagement and others to ensure holistic development and care of every child at
the crèche.These guidelines are based on the scientific principles of early
childhood developmentand attempt to meet the best interests of young children
and their parents.Some of the norms are categorized as non-negotiable while
others are preferable norms which can be reviewed and adapted as per the need
and situation.

4.4 CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS

Certain government bodies have been assigned the responsibility of designing
and formulating curriculum frameworks to guide educational institutions with
regard to content, pedagogy and outcomes of the curriculum for a particular
grade and area of study.

Curriculum framework can be described as comprehensive and organised
guidelines or a set of standards guiding all the learning experiences to be given
to children at a particular stage to attain the desired learning outcomes. It provides
guidelines about what and how to be taugh to children including assessment
procedures.
Let us study about the curriculum frameworks related to ECCE.

4.4.1 National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005

National Council of Educational Research and
Training (NCERT) prepares the National
Curriculum Framework (NCF) which provides the
framework for curriculum development and
teaching practices for school education programmes
in India. In the context of ECCE, the framework
advocates that young children be provided care,
opportunities and experiences for their holistic
development including physical, cognitive, social
and emotional. It considers ECCE as preparation
for formal schooling and advocates play based developmentally appropriate
curriculum in ECCE.

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