A child’s early years have a significant impact on his/her physical, social, and emotional development. For children from disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, quality early childhood care and education can play an important role in bridging gaps and improving their life chances. Moreover, quality early childhood education does not only lead to better school readiness and higher academic achievement in primary grades but also has other socio-economic benefits. For instance, it allows the participation of mothers in the workforce and frees up older children, particularly girls, from childcare, which in turn reduces dropout rates at higher grades. Therefore, there are merits in increasing public spending on early childhood care and education and empowering India’s Anganwadis.
Anganwadi of Navi Mumbai
A child’s early years have a significant impact on his/her physical, social, and emotional development. For children from disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, quality early childhood care and education can play an important role in bridging gaps and improving their life chances. Moreover, quality early childhood education does not only lead to better school readiness and higher academic achievement in primary grades but also has other socio-economic benefits. For instance, it allows the participation of mothers in the workforce and frees up older children, particularly girls, from childcare, which in turn reduces dropout rates at higher grades. Therefore, there are merits in increasing public spending on early childhood care and education and empowering India’s Anganwadis.
Anganwadi of Navi Mumbai