The ministry of women and child development launched a National Curriculum for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) for children from 3 to 6 years as well as a National Framework for early childhood stimulation for children from birth to 3 years.
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The ministry of women and child development launched a National Curriculum for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) for children from 3 to 6 years as well as a National Framework for early childhood stimulation for children from birth to 3 years. The activities and modules of the Curriculum and the Framework will be imparted to children across all the anganwadi centres in the country, which number more than 13 lakh. National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD) will lead the training of both the Anganwadi functionaries on the new Curriculum and Framework. For children from age 3 to 6, the National Curriculum for ECCE 2024 will cover all areas of development as per the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage 2022 (NCF-FS). The curriculum will be structured to provide a weekly calendar spanning 36 weeks of active learning, 8 weeks of reinforcement and 4 weeks of initiation, together with 5+1 days of play-based learning in one week, and three blocks of activities in one day.
NIPCCD will design the material with the help of an internal committee and development partners; feedback from Anganwadi Workers will be incorporated.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Union Minister- Smriti Zubin Irani
State Minister- Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai
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