Establishment and Functioning of Two Model Anganwadis with Community Support: an Unique Experimental Development
Establishment and Functioning of Two Model Anganwadis with Community Support: An Unique Experimental Development
Mrs.Anshu Shukla* and Dr. Abha Ahuja**
*Assitant Professor,Department of Home Science,VKM,BHU, Varanasi
** Professor and Head of Department, Department Of HDFS, College of Home Science, GBPUAT,Pantnagar
INTRODUCTION:
The young child holds an important place today in the society. His physical and psychological well being is of unprecedented parental and community concern. The prediction made some eight decades before that this century would be the century of the child seems more than a wish. Today the progress and prosperity of a nation are intimately related to the optimum growth and development of its children. Research studies and investigations conducted in the field of child development have shown that the early years are the most crucial for the growth and development of children and that the environment exercises its maximum effect during period of early childhood. The provision of pre primary education would ensure a favourable environment conducive to the development of the preschool children. Over the years, the child psychologists have also proved that there is continuity between infancy, early childhood and late childhood. During past few decades there has been an accumulation of scientific evidences that has strengthened the conviction that the first few years in the child’s life are crucial time for learning. Increasing attention has been drawn to cognitive development in infancy, early childhood and to the role of early stimulation in intellectual development.
Keeping these facts in mind, the government of India envisaged an ICDS Scheme, which would emphasize on total development of the child. The scheme was launched on October 2nd 1975 on an experimental basis in 33 projects- 17 rural, 12 tribal and four urban with a budget provision of three crores. It has now been expanded to ......... projects all over India. Today the ICDS
Mrs.Anshu Shukla* and Dr. Abha Ahuja**
*Assitant Professor,Department of Home Science,VKM,BHU, Varanasi
** Professor and Head of Department, Department Of HDFS, College of Home Science, GBPUAT,Pantnagar
INTRODUCTION:
The young child holds an important place today in the society. His physical and psychological well being is of unprecedented parental and community concern. The prediction made some eight decades before that this century would be the century of the child seems more than a wish. Today the progress and prosperity of a nation are intimately related to the optimum growth and development of its children. Research studies and investigations conducted in the field of child development have shown that the early years are the most crucial for the growth and development of children and that the environment exercises its maximum effect during period of early childhood. The provision of pre primary education would ensure a favourable environment conducive to the development of the preschool children. Over the years, the child psychologists have also proved that there is continuity between infancy, early childhood and late childhood. During past few decades there has been an accumulation of scientific evidences that has strengthened the conviction that the first few years in the child’s life are crucial time for learning. Increasing attention has been drawn to cognitive development in infancy, early childhood and to the role of early stimulation in intellectual development.
Keeping these facts in mind, the government of India envisaged an ICDS Scheme, which would emphasize on total development of the child. The scheme was launched on October 2nd 1975 on an experimental basis in 33 projects- 17 rural, 12 tribal and four urban with a budget provision of three crores. It has now been expanded to ......... projects all over India. Today the ICDS