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Challenges and Possibilities in Reaching the Under-Threes
Presented at theSouth Asian Regional Conference
on Early Childhood Care and EducationNew Delhi, August 2012
Zakiya KurrienCentre For Learning Resources, Pune
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Interventions in the earliest years make a difference
Interventions which combine appropriate nutrition together withpsychosocial stimulation have a greater impact on both physicalgrowth and psychological development
Interventions during children’s first 2 and 3 years (includingprenatal care) are more likely to forestall deficits in psychosocialdevelopment than during their preschool years
ECCE programmes can improve parent-child interaction, andimpact on feeding and other caregiving behaviours
The Evidence
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Interventions can be characterised as :
Child – Focused
Direct interventions
with children
Usually centre - based
Parent – Focused
Direct contact with parents, usually mothers
• Parent meetings• Home visits
Joint – Focused
Direct interventions for children and parents• Centre - based services
Plus • Parent meetings and home visits
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Reaching the under-threes in their homesAn initiative of Centre For Learning Resources (CLR)
Most children in this age group being taken care of withinthe family
Resource constraints for starting creches / daycare centres
Children at highest risk are younger than those attendingbalwadis and anganwadis (preschool centres)
Caregiver education as an ECCE strategy needs to be systematically explored
Conditions that support home-based interventions
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Designing the approach
The Overall ApproachCombined
Participation and CLR Technical Inputs
Curriculum for caregiver education, communication materials, training programmes
Observation, interviews,discussion with parents and families
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• Educate anganwadi workers (ECCE workers) and other field workers about pre-natal health, child health and nutrition, and psychosocial stimulation
• Train them as effective ‘communicators’ of messages related to holistic child care
• Assist government agencies and NGOs to implement home-based interventions for improvement of early child care within families
Building capacity for home-based interventions
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Family / Community MembersField-based ‘Communicator’
Caregiver & Child
CLR Technical Support : • Assistance in designing programme strategies• Training for effective communication• Modules• Visual Aids, Videos, Exhibitions
Meetings
Meetings Home visits Field- based training of
communicators by master trainers, & monitoring
Help
TOTs for Master Trainers(Intensive programme)
DiscussionFeedback
Discussion Feedback
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CLR Education Package for parents and other caregivers of the birth - 3 years age group
Focus on • Understanding holistic child development and role of caregivers• Prime messages in :
- Pre-natal health - neo-natal care, child and maternal health- child nutrition- importance of psychosocial stimulation and how to provide it- child protection and age-appropriate child-rearing
• Play materials (from daily objects and waste material) • Gender equity in caregiving practices
Health l Nutrition l Psychosocial Development
Available in Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Oriya
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Curriculum for Caregiver Education
Basic Knowledge Related to Child Development
• Concept of holistic child care - health, nutrition, psychosocial stimulation, emotional well-being
• Role of parents and other caregivers within the family
• Developmental characteristics of under-threes
• Individual differences (Each child unique)
• Understanding that learning begins at birth; benefits of early infant stimulation, play, caregiver-child interaction
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Curriculum framework for main domains of holistic care for under-threes
DOMAINS SUB-STAGES
Prenatal Neonatal – Year 1 Year 2 & 3
Health & Nutrition
Psychosocial / Cognitive Development
Appropriate Handling of Infants; Emotional Security
Protection / Safety
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1. Pre-intervention survey tools, to understand: • Existing caregiver knowledge about pre-natal health,
neonatal care, child nutrition, child health and psychosocial stimulation
• Caregiver behaviour : observation of caregiver-child interaction
2. Use of Rapid Rural Appraisal (RRA) for contextualising interventions
Making inputs locale-specificAdapting the generic content of the CLR Education Package to local needs
Guide Book
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Components of the CLR Education Package
Manual for Communicators
Discussion Photographs
Pictorial Handouts for Caregivers
Other Visual Materials
Home-visit Guidelines
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Communication Approach
• Devised for illiterate, semi-literate audience
• Constructive rather than compensatory approach
• Active learning by caregivers
• Materials suitable for anganwadi (ECCE) workers / ‘communicators’ who may have modest literacy levels
• Visual communication
Mobiles
Sound makers
Puppets
Puzzles
Picture Books
Playthings made during meetings
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Training programme for communicators and master trainers
PlusFor Communicators :Interactive communication techniquesHow to plan and conduct effective caregivers’ meetingsHow to conduct effective follow-up home visits
PlusFor Master Trainers :How to organise and conduct effective training programmes for local communicators
Includes all inputs designed for caregivers (i.e. content of Education Package)
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• Exhibitions
• Videos
• Songs
• Organising ‘Child Care Days’
Community-based advocacy for holistic child care
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Activities during‘Child Care Day’ in villages
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Summing up
CLR technical support for holistic child care : Pre-natal - 3 years age group
Generic education package for caregivers, which can be contextualised
Field-tested communication approach
Community-based channels for message delivery
Materials suitable for ‘communicators’ who may have modest literacy level
Training programmes and training materials
Community awareness-raising and advocacy for responsive parenting: Materials and strategies
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