Centering children in the development debate in India: public action for early start, fair start, and fitting start Completed

Area(s) of work: Education

Duration: April 2018 – February 2020

Status: Completed

Funder/ Partner: Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)

CBPS is undertaking a study in collaboration with the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences in the area of early childhood care and education (ECCE) to understand the social determinants of early childhood development, and the role of public and private institutions in fostering this. A comparative evaluation of ECCE status, provisions and child educational outcomes will be made across two states – Karnataka and West Bengal, through primary fieldwork, with the view to understand children’s development in relation to political, economic, social and familial factors.

 

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