CBPS undertook a study in collaboration with the University of Cambridge on developing responsive models for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in India. The project aimed at analysing contexts, practices and costs of ECCE, with a particular focus on disadvantaged families/communities in India. A comparative study of ECCE programmes and practices in two states – Tamil Nadu and Bihar - was undertaken, examining histories and practices of early childhood care within families as well as within existing ECCE institutions. The project used an ethnographic approach, and combined this with a financial and cost analysis of ECCE programmes and practices to generate insights on responsive and scalable models for ECCE. The project was funded by the British Academy.
For more project details please visit The British Academy website.
Alongside our usual reports, the following papers were produced as part of this project:
1. A paper written by Dr. Jyotsna Jha, Dr. Archana Purohit and Mr. Sharad Pandey titled, ‘Costs, costing principles and institutional framework for responsive early childhood care and education models in India: a proposition’ has been published in the special edition of the British Academy Journal on 25 March 2020. It can be viewed here. This article was posted to Journal of the British Academy, volume 8, supplementary issue 2 (Early Childhood Development in the Global South).
2. A paper written by R Maithreyi, Ketaki Prabha and Arun Viknesh titled, ‘Decontextualized schooling and (child) development: Adivasi communities’ negotiations of early childhood care and education and schooling provisions in India’ has been published on the Taylor & Francis Online website. It can be viewed here. The authors would like to acknowledge Akash Kumar, Arathi Sriprakash, Jyotsna Jha and Pallawi Sinha, who contributed to the overall development of this work.
