EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT

Lesson 11: History of Early childhood education in India

Development during 1966-1969

	Period	Focus
I Five year plan	1951-1956	Extensive network of establishing rural Balwadis by CSWB
II Five year plan	1956-1961	Popularization of Balwadis
III Five year plan	1961-1966	Formulation of a national policy on Preschool education Improvement of the existing Balwadis and training facilities for Balsevikas.
	1966-1969	Formulation of IAPE Suggestions for strengthening the preschool education by education commission Department for preprimary and primary education was set up by NCERT
IV Five year plan	1969-1974	Training of ECE teachers Opening of Balwadis both in rural and urban areas
V Five year plan	1974-1979	Formulation of ICDS
VI Five year plan	1980-1985	Implementation of ECE programmes for disadvantaged children
VII Five year plan	1986-1991	Supporting innovative experiments in ECE
VIII Five year plan	1992-1997	Implementation of ECE programmes for tribal people, scheduled caste, draught prone regions and urban slums.
IX Five year plan	1997-2002	Existing programmes were strengthened Provision of minimum basic needs for the existing centers
X Five year plan	2003-2007	Existing programmes were strengthened Importance to girl child education
XI Five year plan	2007-2011	Existing programmes were strengthened Attachment of preprimary schools to primary schools