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The first five years : a critical perspective on early childhood care and education in India / edited by Mina Swaminathan. - New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1998. - 312 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE: INNOVATIONS IN ECCE: MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO ECCE IN INDIA
Home Away from Home - Vrinda Datta
Family Day Care in Bombay
In Sight - On Site - Margaret Khalakdina
Day Care for Construction Workers' Children
Little School on the Hill - Vasudha Joshi
Child Education in Community Development
For the Sake of the Children - Kashyap Mankodi
The NGO-Government Interface
Children of the Union - Harshida Pandit
Creches for Women Tobacco Workers
Moving up to School - S J P Karikalan
Community Preschools for the Rural Poor
Another Kind of Child Care - Rajalakshmi Sriram
Alternatives for Rural Women
Working Hand in Hand - Jyoti Sharma
NGO-Government Partnership in Child Care
Learning from Experience - Mina Swaminathan
An Overview of the Suraksha Studies
The Uniqueness and Replicability of Innovations - Anjali Mehta
A Note
PART TWO: THE STATE OF THE ART
Early Childhood Care and Education in India - Margaret Khalakdina
A Perspective
The Training of Teachers - Venita Kaul
Appraising Costs and Quality - Frances Sinha
A Theoretical Framework
Women's Empowerment and Child Care - Rajalakshmi Sriram
The Interface
The Cultural Context - S Anandalakshmy
Opportunity, Challenges and Vision - Adarsh Sharma

ISBN: 9780761992769

LCCN: 98019162

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Child care services--India.
Early childhood education--India.

LC Class. No.: HQ778.7.I4 / F57 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 372.21 MIN