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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>PART ONE: INNOVATIONS IN ECCE: MULTIPLE APPROACHES TO ECCE IN INDIA<br/>Home Away from Home - Vrinda Datta<br/>Family Day Care in Bombay<br/>In Sight - On Site - Margaret Khalakdina<br/>Day Care for Construction Workers' Children<br/>Little School on the Hill - Vasudha Joshi<br/>Child Education in Community Development<br/>For the Sake of the Children - Kashyap Mankodi<br/>The NGO-Government Interface<br/>Children of the Union - Harshida Pandit<br/>Creches for Women Tobacco Workers<br/>Moving up to School - S J P Karikalan<br/>Community Preschools for the Rural Poor<br/>Another Kind of Child Care - Rajalakshmi Sriram<br/>Alternatives for Rural Women<br/>Working Hand in Hand - Jyoti Sharma<br/>NGO-Government Partnership in Child Care<br/>Learning from Experience - Mina Swaminathan<br/>An Overview of the Suraksha Studies<br/>The Uniqueness and Replicability of Innovations - Anjali Mehta<br/>A Note<br/>PART TWO: THE STATE OF THE ART<br/>Early Childhood Care and Education in India - Margaret Khalakdina<br/>A Perspective<br/>The Training of Teachers - Venita Kaul<br/>Appraising Costs and Quality - Frances Sinha<br/>A Theoretical Framework<br/>Women's Empowerment and Child Care - Rajalakshmi Sriram<br/>The Interface<br/>The Cultural Context - S Anandalakshmy<br/>Opportunity, Challenges and Vision - Adarsh Sharma 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780761992769 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>98019162  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Child care services--India.<br/>Early childhood education--India.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ778.7.I4  / F57 1998 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>372.21 MIN