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What is ECCE?

Early childhood refers to the period between birth and 8 years of age, wherein a child’s brain is highly sensitive to the environment around them. This time of remarkable growth opportunity, requires a specialized educational approach to ensure that children learn key skills and foundational concepts to prepare them for later life.

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ECCE Policy of Punjab

According to the Punjab ECE Policy (2017), SED (School Education Department), Government of the Punjab is committed to ensuring that “all children ages 3 to 5 achieve their cognitive, linguistic, socio-emotional and physical potential and transition to primary school successfully”. ECE policy 2017 predominantly serves as a guideline to plan, implement monitor and evaluate ECE service delivery across Punjab.

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Our Aim

Through PHCIP (Punjab Human Capital Investment Project), School Education Department, Punjab has established 9,397 ECCE classrooms in 13 target district of Punjab, under the component of Bunyad.

Bunyad aims to promote access to quality ECCE services of children from age 3 to 5 years. The component specifically focuses on inclusion of socioeconomically vulnerable households and help ensure that their children achieve strong foundation learning outcomes in order to prosper later in life. The project aims to sensitize parents and communities on impact of quality ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education), Child Safeguarding, Gender Equity in Education, Clean and Green initiatives, Sanitation and Hygiene.

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What Encompasses Bunyad?

SED (School Education Department), Government of the Punjab aims to achieve the following milestones as part of PHCIP’s Bunyad programme;

Establishment of 9,397 ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) Classrooms in 13 target districts of Punjab, through minor repair and thematic wall paints
Provision of ECCE kits, age-appropriate furniture in 9,397 schools
Training of 20,329 of ECCE workforce including Head Teachers, AEOs, ECCE teachers, and caregivers on ECCE pedagogy and management
Setting-up reading corners in 9,397 schools for grade 1, 2 and 3 to promote love for reading and enable smooth transition from ECCE to pre-primary. Over 2.4 million books have been provided under the initiative.
Over all 1.16 million children are benefitting from these interventions in these 9397 schools from ECCE to Grade 3.