ECEC for South Punjab

1. DEVELOPMENTOF NEW ECEC ROOMS IN SOUTH PUNJAB AND TRAINING OF
ECEC TEACHERS:
The early years of a child's life is a period of rapid and profound change. Early Childhood education and
Care (ECEC) is an indispensable building block which provides a strong base for lifelong learning and
learning abilities, including cognitive and social development of a child’s future success.
Nevertheless, certain reports and wider literature on Early Childhood Education and Govt. of The
Punjab’s ECE Policy 2017 adds to our knowledge on significance of child’s early year
development, allowing us to make recommendations about the areas which show promise in
terms of supporting the development of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Previously Govt. of the Punjab has developed 5000 ECE rooms across Punjab only in high
enrollment schools, usually in the main towns of a district. Total number of ECE rooms in each
District shows that newly developed ECE room were not enough in numbers which were not
proportionate to the enrollment in Pre-1 class. Again children from disadvantaged classes and
rural areas remain deserted from the benefits of this initiative.
Disadvantagedchildren underperform educationally partly because on average they experience
more risk factors, including poor parenting and home learning environments which impede their
cognitive development.
Such underperformance and poor learning in early grades leads towards high drop-out ratio of
children especially from disadvantaged groups (ASER 2020). If the intention is that ECEC is to at
least partially compensate for this, then in our view there are important principles to bear in
mind:
We talked with ECCE experts and surveyed the field to compile a short
list of what we know so far and share where there is still room to grow.
1. ECCE promotes brain development and has positive long-term economic benefits.
2. Developing 21st Century Skills in early learners helps prepare them for success in school and life.
3. ECCE can make a positive difference in the lives of young children.
4. Age-appropriate use of technology can enhance learning.
5. Uneven access- A scan from TheHunt Institute of early childhood education across the country shows
inconsistencies in offerings and quality of programs.
We know more progress is needed and that many educators and
leaders are working hard to advance and enhance early learning
experiences. When we look around the country, we continually see
examples of excellence in early childhood education which reinforce

2. the notion that high-quality experiences for young learners are 1)
possible and 2) critical.
The right degree of proposed training program will empower ECEC Teachers with a deepened
understanding of child development and learning, equipping them with the knowledge and professional
competencies to prepare for leadership roles—in and out of the classroom.
Existing and emerging practices of ECEC
This training program will also facilitate ECEC Teachers of South Punjab to, Examine Latest ECEC
trends, helping students learn and grow in a variety of environments, applying cutting-edge techniques in
ECEC Classrooms, and become a skillful collaborator for ECEC in their schools.
Interventions which seek to address multiple causes of educational underperformance for disadvantaged
children may have a better chance of success. EIF concludes in a forthcoming report on early childhood
competencies that two-generation models of ECEC, supporting both parent and child, are a promising way of
improving outcomes for disadvantaged children, as they address multiple risk factors.
 The caliber of ECEC professionals likely matters. The skills of early years professionals are usually
considered an element of structural quality, and so outside the scope of our review, but higher pre-service
qualifications and in-servicetraining have been found to be associated with the provision of higher-quality
and stimulating ECEC activities.