Pre-School Education

The first six years after birth are crucial for a child's physical, intellectual, emotional and physical development. To provide a high-quality learning experience and care during this phase, GMRVF has started Bala Badis and supports government Anganwadis in its communities, benefiting over 6000 children.

Highlights

Foundation's 30 Bala Badis are set up with instructors and volunteers drawn from the community itself. GMRVF trains them to be effective learning facilitators.

Bala Badi operations across the locations are standardized to achieve quality and operate as per detailed but flexible operating manuals. GMRVF has also prepared a video document for training the teachers on early childcare.

Children attending these early childcare centers are provided with a health snack every day. Regular health check-ups are also conducted for the children.

The teachers and the volunteers are given regular training in playful learning and early childcare practices.

Foundation gives utmost importance to linking parents with these centers. Parents are regularly sensitized on different childcare issues. They take part in all the programs organized in the centers.

Case Study

Bridging the Gaps!

Kakrahli and Barhai are two remote tribal hamlets of Lalpur Gram Panchayat in Shahdol district of Madhya Pradesh. Anganwadi services like pre-school education, nutrition supplements and take-home ration etc. were unknown and unheard of. Looking at the poor nutritional and educational status of the Kol and Gond tribal communities here, GMRVF approached the ICDS Department to set up Anganwadis in these hamlets. ICDS gave approval to GMRVF to set up two Anganwadis in these two hamlets and an MOU was signed. GMRVF now runs Anganwadis in partnership with government. Currently, 55 children and 20 women are getting benefit from these two centers. Quality pre-school education and nutritional services are also being provided.