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What
we
learn
in
the
early
years
remains
with
us
for
the
rest
of
our
lives.
Several
studies
demonstrate
that
high-quality
preschool
learning
makes
a
child
school-ready,
with
greater
chances
of
academic
success,
faster
adjustment
to
school,
and
reduced
behavioural
problems.
However,
government
funding
for
programmes
across
the
world,
aimed
at
early
childhood
remains
wholly
inadequate.
There
is
a
substantial
gap
for
high-quality,
developmentally
appropriate
early
childhood
care
and
education
(ECCE)
programmes
that
provide
short
and
long-term
benefits
for
children's
cognitive
and
social
development.
Many
global
studies
show
that
spending
on
early
childhood
interventions
produces
significant
economic
gains.
Three
of
the
most
rigorous
long-term
studies
conducted
by
Harvard
University
found
a
range
of
returns
between
$4
and
$9
for
every
dollar
invested
in
early
learning
programmes
for
low-income
children.
High-quality
early
childhood
interventions
like
Sesame
Street
have
the
potential
to
positively
impact
children's
school
performance.
Programmes
such
as
Galli
Galli
Sim
Sim
(the
Indian
adaptation
of
Sesame
Street)
reach
more
than
100
million
kids
on
TV
in
Hindi,
Gujarati
and
Marathi
languages
and
through
various
outreach
programmes,
encouraging
them
to
learn
not
just
alphabet
and
numbers,
but
also
imparting
important
21st
century
skills
such
as
conflict
resolution,
critical
thinking
and
problem
solving
strategies
and
language.
Such
findings
raise
the
exciting
potential
of
electronic
and
emerging
media
to
impact
children's
school
readiness.
As
per
the
Census
2011,
there
are
164.48
million
children
in
India
between
0-6
years
of
age.
Recognising
the
need
to
provide
quality
pre-primary
programmes,
a
number
of
constitutional
and
policy
provisions
were
made
by
the
government
such
as
the
86th
Constitutional
Amendment
which
introduced
Article
21A
on
the
Right
to
Free
and
Compulsory
Education
(RTE)
for
6-14
year-old
children,
guaranteeing
children
the
right
to
quality
elementary
education.
The
Ministry
of
Women
and
Child
Development
(MWCD)
is
the
nodal
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