In India, one child is born almost every second….
and then?
... It's time to celebrate early childhood
to make the most of it
Think of your earliest childhood memories…
You smiled, didn’t you?
Childhood is filled with joy, wonder, excitement, and an unlimited appetite for life.
Children learn best from childhood itself. So, let’s join them in this celebration of growth and learning. It’s the ideal way to build a strong foundation for their future.
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)Missed Opportunity
Today, there is a lot of vulnerability and anxiety around early childhood, which can limit a child’s growth and learning journey to a severe extent.
Our education policies and frameworks have valuable recommendations to address this issue, but these need to be applied on-ground to make a real difference. Here are some opportunity areas that we can build on to make ‘Bachpan Manao’ a social mission.
The first eight years are a window of opportunity
Holistic development can be a lifelong advantage
An abundance of learning opportunities
Play is the way
Playground
A collection of resources, tools, articles and stories to help you celebrate childhood in real and diverse ways. Click on the categories below to explore further.
The Moms for Math Games Compendium is a free, growing library of simple math games for children aged 0-10. Built from everyday materials and moments, each game helps families play with math at home. Browse, pick a game, and start playing today.
A leaking roof left Hoshiarpur Anganwadi Centre in Noida unsafe for a month, damaging wiring and walls. NalandaWay Foundation's intervention brought repairs, new furniture and paint — restoring a safe, joyful learning space for the Centre's 43 children.
Mastiwadi, by KhojGhar in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, reimagines Anganwadis as spaces of joyful, self-directed play. Its 15 locally-sourced installations include the Texture & Material Wall — a giant fish holding 34 tactile materials — turning everyday objects into sensory stories that connect children's play to their surrounding world.
Collabaction
Partners can champion this social mission by raising awareness and bringing about behaviour change through projects
and programs. We call this Collabaction – collaborating for action and impact.
