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How can we better support children’s ideal childhoods?
In this episode of the Educators’ Commune Podcast, Parul Sheth, Ashish Srivastava, and Archana Mohan share reflections on children’s perspectives, the power of play, fostering agency, and the importance of listening and creating safe spaces.
Can play transform learning?
In this episode of the Educators’ Commune Podcast, Srinidhi Lakshmanan, Helen Issar, and Swetha Guhan share perspectives on the power of play-based learning and how it shapes mindsets, environments, and assessments.
How can we ensure children with disabilities receive the support they need during their crucial early years? This Masterclass explores the rights of children with disabilities, focusing on the role of various stakeholders in fostering inclusive education and early intervention.
Do children with disabilities play?
In this episode of the Educators’ Commune Podcast, listen to insights from Jo Chopra McGowan and Sonali Saini about how play can be made more accessible.
Do you want to translate children’s picture books in your language?
This Masterclass is packed with tips, tools, and hands-on activities to help you get started on your translation journey.
Did you know anyone can be an Art Facilitator?
Dive into the Creative Art Express videos!
How can we bring visual arts and socio-emotional learning to every classroom?
Watch this Masterclass on digital tools available to make this a reality!
Why Free Play? This video highlights the benefits of free play, drawing connections between fiction and real-life child growth.
Does play foster learning?
In this episode of the Educators’ Commune Podcast, listen to insights from initiatives of Pratham Education Foundation, Aga Khan Foundation and EduWeave Foundation.
Want to know where Bachpan Manao, Badhte Jao came from?
In this episode of the Educators’ Commune Podcast, Deepika Mogilishetty, Chief of Policy and Partnerships at EkStep Foundation, introduces the Bachpan Manao, Badhte Jao initiative sharing insights and stories on how this came to be and what the future holds in store.
As part of the campaign, GramVaani broadcasted 46 diverse episodes from the BMBJ network via their IVR platforms, reaching rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. You can access the IVRS content through here.
Want to know how to empower children as changemakers in a rapidly evolving world? Watch this Masterclass for practical activities on fostering empathy, and a mindset for positive change.
How can caregivers create play spaces at home with limited resources? This Masterclass explores low-cost, innovative solutions for creating safe and stimulating play environments for children in rural India.
How can we teach body literacy to young children? This Masterclass by Key Education Foundation explores innovative, culturally relevant ways to empower children, engage parents, and train teachers on body safety.
How can parents become active partners in a playful learning journey? This Masterclass shares strategies and real-world examples to inspire meaningful parent engagement in education.
What can teachers do when children aren’t thriving in school? This Masterclass shares innovative strategies to tackle learning challenges and build a happier, more purposeful classroom.
Does India’s legal and policy framework provide inclusive education for children with disabilities? Explore this report to learn about policy gaps and recommendations for inclusive education in India.
Interested in learning how to read aloud effectively? Check out these resources made available by Adhyayan Foundation.
This report examines the role of intuitive learning in early childhood and emphasizes the importance of integrating it into education to foster innovative thinking.
This report explores the impact of nonlinear and play-based learning interventions in promoting holistic growth and flexible, child-centered learning.
How can you create a math classroom where curiosity and active thinking thrive? This Masterclass explores strategies to build mathematical proficiency and a positive attitude toward math learning.
Curious to know about how to make Peer Teaching and Peer Learning a reality in your school? Check out this pocket book to find out!
Curious how performance tasks (PTs) can be used for holistic child assessment. Watch this Masterclass to design effective, and child-centric PTs.
How can creativity and reflection help you set meaningful goals for the year ahead? This Masterclass guides you through arts-based social-emotional learning to inspire clear intentions and foster experiential growth.
This report addresses India’s need for improved Early Childhood Education (ECE) per the National Education Policy 2020.
How can stories inspire change and amplify community voices? The Bachpan Manao: 100 Stories of Changemakers Masterclass helps you craft impactful narratives that celebrate early childhood champions and drive positive action.
How can you make stories come alive for children? This Masterclass helps you master the art of reading aloud, using fun techniques to ignite imagination and inspire young minds.
How can we create inclusive learning environments for students with Specific Learning Disabilities? This Masterclass explores strategies, tools, and innovative practices to build accessible education ecosystems and empower every learner.
Do we know what early childhood looks like in India?
#ChildhoodDialogues is a space designed for capturing ideas, showcasing efforts, and enabling conversations around early childhood looks like in India today.
EkStep and it’s ecosystem partners (over 35+ participants) together systematically gathered insights from the field. Here’s a glimpse.
Curious about how to celebrate a Bachpan Manao tyohar? Check out this template of ideas to know more.
Explore curricular goals as highlighted in the National Curriculum Framework – Foundational Stage
Ideas on collabaction with Bachpan Manao, Badhte Jao
An AI powered chatbot trained on the National Curriculum Framework.
Resources for content creators to make content inclusive.
Pratham Books StoryWeaver’s #GetChildrenReading initiative curates storybooks, activities and more for the early childhood years.
Can you identify the learning moments as a child grows? Watch this short video on some moments of childhood that are significant in a child’s growth
प्रारंभिक वर्षों को समझने का नज़रिया
Buntings with quotes from ‘Bachpan Manao, Badhte Jao’
Bookmarks from ‘Bachpan Manao, Badhte Jao’
Stickers for books, electronic gadgets, and anywhere else you’d like to celebrate ‘Bachpan Manao, Badhte Jao’
Beautifully illustrated conversations, by Dinesh Francis, from the Childhood Workshop that sum it all up.
Explore a rich tapestry of insights from childhood development experts, illustrated by Dinesh Francis, revealing the future of education.
A glossary of terms used in the Childhood Workshop
Provocative questions and prompts that make you think deeper about the challenges in Early Childhood.
Why do we need to reclaim & build spaces for our kids? Anthill Creations elaborate on this and more.
Take a peek inside India’s innovative, DIY, sustainable playgrounds by Anthill Creations.
This detailed document gives an account of the research, insights, and inferences that led to the birth of Bachpan Manao Badhte Jao.
How-to videos in English to engage with children in different ways.
Baatein, Sneh, Khel is an immersive microsite showcasing caregiver-child interactions during the early years that also contains many resources on responsive caregiving.
Discover the Read-Aloud Programme in Karnataka’s Gram Panchayat Libraries.
A comprehensive framework that outlines the country’s vision and goals for education reform across various levels
A super connector to cross leverage ecosystem capabilities and catalyse innovation in skilling and education.
Check out this Indian government program focused on enhancing literacy and numeracy skills among school children.
A microsite by The Better India that creates a space for dialogues around Early Childhood in India.
Librarians as changemakers? Watch a short clip showcasing the transformation of public libraries by the amazing librarians of Karnataka!
Jo McGowan-Chopra and Rupa Bishnoi of Latika share how inclusivity in early childhood care can go a long way in a person’s holistic development.
Experts in early childhood care and education share how India can better ensure that its children don’t fall behind.
A detailed framework and guide to how India can impart quality foundational stage education.
What do good libraries look like? How can you set up one yourself? Read this Starter kit to find out.
How can libraries become spaces of play and learning? Read these transformative stories of librarians to find out.
Shankar Maruwada, CEO of EkStep Foundation, explains what India’s policymakers have in store for its children.
What do parents have to share about the first time their children spoke, ate, or did something new on their own? Watch this heartwarming video and find out.
Why are the Early Years of a child so important? What can parents do to maximise the opportunity of these years? Read this report to find out and more.
Where is India in its journey of achieving Foundational Literacy and Numeracy? Check out the report to know more.
What are the benefits of reading aloud to children? And how do you conduct one? Check out this guide to find out.
How does the child experience the world? What and who does she learn from? Can your recognise her learning moments?
The Better India summarises what the Jaadui Pitaara, India’s play-based learning material for 3 to 8 year old children, is.
Anurag Behar, CEO of Azim Premji University, shares his views on India’s National Curriculum Framework – Foundational Stage.
Namya Mahajan, Co-founder of Rocket Learning, highlights the importance of involving parents in Anganwadi centers to enhance early childhood care and education.
Mangal Pandey, CEO of Key Education Foundation, advocates the transformation of Anganwadi Centers in India into vibrant learning spaces.
Rohini Nilekani, Founder of EkStep Foundation, underscores India’s unique opportunity to achieve universal foundational literacy and numeracy.
Shankar Maruwada, CEO of EkStep Foundation, emphasizes the opportunity for India to improve early childhood education as the child demographic decreases, stressing the need for diverse solutions.
Are Anganwadi Workers equipped to teach the youngest of our children, Rocket Learning’s study sheds light on this and more.
What do fathers think about preschool education? Find out more from Probex’s research on fathers’ beliefs and challenges in engaging with their preschool-age children.
Do the professional development opportunities available for Early Educators address their needs and challenges? Key Education Foundation’s study on this provides remarkable insights.
How many different kinds of primary caregivers are there? Illume’s research lets us know.
What are the different attitudes, aspirations, and challenges of primary caregivers? Illume’s research sheds light on this.
What concepts are the foundation of Early Childhood? These Building Blocks provide answers that can transform early childhood approaches.
Do parents thinks learning and play are linked? Prof. Venita Kaul, Professor Emerita (Education) at Ambedkar University, Delhi, sheds light on this.
Does the practice of reframing change our perspectives? Jo Chopra-McGowan, Executive Director of the Latika Roy Foundation, elaborates on this.
Is the medium irrelevant if the message is strong? Bharat Bevinahally, Co-Founder of the Kutuki Learning App, conveys his views.
Is it okay for children to be obsessed with a topic? Helen Issar, Founder of Papagoya Education, shares more on this.
Does a mother’s mental health affect the child? Dr. Shoba Srinath, former Head of Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, responds.
Do parents understand compentencies? Sashwati Banerjee, Founding Director of Humanitus, addresses this crucial question.
What should curriculum focus on? Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham Education Foundation, shares her views.
Why is a flexible curriculum necessary? Listen to Nomita Sikand, Co-founder of Gubbachi Learning Community, and find out why.
Are public urban spaces designed keeping young children and their caregivers in mind? Find out more from Rushda Majeed, Chief Program Officer of Van Leer Foundation.
Are we in a hurry to turn children into students? Watch the video and discover insights that were unearthed at the Early Childhood Workshop, 2022
Did you know that children learn by shadowing their parents? Watch the video to understand the influence of parental behavior on children’s development.
Do you think invested parenting is only about teaching a child literacy or numeracy? Watch the video for the answer and more.
