A Row of Slippers by the Door
Field Visit to Mobile Creches, Barrackpore Names of parents have been changed to protect their identities. We visited the Mobile Creches centre in Ward 16, Barrackpore, on Muharram, which meant […]
Every Story Every Reader – A handbook of Activities to Spark Curiosity, Creativity and Conversation
Transform your storytime sessions into vibrant, inclusive learning adventures! Created by Librarians of India, Every Story, Every Reader: Activity Toolkit for Early Years 2026 is a handbook packed with practical, playful, and adaptable […]
Learning From The Teachers Who Are Already Changing Classrooms
Across India, teachers are quietly innovating in their classrooms — turning small gestures into big change. Voices of Teaching and the Dhwani toolkit exist to amplify these stories, because sometimes […]
The Anganwadi as a Place for Mothers to Make Friends
Friends. A social circle. People to talk to, laugh with, spend time with. They are such an ordinary part of our lives that we rarely stop to think about how […]
Bringing the Village Together
The first thing I noticed at Latika was how many adults there were. Not staff, though there were plenty of those. Mothers and fathers in a separate area called the […]
Designing for Child-First Spaces
The sign said ten kilometres per hour. We were still in the car, still on the approach, and the school had already told us something about itself. Slow down. There […]
The Songs That Came Down the Mountain
The women started singing without much hesitation.. We were in a small front room in Dehradun, the kind that holds a family of six and their entire history, and we […]
Playground is our children’s most important classroom
For a few seconds, she is upset. Perhaps embarrassed. Perhaps angry with herself. There is no adult immediately stepping in to make the disappointment disappear. The game continues. A teammate […]
Eleven Stories From Inside India’s Early Childhood Space
A row of slippers at an Anganwadi door. A blank drawing sheet. A henna cone. Chalk dust on a tailor’s fingers. A cup being washed again and again. Early childhood […]
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