Voices of Mothers – A Research

Reshma Bachwani from Illume, through a series of qualitative interviews unpacked and unbundled numerous questions around primary caregivers: What are the needs, struggles, and aspirations of primary caregivers of children […]

Building Blocks of Early Childhood

Primalise worked with the Childhood Workshop to arrive at 5 Building Blocks and key mental model shifts that could benefit our overall approach towards the early years. Each of the […]

Curricular Reform in Preschool

Prof. Venita Kaul, Professor Emerita (Education) at Ambedkar University Delhi, discusses the need for a ‘whole sector’ approach in curricular reform for preschool education. Drawing from her longitudinal study, IECEI, […]

Reframing that Which is Difficult

Jo Chopra-McGowan, Executive Director of the Latika Roy Foundation, challenges the biases in childhood stages and the naming and framing of activities. She emphasizes the value of renaming traditionally perceived […]

Medium vs Content

Bharat Bevinahally, co-founder of the Kutuki Learning App, imparts a powerful insight: Medium is irrelevant if the message is strong. He highlights the significance of meaningful content, especially in local […]

Obsession is Key to Learning

Helen Issar, Founder and Director of Papagoya Education Pvt Ltd, shares insights on the centrality of obsession in early childhood learning. Drawing from the Norwegian Kindergarten Pedagogy of Play Framework, […]

Maternal Mental Health

Dr. Shoba Srinath, former Head of Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at NIMHANS, Bengaluru, discusses the profound impact of adverse childhood experiences on children, leading to mental and physical […]

Parental Mindsets

Sashwati Banerjee, Founding Director of Humanitus and creator of the Top Parent app for supporting children’s learning in low-income communities, discusses the detrimental impact of the culture of marks in […]

Nurturing Children’s Innate Abilities

Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham Education Foundation, and recipient of the 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development shares her views on the significance of a curriculum that nurtures children’s […]

The Value of a Flexible Curriculum

In this video, Nomita Sikand, co-founder of Gubbachi Learning Community, discusses the significance of a flexible curriculum that embraces and supports the diverse socio-economic and educational backgrounds of underserved children […]