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© 2005, CARE USA. All rights reserved.

Early Childhood Development

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Exercise

Using crayons please draw a self portrait. Be free, it is not a contest. Draw any way you

like No ‘talent’ required.

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Discussion: Our portraits and children’s portraits

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What can we learn from these portraits

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Lessons Learned

Children see themselves in the context of their environment. Including: Family Friends Pets Play Nature

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Question?

As a parent, if you could only choose one need to be fulfilled for your child, (or yourself) what would it be? Doctor’s visits? Food? Education?

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5 Levels

National Policy

Community

ECD Center

Caregiver, Household

Child

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5 Levels

National Policy

Community

ECD Center

Caregiver, Household

Child Needs: Development, Food/Nutrition, Health, Child

Rights, Economic Status

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The 5 x 5

Essentially, the 5x5 model is an approach to improve well being of children between ages of 0-8 in a community by looking holistically at their environment and all aspects of their development needs.

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CARE India Andaman Nicobar Islands

Post tsunami Anganwadi services

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Policy Community Child care center

Caregiver/ Household

Individual Child

Child Devplmt.Cognitive, Socio-emo., Physical

Nutrition/ Food

Health

Child Rights

Economic Strengthen-ing

Intervention Level

Impact Areas

The 5 x 5

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Individual Child


Nutrition/ Food

Health

Child Rights Dowry Reform posters in centers


Intervention Level

Impact Areas

The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands

UNICEF

Indian Child Development Service (ICDS)

* Community Resource Person

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Individual Child


CARE- training CRP* on ECCE

CRPs train Anganwadi workers

Nutrition/ Food

Health



Intervention Level

Impact Areas


UNICEF



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Individual Child


CARE-negotiations with local gov. to employ CRP



Nutrition/ Food

Health



Intervention Level

Impact Areas


UNICEF



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Individual Child





Nutrition/ Food

Health



CARE Micro finance groups

Intervention Level

Impact Areas


UNICEF



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Individual Child





Nutrition/ Food

Health




Households join micro finance groups

Intervention Level

Impact Areas


UNICEF



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Individual Child





Nutrition/ Food

Health






Intervention Level

Impact Areas


UNICEF



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Individual Child





Nutrition/ Food

Health






Intervention Level

Impact Areas


UNICEF



FUTURE ADVOCACY?

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Centers have become vibrant learning environments offering meals as well as MCH services.

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The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands: Results

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What is next for ECD and CARE

Establish minimum standards for CARE ECD projects (Sept-Dec 2008) With input from field partners Peer reviewed research

Create Toolkit (Jan-April 2009) Monitoring and Evaluation Training materials

Pilot these standards in 2-3 countries (May 2009+)

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Draft of Standards

Child Development Cog. Soc-Emo, Physical

Health Economic Strengthening

Child RightsFood/Nutrition

What is the minimum level of access and provision in these domains?

Universal and applicable, in any environment?

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Draft of Standards?

Child Development Cog. Soc-Emo, Physical

Health Economic Strengthening

Child RightsFood/Nutrition

• Curriculum that touches on Cog. Soc.Emo. Physical dev.

• __ hours of training on child development for caregivers and caretakers

• Immunizations • 0-3 Breast feeding

• ARV access

• Primary health care

• 0-3 Growth monitoring

• HIV testing

• 4-8 ECD center lunches / snacks

• Links to local child protective services

• Trainings for local police on child rights

• Reporting processes for abuse cases

• Awareness/ Sensitivity to children with disabilities

• Micro finance groups for parents

• Income generating activities for parents

• Direct cash transfers

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Possible Partnerships?

Need partners in developing standards Need partners to help pilot the standards

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