Early Childhood Development

1. Early Childhood Development

2. Exercise • Using crayons please draw a self portrait. • Be free, it is not a contest. Draw any way you like • No ‘talent’ required.

3. Discussion: Our portraits and children’s portraits

8. What can we learn from these portraits

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

10. 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?

11. National Policy Community ECD Center Caregiver, Household Child 5 Levels

12. National Policy Community ECD Center Caregiver, Household Child Needs: Development, Food/Nutrition, Health, Child Rights, Economic Status 5 Levels

13. 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 environmentand all aspects of their development needs.

14. CARE India Andaman Nicobar Islands • Post tsunami Anganwadi services

15. The 5 x 5 Intervention Level Impact Areas

16. The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands Intervention Level Impact Areas Indian Child Development Service (ICDS) UNICEF * Community Resource Person

17. The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands Intervention Level Impact Areas Indian Child Development Service (ICDS) UNICEF * Community Resource Person

18. The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands Intervention Level Impact Areas Indian Child Development Service (ICDS) UNICEF * Community Resource Person

19. The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands Intervention Level Impact Areas Indian Child Development Service (ICDS) UNICEF * Community Resource Person

20. The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands Intervention Level Impact Areas Indian Child Development Service (ICDS) UNICEF * Community Resource Person

21. The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands Intervention Level Impact Areas Indian Child Development Service (ICDS) UNICEF * Community Resource Person

22. The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands Intervention Level Impact Areas Indian Child Development Service (ICDS) UNICEF FUTURE ADVOCACY? * Community Resource Person

23. The 5 x 5: CARE Andaman Islands: Results Centers have become vibrant learning environments offering meals as well as MCH services. (insert picture)

24. 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+)

25. Draft of Standards Child Development Cog. Soc-Emo, Physical Health Food/Nutrition Child Rights Economic Strengthening What is the minimum level of access and provision in these domains? Universal and applicable, in any environment?

26. Draft of Standards? Child Development Cog. Soc-Emo, Physical Health Food/Nutrition Child Rights Economic Strengthening • Immunizations • 0-3 Breast feeding • Links to local child protective services • Curriculum that touches on Cog. Soc.Emo. Physical dev. • Micro finance groups for parents • HIV testing • ARV access • 0-3 Growth monitoring • Primary health care • Trainings for local police on child rights • Income generating activities for parents • __ hours of training on child development for caregivers and caretakers • 4-8 ECD center lunches / snacks • Reporting processes for abuse cases • Direct cash transfers • Awareness/ Sensitivity to children with disabilities

27. Possible Partnerships? • Need partners in developing standards • Need partners to help pilot the standards