Haryana Government will constitute a State level General Council (SlGC) and an Executive Committee on the pattern of National Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Council for holistic and integrated development of young children in the age group of 0-6 years with requisite quality. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Friday approved the constitution of the SlGC. A spokesman said that the objective of the Council would be achieved by establishing a comprehensive ECCE system and developing an integrated framework that would contribute to strengthen the foundation of ECCE programme. SlGC would lay the system of early childhood care and education and strengthening the foundation of ECCE programme in the State.
About the functions of Council, he said that the Council would issue strategic directions and advisories to the government for improvising the implementation of policies and in the matter of preparation of suitable plans and programmes of government with regard to early childhood care and education.
He said that the Council would lay down the guidelines to bring in equity and rational methods in ECCE service delivery and ensure optimum ECCE services for all young children. The function of the Council is to examine and review periodically the implementation of the norms, guidelines and standards laid down by the Council. The council would also set norms and standards for play equipment, play materials, play space, furniture, books, children’s literature etc used by ECCE programmes.
He said the Council would have wider representations from all converging departments, representatives of NGOs, civil society organisations, professionals, practitioners, academics, child rights activists and others.