Early childhood education for marginalized children in India : deconstructing quality / edited by Monimalika Day, Venita Kaul and Swati Bawa Sawhney.

Includes index.

Foreword by T. S. SaraswathiPrefaceAcknowledgementsPART I: Early Childhood Education in India: Quest for QualityChallenges and Possibilities in Early Childhood Education - Venita Kaul and Monimalika DayDeconstructing Quality: Grounded Theory from Multiple Case Studies - Monimalika DayCurriculum in Multi-age Classrooms: Responding to Developmental and Contextual Challenges - Monimalika DayEarly Childhood Education Teachers in India: Professionals or Volunteers? - Venita Kaul and Swati SawhneyScaling Up and Contextualizing Early Childhood Education Quality: Negotiating the Paradox - Venita Kaul and Monimalika DayPART II: Quality Preschool Programmes for Children in the MarginsPlace-based Education in Himalayan Villages - Monimalika Day and Swati Bawa SawhneyCommunity-managed Balwadi-cum- Creches in Tribal Communities - Usha Abrol and Ratnamala ValluryRelationship-based Programme for Semi-urban Communities - Nandita Chaudhary and Shashi ShuklaEducating Children from Urban Dalit Communities - Suman Sachdeva and Ashutosh MishraCommunity-based Programme in Urban Slums - Usha Nayar and Reeta SonawatCooperative Preschools in a Cosmopolitan City - Usha Abrol and Chitkalamba N.Diffusion Model: Scaling Up Quality in Tribal Areas - Venita Kaul and Preeti MahalwalPublic-Private Partnership for Government Preschools in Rural Areas - Harini RavalIndex

This book presents the challenges of providing pre-school education to children from marginalized communities in India and approaches that address these issues.