An evaluation study of Early Childhood Education programmes in Tribal areas of Kerala

P R SURESH; MARIYA T CHEERAN

Volume : IV, Issue : IX, September - 2015

An evaluation study of Early Childhood Education programmes in Tribal areas of Kerala

P R Suresh, Mariya T Cheeran

Abstract :

Tribes in India lag much behind the mainstream population is all developmental aspects including education. Many tribal areas are having less access to educational institutions. Early Childhood Education which is considered as a foundation for the holistic development of a child. The present study tries to analyse the physical accessibility of tribal areas in Kerala to pre-schooling centres. It also highlights the major challenges faced by the existing anganwadi centres. The study is descriptive and uses the data published by Scheduled Tribe Department of Kerala for the analysis.