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Senior officials from education ministries said the policy thus promotes seamless learning and development of children from preschool to class 2 (Representational Image)
The National Education Policy 2020 recommends strengthening children’s learning at the ‘foundational level’ as a national priority for the country
central ministry Education has directed all states and union territories to align the age of entry for class 1 to no more than six years.
The ministry also said, “States and Union Territories have also been requested to initiate the process of designing and running the two-year Diploma in Preschool Education (DPSE) course.”
The National Education Policy 2020 recommends strengthening children’s learning at the ‘foundational level’ as a national priority for the country. The foundational stage consists of five years of learning opportunities for all children (between the ages of 3 and 8), including three years of pre-school education and two years of primary classes I and class II.
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Senior officials from education ministries said the policy thus promotes seamless learning and development of children from preschool to class 2. This can only be done by ensuring access to three years of quality pre-school education for all children in anganwadis or government-aided government facilities. , private and non-governmental organizations run preschool centres.
Besides this, the most important factor at the grassroots level is the availability of qualified teachers, specially trained in age- and developmentally-appropriate curriculum and pedagogy, officials said. Keeping this factor in mind, the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) was also launched on October 20, 2022.
To fulfill this vision, the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education has sent a letter to the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. The letter directed all state governments and union territory administrations to align their age with the policy and provide admission in Class 1 to those above six years of age.
States have also been advised to initiate the process of designing and running two year Diploma in Preschool Education (DPSE) courses in their State/UT. The course is expected to be designed by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and run through District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) under the supervision of SCERT, the official said.
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