1. ORGANIZATIONAL ATTACHMENT Sunil Kumar Choudhary – PGDRDM, NIRD, 2008-09

2. Objective of OA To understand the ground realities of the functioning of organization To understand how community is managing the ECE/BALABADI

3. Vision of Education wing of SERP An entire generation of children; free from the burden of poverty; born, educated (pre primary through elementary, secondary, higher secondary, higher education) and employed gainfully is the vision of the education sector within IKP

4. Early childhood education Children in the age group of 3-5 Years Joyful Learning by play way method Low cost and No cost TLM Wide coverage

5. Why SERP? This organization's primary objective to provide better livelihood by alleviating poverty in rural areas through empowerment of women(SHG) Already running many activities. So know the situation of rural area No other organization doing this completely

6. BENEFITS/IMPORTANCE THREE PRONGED BENEFIT No tension for parents Drop out rate will go down Cognitive development of kids EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN Monitoring Evaluation LONG TERM BENEFIT Good foundation helps in child completing education at next higher levels Joyful learning helps in dispelling the fear of school OPPORTUNITY TO PHC children

7. Process of opening of BALABADI Discussion Visit to SODHANA Selection process of teacher Training of teachers Opening of centre

8. Selection of villages Mandal: Mandals where Health and Nutrition centres are running Mandals where Institution Building is strong. Mandals with higher proportion of SC/ST population/PoP. At present ECE centres are opened only in rural tribal mandals Village: Villages having higher number of children between the ages of 2 – 5 belonging to the Poorest of Poor (POP) families 8

9. Location of ECE centre in the village Must be nearer to the place where population of kids are more. The place should be away from ponds and wells. The place should be easily accessible.

10. Instructor/teacher Local person The candidate must have fluency in speaking the local dialect. The candidates with cultural and artistic talents will be preferred. The Instructors selected through a Written Test and Interview which is conducted by an expert team from the state level resource team. The Instructors are trained at the State level resource centers. Provide the children what they gained during training He should treat them carefully Maintains good relationship with parents Maintains registers

11. Monitoring of the centre Visit by cluster coordinator Visit by mandal coordinator Parents scheduled to sit in the centre once in a week for one session.

12. Role of Community Discussion Land for school Take part in construction of school Monitoring School committee Sub-committee on education by MS Financial contribution/support with grains Participation of instructor in every VO meeting

13. Evaluation/public report Grading of children Every month Public Report Progress of children Payment of salary by MMS

14. DIFFERENT MODELS VISHAKHAPATNAM & EAST GODAVARI- MMS VIZIANAGRAM ADILABAD- CDR & MMS JATTU TRUST-MMS SRC

15. COMPARISON MODELVISHAKHAPA TMAN VIZIANAGRAMADILABAD FACILITYGood TIMINGS9-11:30 am &2 -4 pm 9:00-4:30pm FINANCIALSERPSERP&GMRVSERP MONITORINGvisiting Visiting & documentation

16. SOME ISSUES One school in one village Student teacher ratio Food Provision of toilet How far SERP Use of sand School and surroundings Role of government

17. Conclusion BALABADI – A Joyful learning centre for Rural tribal children