Historical Highlights of ECCD

History of ECCD
• Bangladesh was one of the first members to

ratify the Convention of Child Rights and
make it the fundamental principle for all
subsequent programs on children.
• Signd the World Declaration on Education for
All in 1990 & Dakar Framework for Action
2000
• Participation in these major world events has
influenced ECCD in Bangladesh.
Phase I
• 1972 Spontaneous and informal “baby classes”

started in government run primary schools in a
sporadic manner at various times in different
places.
• 1974 Qudrat-e-Khuda Education Commission
Report published. Though written about30 years
ago it is still extremely visionary, very relevant
and applicable to ECCD even today. Some key
features of the Commission Report related to
ECCD include:
contd
• a recognition of early years, from birth to age 5,
as a critical stage of human development.
• the need for day care for children aged few
months to 3 years of age and kindergarten for
children aged 3 to 5.
• appropriate and relevant teacher training (ranging
from child psychology to nursing) on teaching
techniques and interaction and management of
young children.
• proposal for establishing a research institute on
Early Childhood Education
contd
• 1976 Bangladesh Shishu Academy established
for orienting children on cultural activities and
performing arts such as songs, drama, poetry,
dance etc.
• 1981 Need-based curriculum developed by
NCTB for government run baby class but soon
became redundant due to lack of interest.
Phase-ii
• 1991 Pre-school activities imparting pre reading,
writing and numeracy skills within Integrated Non-
Formal Education Program (INFEP) implemented
through NGOs on a limited scale.
• 1992 Early Childhood Education and Development

(ECED) component in the EFA NPA I encouraged
continuation of existing baby classes through non-
government and community initiatives but did not
provide the necessary support to formalize and
institutionalize baby class.
contd
• 1994 GOB circular sent out encouraging
primary schools to organize baby class but
with no provisions for a separate teacher or a
structured curriculum.
• 1995 Bangladesh Shishu Academy started

district level pre-school activities in each of
their district level offices but limited only to
basic reading, writing and arithmetic.
contd
• 1997 As a solution to shortage of teachers,
physical facilities and resource constraints, the
National Committee on Primary Education
proposed considering the first six months of grade
1 to help children prepare for primary school. But
this proposal did not materialize and baby class
continued as before.
• 1998 GOB planned to expand and support
operation of baby class through PEDP I (1998-
2003) “but no clear information is available about
its implementation”.
Phase-III
• 2001 GOB initiated Early Childhood
Development Project (ECDP) through
Bangladesh Shishu Academy as a pilot project
for innovative and comprehensive ECCD
model, in partnership with NGOs, as a
stepping stone to create awareness about
holistic child development.
Contd
• 2002 Selected NGOs received approval from
MoPME to organize pre-primary activities in
government primary schools.
• 2002 Effort to set ECD network initiated by

GO/ NGO and Development partners.
• 2005 The ECD Network formally launched.

contd
• 2007 GOB continued ECDP through Bangladesh
Shishu Academy and named it Early Learning for
Child Development Project (ELCDP).
• 2008 Operational Framework for Pre-Primary
Education launched by MoPME.
• 2008 ECD is included in under graduate and post-
graduate medical education and nursing Colleges
and approved by Bangladesh Medical and Dental
Council.
Innovative ECCD models & Materials
• Government, national and international NGOs

have been involved in ECCD and have
developed and implemented quite a few
innovative ECCD models by involving parents
and communities. They have structured ECCD
programs for different age groups and
promoted parental education.
Contd
• staff training and research organizations such
as BRAC, Save the Children-USA and Plan
Bangladesh have contributed to the designing
of appropriate curriculum, low cost learning
materials and trained professionals.
Contd
• Institutions such as IED-BRAC University,
ICMH and NIPORT have gained the expertise
and the capacityto provide technical and
professional support, as well as to participate
in the policy formulation dialogue of ECCD at
the national level.
Contd
• Initially the government will provide pre-
primary support to all government primary
schools and then expand to all other types of
plan primary schools from 2012.
• The government has additionally announced s

to open one comprehensive ECD center
(Shishu Bikash Kendro) in each upazilla.
Contd
• The draft National Health Policy, 2009, has
included provisions for comprehensive health
care services for mothers, newborns and
children with special attention to children of
vulnerable and disadvantaged groups such as
poor mothers and mothers in tribal community.
Education policy 2010
• The government has prepared a National
Education Policy 2010 upon review of
Qudrute-Khuda Education Commission
Report, 1974 and Education Policy 2000.

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History of ECCD

• Bangladesh was one of the first members to

• 1972 Spontaneous and informal “baby classes”

• 1992 Early Childhood Education and Development

• 1995 Bangladesh Shishu Academy started

• 2002 Effort to set ECD network initiated by

• 2005 The ECD Network formally launched.

• Government, national and international NGOs

• The government has additionally announced s

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