• Madhulika S Patel
• Parul Singh
• Shreya Urvashi

There is an increasing positive disposition amongst parents to provide quality education to their children in all sections of the society in our country. This is due to the activism of educationalist and NGOs, the proactive steps taken by civic bodies, development agencies, entrepreneurs and the Governments in different States, Union Territories and at Centre as well as the awareness campaigns in different communication media. The culmination of efforts in the form of “Right To Education (RTE)” needs to be viewed in this perspective. These developments have provided impetus to Early Childhood Education (ECE) creating demand for trained workforce, including teachers with appropriate knowledge, values and skill set to achieve and sustain the desired level of growth in this segment of education. Initially, the Early Childhood Education Programmes as well as the teachers’ training programmes for the purpose were started to fulfil the local demands. This phase was followed by expansion of ECE programmes through inclusion of Government schools and also the large-scale participation of private institutions. These developments created significant and visible variations in the ECE or the pre-primary education programmes in terms of their structure and the delivery. Similar variations have been noticed in the preparation of ECE or pre-primary teachers.

Issues, Concerns, Early Childhood Education or Pre-primary Education and Teacher Education

"Issues & Concerns in Pre-Primary Teacher Education Programmes in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.371-377, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901146.pdf

"Issues & Concerns in Pre-Primary Teacher Education Programmes in India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp371-377, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901146.pdf