Green Toys for Early Childhood Care & Education

Activity based teaching is a methodology which builds interest among the children by keeping them engaged and making them learn concepts while playing. In this study, the activities are developed using locally available material with a meaningful purpose and finally to come out with affordable solutions for the effective implementation of developmentally appropriate early childcare and education. These engaging products can help in reducing dropouts at early childhood and can be very useful in the effective implementation of new NEP (National Education Policy). The study uses a design and development research methodology. In the design phase, focus group discussions were held with educator to determine the objectives of the activity. In the development phase, prototypes developed were evaluated among children and educators. Each phase was reported and many design guidelines emerged. It also indicated the process of being self-reliant for the rural preschools rather than being dependent on a global supply chain. This can be a game changer for Anganwadi schools and for effective implementation of the new NEP.