Abstract : Early childhood education is an important area within the lives of the individuals. This education begins, when the child reaches the age of three. Early childhood education is similar to a training program given to young children. During class, children will gain the social, emotional, physical and cognitive development needed in order to help them have a brighter future. If done right, early childhood education can help in developing a lifelong interest of learning in children. Childhood education is basically for children between the ages of three and five. It is more commonly referred to as preschool, pre-kindergarten, day care, nursery school or simply early education. Despite the different names, they all have the same purpose to prepare children for elementary school. Giving your children special attention before elementary school helps in giving them a head start for their future. It establishes the foundation from where the learning of the child takes place. The main purpose of this research paper is to understand the purpose and significance of childhood education. Childhood stage is crucial, where parents at home and teachers in school are required to pay adequate attention towards the children. In order to lead to progression of early childhood education, teachers and staff members of the educational institutions need to possess adequate knowledge, amiable and caring nature .The new policy is a wide-ranging document and therefore priority-setting is key. To realise the NEP’s vision, the centre should prioritise certain critical elements of the policy: expanding access to early childhood care and education (ECCE), raising foundational literacy and numeracy in primary school, and creating a regular, national sample-based survey of learning outcome.
Cite : Meshram, R. (2023). Role of Childhood Education in Nation Building (1st ed., pp. 126-129). Noble Science Press. https://doi.org/10.52458/9789388996587.2023.eb.ch26
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