INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR INNOVATIVE RESEARCH IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY FIELD

Abstract:    Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is the novel program which aims to establish the qualitative development of children from the foundation stage. NEP-2020 emphasises this program to make the strong pioneer of the learning process in children. On the basis of previous research studies basic skill development of children is missing harshly in the total population of India. Therefore, the responsibility of teachers, teacher educators, curricular designers and policy makers is expanded to make this program a sufficient level of success. This research paper discusses the reflections of primary school teachers on NEP-2020 and specifically ECCE. Teacher’s reflection on expected outcomes of ECCE program, role of teachers in ECCE, training of teachers for ECCE and ‘Integration of Anganwadi in primary schools’ are accumulated and analysed. In the study methodology used was qualitative method, by the purposive sampling technique sample was selected from the primary school teachers of Gandhinagar city as population. As a tool interview schedule was made by the researcher according to the objectives of the study. Semi-Structured Interview technique used and through that 40 interviews of primary school teachers of Gandhinagar city are taken. Data analysis is done by the content analysis technique. Findings of the research study are exposed as role of teacher is to be as congruent to a mother of a child. Somewhere professional training of teachers is lacked so, more focus should be given in training and recruitment process of teachers at ECCE stage. Primary school teachers are strongly believing in the integration of Anganwadi in primary schools; which is more effective for teacher’s and learner’s development.